Horse & Hound

Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Every week Horse & Hound brings horse lovers up-to-date with the latest news and event reports and provides expert equestrian advice on subjects including training and horse care, the latest equine products and feed. The weekly features inform and entertain inspiring readers to go out and ride to improve their horsemanship in every discipline from eventing to show jumping, dressage to showing, polo and hunting. It is also the must read for anyone wanting to buy or sell a horse.

The ups and the downs…

Horses behind the vertical more likely to score higher • A study looked at head and neck positions in elite dressage horses in competition and while warming up

Championing our partners’ needs with new Charter for the Horse • The British equestrian industry has united in a pledge to champion the best possible standards for horse welfare

HORSES IN THE NEWS

OBITUARIES

IN BRIEF

Eventing officials lose their FEL voice after termination • The FEI has removed the officials’ club as a recognised stakeholder with immediate effect

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Two riders suspended over horse welfare concerns • James Smith and Sweden's Douglas Lindelow have both been suspended

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

Filming guidelines are ‘not a bid to censor transparency’ • The FEI has clarified its policy over the filming at and sharing footage from its major events

And finally… vault on

LETTERS

The H&H Quiz

Horse & Hound

‘Others will follow Gatcombe’ • Mark Phillips on losing a flagship event, the FEI and the new Olympic format

‘Are we too protective of young adults?’ • Simon Reynolds asks why young riders are struggling to transition to horses

‘You'll very quickly lose people’ • Davy Russell slams the negativity surrounding the state of jump racing

Jennie Brannigan • Ahead of Kentucky next month and after success at Burghley last year, the US event rider talks to Pippa Roome about growing out of her “child-like love of the sport” and fighting back from tough times

Eventer to brand founder • Robert Lemieux on his unbacked purchase that travelled to the Olympics, eventing's golden days and how he founded the LeMieux brand from the back of a van

A wider perspective • Physical health is and must be the core focus of veterinary care, but adopting a broader, welfarebased view is perhaps overdue. Imogen Burrows MRCVS explains

Tudor charm • Historic allure and modern convenience combine in these equestrian homes

Ride in style • Kit yourself out for the season ahead with one of these competition jackets

Cushion the blow • With the BETA level 3 (2009) standard having been phased out at the turn of the year, Becky Murray speaks to industry experts to find out what to look for if you're upgrading your body protector and what to expect in the future

Staying high and dry • experts to better understand what goes into making clothing and rugs waterproof

Spinning plates • Horses, a full-time career… and the time to do justice to both? Michelle Ewen talks to the equestrian entrepreneurs focused on having it all

A fresh feel and high spirits • Oliver Townend gets a taste of what it's like at the sharp end of hunting when he visits his local pack, the Wynnstay

Frankie • This unusually bred master's horse would tackle anything, from the members’ race to the bogs and boulders of the Tivyside hunting country

A second Win for Katie • Katie Featherstone claims a hunt race victory on a mare who is very much part of the family

Bryer to hunt the Beaufort

‘If Carlsberg did gentlemen's days… • Gareth Watchman's fear of “gimmicks” are put to one side to raise...