Horse & Hound

Published by TI Media Limited 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.

Beautiful moments

Emotional win for Ros and ‘Walter’

Do horse sellers get the raw end of the deal in law? • The Consumer Rights Act supports buyers but can mean sellers lose out if customers do not take responsibility

HORSES IN THE NEWS

OBITUARIES

IN BRIEF

A safe space for rider mental health in the horse world • Mental Health Awareness Week highlights the importance of community in wellbeing

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Honours awarded at jewel in the crown of eventing • As well as the placings, a multitude of other awards were given at Badminton

The benefits of track systems for equine weight management • A new study has backed up the belief that track systems can help control horses’ weight

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

And finally… adventures

LETTERS

H&H FROM THE ARCHIVES

Horse & Hound

‘The course was a refreshing change’ • Mark Phillips reflects on the cross-country and flag penalties at Badminton

‘The reward is the breeder's gift’ • Heniarth Stud's Meirion Davies on manifesting a breeder's dream

Access all areas: Sir Mark Prescott • From waking daily at 3.40am to having companion goats in his historic stables, the inimitable Sir Mark Prescott forges his own path. Jennifer Donald spends a morning with him at Heath House

Belsay organiser • Laura de Wesselow on the thrill of opening up her Grade I-listed park to horse trials, the agony of cancellation, and her connection to Stubbs’ Whistlejacket

A smooth transition • Weaning can be stressful for foals, and that stress can have lifelong repercussions. Gemma Pearson FRCVS explains what you can do to minimise such effects

Easy does it…

Out of left field • Lovely horsey homes with an additional sporting offering

Summer spritzing • Protect your horse from flies and biting insects so you can make the most of the warmer weather, with these summer sprays, fly repellents and insecticides

Canter triumphs for Caroline • Emotions run high as Britain's Ros Canter and the incomparable Lordships Graffalo land their second Badminton title

“NOT MANY FEELINGS COME CLOSE TO THAT”

TALKING POINT

The top 10 • We celebrate Badminton's leading horses and riders in pictures

Baby's big day • Oliver Townend's young star leads the way for an all-British top 10

TALKING POINT

‘Judges have a responsibility’ • Christian de Coulon reviews the judging – and the test

‘A cleverly brilliant, flowing course’ • Cross-country day juggles the rankings, but Oliver Townend and Cooley Rosalent hold their lead

A LAST-MINUTE CALL-UP REAPS REWARDS

A TACK MALFUNCTION, A DOG AND BRITISH DEBUTS

Top two swap spots • Clears win prizes as a tricky first fence and tight time take their toll

PLAN B PAYS OFF FOR HOME-BRED

Overall: final scoreboard

‘This is way above our dreams’ • A freelance coach and an NHS physio take the top spots and a stalwart of this event bounces back from a bad fall to put in two top 10 finishes

“I WAS IN HOSPITAL FOR FOUR DAYS IN JANUARY”

Levett leaves the rest standing • Young riders with championship ambitions dominate the international...