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.

Euros time

New welfare rules include updated rider size guide • Retraining of Racehorses is enforcing its suitably mounted rules as part of a new framework

Top eventing squad selected to defend European gold medals • The six eventers heading to Blenheim have been named

The team

HORSES

Year to go until the biggest equestrian event of 2026 • Organisers of the 13-day World Championships in Aachen want to show sport can be “fully aligned with horse welfare”

IN BRIEF

Champions head Burghley entries as cross-country course swaps direction • Entries for the event have now closed, and riders will face a fresh cross-country challenge

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Police horses and stables to be lost in budget cuts • The London force is proposing a major reduction in size of its mounted unit

GOOD WEEK BAD WEEK

The professionals’ perception of risk in horseracing • Those involved in the sport are keen to improve safety, but think the public fails to understand “risk is part of life”

Racing plans a one-day strike

LETTERS

Horse & Hound

‘We all have to weigh up our risks’ • H&H’s Pippa Roome on recent tragedy, Hartpury and Burghley entries

‘I want to give my riders confidence’ • Gill Thompson on clarity in shows and mixed height show pony classes

Oliver Hood • Born into showing royalty, Oliver Hood would make his late father proud as he continues the family legacy. Bethan Simons finds out how he unearths superstars and his likely future champions

Burghley box office manager • Julia Dungworth on her own Burghley experiences and the chance high-street meeting that sealed this job

Colorado Blue • The immensely consistent five-star horse, third at Badminton this spring for the second time, has turned into a superstar beyond his rider’s dreams. Pippa Roome finds out more

Event groom Fran Denning

Naughty, or in pain? • Radiculopathy is the compression of a nerve root within the neck, and causes a range of signs. Rachel Tucker MRCVS explains what to watch for, plus existing and new treatments

Neck anatomy in health and disease

Full-endoscopic cervical foraminotomy: the process

Tremendous thatches • Quintessential country living begins here, with these charming thatched homes

Beyond the yard • In need of a treat? From practical to stylish, we’ve got you covered

It’s all to play for • It’s too close to call, says H&H’s dressage editor Oscar Williams, as the British team defends its title in the tightest Euros in years

THE FORMAT

How to follow • Whether you’re watching from home or keeping up on the go, this guide has everything you need to stay in the loop as the action unfolds in Crozet

STAY UP TO DATE, WITH H&H

TIMETABLE

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The right mindset

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