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.

Inspiration

Fit, not fat: what a top horse should look like • Concerns that top event horses are “too thin” may be a result of widespread equine obesity

Change needed as horse vet injuries are ‘like pub stories’ • Research has highlighted concerning attitudes among equine vets, and the need for culture change in the industry

HORSES IN THE NEWS

IN BRIEF

OBITUARIES

New EU deal could have benefits For movement of horses and goods • It is hoped the deal will be good news for horse welfare as well as reducing red tape for the industry

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Hard ground and low entries mean events off • Fixtures have been forced to cancel for the opposite reason to the wet 2024

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

Updates to safety helmet score system after expert recommendation • Scientists involved in a safety rating system have updated it after the FEI helmet working group's findings

And finally… horse swap

LETTERS

H&H FROM THE ARCHIVES

Horse & Hound

‘It's all to play for’ • Laura Tomlinson on travel chaos and her European campaign

‘A strong British fight back’ • Graham Fletcher watches Nations Cup action and shares a favourite story

Nick Skelton • The Rio Olympic champion talks movie-making, Big Star and concerns around social licence – and what would tempt him back into the saddle – with Jennifer Donald

Flight manager • Martin Coakes on flying horses around the globe, “shuttle stallions” – and the day Black Caviar wore a compression suit

‘She banked a car and emerged without a scratch’ • Rosemary White recalls the gritty mare who won 15 races and survived a gallop down a dual carriageway – and eating humble pie in front of the Duke of Beaufort

ABOUT ROSEMARY…

The three Johns

A persistent pain • Mud fever is usually associated with winter weather, but a particularly painful – and often persistent – variation can occur in the sunnier months. Kieran O'Brien MRCVS casts light on summer mud fever and how to treat it

Henna: a helping hand?

New in the ring • Check out the latest must-have innovations for you and your horse

Name of the game • Gone, but never forgotten - Kate Johnson unearths the stories behind the spectacular horses that have given their names to trophies

Welcome

(and more) 12 things To do with your pony this summer • Holidays are coming, the sun is out (we hope) and the days are long. Here's how to make summer 2025 the best ever

Bonus challenge

One to watch: LSS Ile De Re

Interview with Alice Casburn • One of Britain's most exciting young eventers tells Martha Terry about the highs, the falls, and what it's like working with a horse who hates ditches…

Soundbites

Ride in style • Wear colour your way with the latest must-have matchy-matchy sets for you and your pony

Socks & Leggings

Polework with Mary King • The Olympic medallist teaches three exercises over poles that will improve your pony's competition skills

Get to know Harlow White • The YouTube star gives Bethany Stone the low-down on her career ambitions, greatest achievements and more

Tangle teasers • From fuzzy to...