Horse & Hound - 28 Aug 2025
‘Get stuck in and be positive’
‘I FREELY ADMIT THAT THE BEST OF MY FUN I OWE IT TO HORSE AND HOUND’
COURSE WALK
Jane Holderness-Roddam on closing her stud
Amateur glory at hunter championships
Who to watch at the para dressage champs
Burghley beckons
grand prix dressage rider Alex Harrison-West
Bill Coward, 92, and his dog Meg at Rydal
Major stud to close: tributes to “incredible” contribution 10 Riders baffled by £32,000 bridleway “improvement”
Better with age? Does it matter how old riders are when they reach five-star?
H&H interview
Multitasking dressage rider Alex Harrison-West
‘It’s an initiative test for riders’ Pippa Funnell walks the course
A team in transition The Brits, the Irish and their major rivals
The new norm? How to help horses in heatwaves
How to follow Keep up with all the action
10 minute box Fivestar eventer Simon Grieve
More riding schools close, but some positives
All in a day’s work
The disability campaigner
Research: why riders use side and draw reins
How to follow H&H, TV, timetable and more
Outdoor adventure Leather country boots
Showjumping Ronnie Lee Jones
Eventing Scone Palace
Dressage
Pammy Hutton
Dressage Bury Farm
Showjumping Scope
Pony Club Champs
Showing Hunters
Letters of the week
Hunting Rydal
Horses and more
More riding schools lost while some are thriving
Defending champions runaway favourites as Burghley kicks off
HORSES
Most riders who use side- and draw reins lack the right skill
BURSARY PROJECT INVITES RIDERS
FUNDRAISERS FOR TRAINING SCHEME
Great fun and a huge contribution – eminent stud to close after 30 years
Laura Collett and London 52 were the first winners of The Malcolm Group CCI4*-S class at the new Scone Palace International Horse Trials. Report,
British eventer Ella Howard won junior individual European gold with Marchwood, plus Britain’s young riders took team bronze. Report, 4 September.
British carriage driver Roger Campbell won individual silver at the pairs World Championships, also helping the British team to the silver medal.
Trainer Willie Mullins won Flat racing’s richest handicap, York’s £300,000 Sky Bet Ebor handicap, with Ethical Diamond, ridden by William Buick.
Showjumper Harrie Smolders and Monaco won their second Global Champions Tour grand prix this season, on home soil in the Netherlands.
Riders baff led by £32,000 concrete steps ‘improvement’ on bridleway
GOOD WEEK BAD WEEK
And finally... best behaviour
Riders baff led by £32,000 concrete steps ‘improvement’ on bridleway
And finally... best behaviour
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‘Frankly, I was shocked’
‘Kindness and good sportsmanship’
Alex
Harrison-West
Alex
Harrison-West
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Disability campaigner
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Disability campaigner
The new norm?
Helping with heat at home
The new norm?
Keeping cool at competitions
Helping with heat at home
NEXT WEEK
Travelling in comfort
Outdoor adventure
‘It’s an initiative test for riders’
‘It’s an initiative test for riders’
Better with age?
THIS YEAR’S BURGHLEY FIRST-TIMER STATS
“You have to keep believing it will happen”
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A team in transition
GABRIELLA BLAKE, 32
JEMIMA GREEN, 36
MARI DURWARDAKHURST, 31
A team in transition
THE FORMAT
NICOLA NAYLOR, 64
JESSICA MCKENNA, 24
KATIE REILLY, 17
CLODAGH WALSH, 16
ANGELA LYONS, 53
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FACTS AND STATS
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70 – the age of Germany’s Heidemarie Dresing, the
oldest competitor
FRANCE’S FIGHTER
FROM HEARTBREAK TO HOPE
RIHARDS SNIKUS
BRITNEY DE JONG
TOBIAS THORNING JØRGENSEN
RIXT VAN DER HORST
HEIDEMARIE DRESING
ONE LAST DANCE?
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THE VENUE
THE JUDGES
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London enjoys ‘perfect prep’ for Euros
London enjoys ‘perfect prep’ for Euros
“I REALLY RATE THIS HORSE”
“BIGGER AND BETTER NEXT YEAR”
Kavanagh does the double
TURNER TAKES THE PRIZES
Walker secures Happy win
ABRAHAM ACES COMEBACK
Practice makes perfect
Practice makes perfect
Three wins for Frankie
Euros warm-up and a rising rookie
Cob comeback and a heartfelt title
Triple win for towering talent
Versatile mare rules
BAD GIRL PROVES GOOD
‘He only gets better with age’
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Dance in the
spotlight
Dance in the
spotlight
BACK FROM THE BRINK
Gambler hits the jackpot
MAVIS IS A KEEPER
SPICY SISTERS TASTE SUCCESS
Barbour’s emotional win
Satin shines in the sun
Satin shines in the sun
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