Horse & Hound

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.

Badminton approaches

Awareness raised but actions must follow • An event has been held to mark 10 years of the British Horse Society's Dead Slow campaign

Calls for riders to share their stories to improve road safety • The House of Commons deputy speaker and a police chief constable both urged equestrians to speak up for change

HORSES IN THE NEWS

New judging format for HOYS in-hand supreme championship • The showing world has mainly welcomed the fresh format for the Price Family-sponsored final, amid some concerns

IN BRIEF

Producer banned for eight years after dummy video went viral • Peter Hodgkinson was banned for six years, but this was extended when he appealed the original decision

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

£1,000 cash prize for best heavy horse's tail • Great Yorkshire Show has brought in the new rule on welfare grounds

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

Normalising protection and research on women's bodies could boost safety • Safety versus comfort was the topic of debate at the British Equestrian Trade Association safety conference

Plans to revive Maryland five-star

LETTERS

H&H FROM THE ARCHIVES

Horse & Hound

‘Riders’ new focus on body health’ • Pippa Roome on dressage prep and how young riders develop in eventing

‘Cost, culture and the changing type’ • Showing is at a crossroads amid increasing pressure, says Simon Reynolds

Katy Marriott-Payne • With 20 ponies to produce, the showing star looks set to pick up last season's winning thread. Yet her journey began humbly – finishing last for two years on the trot in London before building the skills, team and resilience that define her today. Learn what drives her and why, despite her success, she still feels she's “winging it”

On the record

6 horses to watch

The Emile Faurie Foundation trustee • Mary-anne Horn on learning to hang art, changing children's lives and the calming power of horses

Weighed down • Equine obesity remains a problem in the UK, and affects a horse's health and quality of life. Edd Knowles MRCVS explains

What about medicines?

‘A test of the all-round athlete’ • Double Badminton winner William Fox-Pitt assesses this year's cross-country course and finds it grows in difficulty after a fairly gentle start

‘You can never predict what's going to happen’ • There's a particular expectation in returning to Badminton after a brilliant result – and mind over matter may be required following a high-profile failure. Pippa Roome talks to riders about their mindset going into the spring classic

“You need a little card you can give out”

‘It's intense towards the end’ • Five-star rider Kitty King gives her top tips for tackling the Badminton grassroots championship track, as Carol Phillips sums up thoughts from her and course-designer James Willis

How to follow • Whether you're visiting Badminton in person or watching from home, make sure you have all the information on how to keep up with the action at your fingertips

Untouched paradise • From hacking on volcanic craters to riding her first piaffe, Emily Secrett-Hill discovers an Azorean adventure that takes the breath away

‘We all deserve to win’ • Will Coleman...