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.

Buy British

A legend bows out • Top eventer Mary King has called time on her stellar career

It's time to have your say in trail-hunting consultation • The fight is on as the Government launches a consultation on how to ban trail-hunting across England and Wales

HORSES IN THE NEWS

Welfare: what horses need, not what we think they do • An assessment tool used to measure and assure good welfare for horses has been made available to everyone

IN BRIEF

Recommendations on vet pricing and transparency • The official review into vet pricing was only for pets – but the equine sector is advised to plan ahead

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Sad day as two charity visitor centres close • Redwings’ closures and redundancies are the result of financial pressures

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

Eventing officials’ success against FEI in court • The Court of Arbitration for Sport has found in the officials’ favour in a long-running case about education

And finally… a day like this

LETTERS

H&H FROM THE ARCHIVES

Horse & Hound

‘Riders need to move horses up’ • Andrew Nicholson on Barbury and how horses progress up the levels

‘Showing's most pressing concern’ • Bethan Simons on the need to address questions surrounding welfare

David Redvers • From managing global racing interests to “scaring people witless” across the Ledbury country, David Redvers has always balanced business with passion. As his Tweenhills Stud hits a 30-year milestone, he reflects on breeding, his 21-season mastership and the enduring ties of the hunting community

On the record

The stallions

Film director • Euros Llŷr Morgan on an early fascination with bloodlines, his teenage foray into the film industry and putting HOYS back on mainstream TV

Trainer Willie Mullins

Gaelic Warrior • The Cheltenham Gold Cup hero is a 16.3hh “tank” and a power pack of energy. He may not be an oil painting, but Jennifer Donald is smitten with the star

Need to know

THE VET

Happy and healthy • Our horses work hard for us, and we must care for the stresses and strains that may put on their bodies. Euan Laidlaw MRCVS outlines such conditions and their care

At the end of the season

The author's mud fever care regimen

Made for mares • Supplements that help mares maintain a healthy hormonal balance

Do full siblings guarantee glory? • Breeding a superstar is the holy grail, but is repeating the same pairing a sure-fire route to success? Jennifer Donald investigates

Is genetic profiling the future of breeding?

Diminishing returns • With costs rising and buyers retreating, Britain's small-scale dressage studs are under pressure, reports Oscar Williams

The queens of clean • Bucket slime is banished, their beds are immaculate and they are disinfectant demons. Catherine Welton gets a masterclass in yard hygiene from the pros

How to deep clean a stable

Daily routine on top yard

Jorge's winning Encounter • A Brazilian rider who lives locally to Barbury enjoys a good Badminton prep run

Butler serves up a win • Badminton- bound pairs – at five-star as well as grassroots – shine, plus Brits dominate the...