In this issue

In pursuit of elegance
The art of producing hacks for the show ring.

‘It’s about guiding, not nagging’
Tina Cook, her mother Althea Gifford and daughter Isabelle Cook..

Grace Skelton

The fruits of three years of hard work at Alne Park Stud are clearly materialising. Jennifer Donald meets the force responsible for these fortunes

7 mins

Charity syndicate founder

Phil Hawthorne runs the Good Racing Company, which allows individuals and corporations to buy membership of a horse in training, and which directs all profits from racing to partner charities

3 mins

Rehy DJ

Yasmin Ingham has taken Piglet” from young riders to the five-star podium. Pippa Roome meets him

3 mins

Healthy ageing

With the correct care, there's no reason why older horses can't stay fit and active. Kieran O'Brien MRCVS elucidates senior horse care

6 mins

In pursuit elegance of

Hacks have been shown in the ring for more than 100 years, but their popularity has gradually waned, so what has changed? Tricia Johnson investigates

7 mins

Nailing a supreme

Winning a supreme, whether at local level or a major championship, is no mean feat. Alex Robinson learns the secrets to bringing the heat in a showdown

7 mins

'It's about guiding, not nagging'

As part of H€SH’s 140th anniversary this year, we are celebrating Britain's great horsey families with a series of interviews. We start by speaking to Olympic medallist Tina Cook, her mother Althea and daughter Isabelle

10+ mins

Stunning hunting

A day with the Radnor and West Herefordshire lives up to. all expectations with spectacular views and-great-sport

6 mins

Hotspur

This Border huntsman’s horse was much more a method of getting from A to Bon arough December's night, he probably saved his rider’s life

2 mins

A disarming wit and a deep knowledge and love of the countryside'

In the next of his series on features about great foxhunters he knew personally, Alastair Jackson presents one of the towering figures of northern hunting and hound breeding, Martin Letts, master of the College Valley for 58 seasons

5 mins

Galileo discovers a winning formula

A winter of hard work pays dividends for one horse, while one combination impresses on an intermediate debut

4 mins

Licence to thrill

Becky Moody's latest star wins his first grand prix, Higgins is in the sashes again, and Secret sons catch the eye in the young horse classes

3 mins

Whitaker scores an 'unexpected' success

Tom Whitaker triumphs with a new batch of horses including \"one of the best I've ever had\" – and an epic battle has one rider pacing the collecting ring

5 mins

Go Dante ignites a true battle

The 100,000 Imperial Cup comes down to a thrilling photo finish, won bya horse who has been through the mill”, while a mare makes an eyecatching debut

1 min

Father-son duo shine

ED VAUGHAN and his father Tim enjoyed a successful weekend as a jockey/trainer/ owner combination, first picking up a win at Charing and then scored a double at Friars Haugh.

1 min

'I loves 'im at once'

Tessa Waugh finds Surtees ringing in her ears as she and a friend are welcomed into the Percy fray on a brace of ponies, and rejoice in the thread of hunting that unites rural parts

2 mins

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The UK's leading weekly equestrian magazine
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