In this issue

A heart at 96%
capacity How fit do you need to be to ride crosscountry – and how should you go about getting fit.

10 hunting people
I wish I’d known Rory Knight Bruce selects some inspirational figures..

Jack Andrews

The reigning men’s point-to-point champion jockey is shaking off the shackles of having famous sisters to chase some major ambitions, finds Gemma Redrup

7 mins

Digital Dressage Trainer

Online dressage trainer Peter Dove on the value of digital lessons, explaining the jargon – and the thrill of live magic

3 mins

‘I'd ride Master Craftsman at Burghley…'

Take six top riders and ask what their fantasy competition would be – their horse, the venue, their team-mates and who joins them on the podium. Pippa Roome delves into the world of imaginary eventing

8 mins

A heart at 96% capacity

How fit do you need to be to ride cross-country? Sport scientist Rosa Dakin tackles this question and what you can do to prepare yourself for the challenge

5 mins

‘It will mean more to me to win at Cheltenham now'

Trainer Kim Bailey has shown the “survival instincts of a fox” since completing a Gold Cup/Champion Hurdle double in 1995, as Julian Muscat finds out

5 mins

‘A Good Start In Life 100% Bears Fruit'

Gold Cup winners See More Business and Cool Dawn, and 2020 runner-up Santini all began their journeys on a British point-to-point field. Lucy Elder looks at recent graduates who could be the rising stars of Cheltenham

6 mins

Hidden talents

From horticulture to piano-playing, sculpting and plastering, Britain’s huntsmen have skills that might surprise you, says the Beaufort’s Matt Ramsden

7 mins

Captain

“He’s one in a million”, says this Cheltenham Festival-bound National Hunt jockey about the horse who’s as good on the moor as he is over a huge hedge

2 mins

Charlotte Hignett

Whether it is fundraising, taking children under her wing or helping out with the skinning, this Fernie “good egg” is always on hand to help

2 mins

‘We are a force to be reckoned with'

The Nations Cup title goes to the home side, with team debutante Bliss Heers producing a double clear, while Germany’s Daniel Duesser enjoys grand prix spoils

3 mins

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The UK's leading weekly equestrian magazine
Published by Time Inc (UK). 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.