In this issue

H&H interview Austin O’Connor, best of the Irish eventers at Tokyo.

Well worth the wait
One winner puts an “awful” warm-up behind her in the silver classes.

“She really wowed me”
A New Zealand rider and a former show horse win as the gold class prizes are awarded.

Austin O'Connor

Ireland’s alternate rider came offthe bench and into the reckoning with a smashing performance in this year’s Tokyo Games. Austin O’Connor tells Martha Terry about the mindset of an Olympian and his horse of a lifetime

7 mins

Radionic analyst

Rose Shanahan on being a “signpost” to help treat horses, Grand National clients and dealing with cynics

3 mins

The lure of the Emerald Isle

Brilliant breeding, top-class competition and the ultimate challenge for hunting enthusiasts, Ireland is a Mecca for all horse folk. Helen Sharp sums up its appeal

7 mins

A divine result

A horse recovers from a mystery infection to win, while other top para combinations strut their stuff

2 mins

A flawless performance

Yasmin Ingham makes her mark, finishing on her dressage score with Banzai Du Loir to head a top-class field including the world champion and two Tokyo Olympic medallists

8 mins

Wilson unveils a new star

Nicola Wilson rises up the ranks with foot-perfect jumping rounds, while Caroline Harris puts a fall behind her to make the podium

6 mins

Brits triumph finally after a decade's wait

Laura Collett and Emilie Chandler lead our eventers to victory, while Lottie Fry stars for the British dressage team and Daniel Deusser nets a grand prix win

5 mins

Maxi masters supreme

A near-perfect score of 29/30 secures the top accolade for Jordan Cook aboard a coloured cob

9 mins

Joint victory for Ross and Walker

Two of the biggest names in showing further cement their places in the record books by making supreme history

3 mins

‘Hooray for the new season'

Finding lost spurs for Adam and preparing son Jack for his first morning’s hunting on the lead-rein is all part of Tessa Waugh’s first day out, as she tries to rein in her own nervous excitement

2 mins

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