Horse & Hound
I've become a helicopter parent
Britain’s more traditional weather returns along with the first steps towards a new normality, but nothing can dampen Tessa Waugh’s spirits as she becomes rather too involved in her kids’ riding lessons
2 min |
June 25, 2020
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Danielle Heath
The show horse producer on striding out for the judges, the origins of her waistcoat and why her horses are always treated to a varied work programme
3 min |
June 25, 2020
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Bart
The double HOYS winner who rides like a Rolls-Royce jumps like a stag and hacks like a police horse
4 min |
June 25, 2020
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A hound called Rosebud
Hannah Goffe explains her family’s love affair with Heythrop Rosebud and her adorable offspring
6 min |
June 25, 2020
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A colourful life
Stephanie Bateman catches up with riders of successful coloured horses – past and present – to find out if their achievements are more than skin deep
6 min |
June 25, 2020
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‘What should we aim for now?'
Despite lockdown easing, it’s not easy to plan for events, says Mary King
3 min |
June 18, 2020
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‘What a legacy Douglas Bunn has left'
John Whitaker on good times at “bigger and better” Calgary, and Hickstead
3 min |
June 18, 2020
Horse & Hound
‘They breed them tough here'
The horses from down south are shivering, but the lockdown veg patch is flourishing, says Tessa Waugh, pondering if she should have been more honest with a friend seeking their first hound puppy
2 min |
June 18, 2020
Horse & Hound
‘Societies need to be more proactive'
Has showing lacked clear leadership during the lockdown, asks Robert Walker
3 min |
June 18, 2020
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Hot – not bothered
From how to hydrate to monitoring droppings, Stephanie Bateman outlines nine feeding tips to keep your horse in great shape throughout a hot summer
5 min |
June 18, 2020
Horse & Hound
The horse of my heart
H&H’s hunting editor Catherine Austen bids a fond farewell to her trusty hunting partner of more than a decade
3 min |
June 18, 2020
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Siskin shows off
The Ger Lyons-trained colt uses his impressive acceleration to defy traffic problems and claim Irish 2,000 Guineas honours
5 min |
June 18, 2020
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On good ground
A relative newcomer to the UK equestrian fencing market, Horserail is making up good ground, from the tip of Cornwall to the north of Scotland
3 min |
June 18, 2020
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Hayley Watson-Greaves
The international dressage rider on plaiting up to music, treating horses as individuals and which quirky but talented mount she wishes she could clone
3 min |
June 18, 2020
Horse & Hound
Every Derby Has A Story
Next week was due to be the 59th running of the Hickstead Derby. Penny Richardson picks out highlights of showjumping’s blue riband event
4 min |
June 18, 2020
Parrots magazine
Parrot breeding Some basic advice Part I
I am responding to a novice reader’s request in the May issue for advice on breeding – to avoid any ‘pitfalls’.
6 min |
July 2020
Parrots magazine
Parrots and primates
Scientists in New Zealand have tested to see how accurately a particular species of parrot can predict future events, and found that, in many ways, that parrots are as proficient as the great apes.
1 min |
July 2020
Parrots magazine
The practically perfect parrot
I’m sure we all remember that famous part in Mary Poppins when the world’s favourite nanny suddenly pulls out (from a seemingly bottomless bag) a magical measuring tape and measures her two charges.
8 min |
July 2020
Parrots magazine
Support from Johnston & Jeff
Premium bird food manufacturer, Johnston & Jeff, has flown to the aid of four parrot rescue and rehoming centres hit by the coronavirus.
2 min |
July 2020
Parrots magazine
Watching our wonderful wildlife
I live in an area of the eastern suburbs of Melbourne where there are strict environmental controls over the clearing of native vegetation of eucalyptus and wattle trees. As a result, we are blessed with a large variety of native birds, including over 10 species in the parrot (Psittaciformes) family.
4 min |
July 2020
Parrots magazine
New Black cockatoo discovered
The new subspecies of the Red-tailed Cockatoo, previously thought to be a part of the inland subspecies, was discovered by scientists.
1 min |
July 2020
Parrots magazine
Complete Psittacine
Individual Attentions for Baby Parrots
5 min |
July 2020
Parrots magazine
News from Loro Parque
Conservation and breeding of parrots
3 min |
July 2020
Parrots magazine
Back from the Brink
Decimated by poachers and smugglers, the guacamayaroja, or Scarlet Macaw (Ara Macao), is making a comeback in the Central American rainforest.
3 min |
July 2020
Parrots magazine
Climate Change And The Cape Parrot
Cape Parrots (Poicephalus robustus) used to be seen near Cape Town, but were last sighted there in 1726 and in the present-day, occupy a more restricted geographical distribution in South Africa, being reliant on fragments of misty Afromontane forest between 1,000 and 1,400m above sea level in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo provinces. Estimates of the current population size are between 1,1001,786 individuals, derived from an annual national census called the Cape Parrot Big Birding Day (CPBBD), a remarkable case of citizen science in action.
5 min |
July 2020
Horse & Hound
Riders asked for views as restrictions ease
A new website asks equestrians for their experiences and priorities as the situation moves back towards normality
2 min |
June 11, 2020
Horse & Hound
Safety concerns as owners told to pay for rescues
There are fears owners who cannot afford the charges may attempt to save horses themselves
3 min |
June 11, 2020
Horse & Hound
Rights for those who buy horses unseen
Although riders are strongly advised to view before they buy, they do have rights if matters do not go as planned
2 min |
June 11, 2020
Horse & Hound
Zara Tindall
The former European and world champion tells Catherine Austen about her passion of riding for the British team, why pressure makes her tick and her chance to return to the Olympic fray
8 min |
June 11, 2020
Horse & Hound
The Queen's favourite horses
From a pair of beautiful Highland ponies to a ceremonial stalwart and a European champion, The Queen highlights eight special horses she and her family have loved riding and watching
8 min |