Horse & Hound

Jockey David Mullins, 24, has announced his retirement from the saddle. David, who won the 2016 Grand National aged 19, on Rule The World, said his “heart wasn’t in it” any more. Showjumper Ben Maher and 18-year-old Tic Tac won the $137,000 grand pri

THIS time of year is always hard – as guest columnist James Fisher puts it (p16), you have to “grin and bear it until the birds start singing”. But this time it’s more than dark mornings, muddy gateways, frozen drinkers and hoof abscesses that are ta

THE fact that Supreme Rock started in – and won – almost every major event he was entered for between 1999 and 2003 was testament to his toughness and soundness. “I don’t remember him ever having an off day,” says his owner Emma Pitt, pictured aboard

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“ROCKY was generally very easy to look after at home, but he had an annoying habit of escaping from his stable and then refusing to be caught,” recalls his groom at the time, Nini French, who was head girl for Pippa until after the Sydney Olympics in

Email to hhletters@futurenet.com Name and address must be included. Letters may be edited. @horseandhound instagram.com/horseandhound facebook.com/horseandhound WITH reference to your holiday feature, “Adventures of your dreams” (14 January), I’ve ha

HAVING nursed at an equine veterinary practice before moving into the NHS, I found the article on antimicrobials (Vet clinic, 14 January) very interesting. But I was shocked to read, “There is still a concern that many yards stockpile antimicrobials.

Oops of the week to the rider who texted her vet an order for chips, rather than a local cafe. Did they arrive though? And if so, did they come with a seasoning of Danilon and a side order of shredded vet wrap? Hats (and everything else) off to a rid

LISA HALES says: “Some stallions are very good in the ring, but not good breeding stallions; they have to prove themselves again, that they can produce offspring that jump at the top level and Arko did that.” Arko has produced prominent stallions who

“I WOULD be the first to admit that I warned Pippa off Rocky. I thought he was too big for her and quite uncoordinated in his huge movement. I told her that I didn’t think he would do her confidence any good. But Pippa’s mindset, like mine, is that i

SINCE they joined forces at Tal Milstein’s yard five years ago, showjumper William Whitaker and his groom Benoit Lecomte have relocated across Belgium and on to Germany, the United States and now West Yorkshire. “We seem to have worked well together

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NOMINATIONS are open for the 2021 SEIB Insurance Brokers livery yard and riding school of the year awards. The awards celebrate excellence in teaching, training and horse care, and feature categories for small and large riding schools, full and DIY l

A NEWBORN zebra foal is delighting staff at a US zoo with his “adorable” antics. The Hartmann’s mountain zebra foal, who is yet to be named, was welcomed by parents Lydia and Die Toekoms at Zoo Knoxville, Tennessee, on 23 December. The foal is a firs

Won £1.2million in prize money 13th at the Athens Olympics in 2004 Crowned the best horse in the world two years running, as well as siring the world’s number one horse, Argento CROWNED BRITISH EQUESTRIAN SHOWJUMPER OF THE YEAR FIVE TIMES Won five-st

THE basis of every good employer-groom relationship is a written statement of employment particulars, otherwise known as a written contract. “The law states that on day one of employment, if not before, the employer must provide this for the employee

“SHE’S quite a princess!” says Alan Davies of Charlotte’s current top horse, Mount St John Freestyle. “She’s nosey, keen to work and please – and loves parties.” Alan keeps her calm and interested at shows with “lots of one-on-one attention, hand wal

• European team and individual gold in Luhmühlen, 1999 • Won Chatsworth, 2000 • Team silver and fourth individually at the Sydney Olympics, 2000 • European team and individual gold in Pau, 2001 • Team bronze at the World Equestrian Games in Jerez, 20

The legendary showjumper, with whom Nick Skelton represented Britain at the 2004 Olympics, 2003 and 2005 Europeans has died aged 27 at Shaw Farm Stud, home of his owners the Hales family (tribute, p28). The Robert Walford-trained dual Becher Chase wi

THE previous weekend had been a sombre one for members of Dan Skelton’s stable following fatal injuries for two equine residents, including Mohaayed, who had given the trainer’s sisterin-law Bridget Andrews her first Cheltenham Festival winner in the