Horse & Hound

Published by TI Media Limited 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.

The Princess Royal at 75

15-year suspension for former Olympic rider • The FEI Tribunal has sanctioned Cesar Parra after a long investigation into numerous claims of abuse

Community unites to defend legal hunting as Government plans ban • The Countryside Alliance and British Hound Sports Association have launched a joint campaign for hunting

HORSES IN THE NEWS

IN BRIEF

OBITUARIES

Sport must put horses first – and needs independent oversight • A study of literature, rules and scientific knowledge found that independent experts are key to our sport’s survival

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Tests rather than signs key to prevent strangles spread • Recovering horses that no longer show signs can still spread the infection

GOOD WEEK BAD WEEK

Farewell to the supercob who went to the very top • Mulrys Error, the part-bred Clydesdale who competed at Badminton and Burghley, has died at the age of 23

And finally… living life with a stoma

LETTERS

Horse & Hound

'We must give back to para dressage' • Carl Hester on paying it forward, gearing up for Crozet and a sad farewell

'I counted eight spectators there' • Chris Smith on returning the national championships to a flagship event

Alec Lochore • Ahead of the first running of Scone Palace International Horse Trials, its event director and course-designer tells Martha Terry about creating a new Scottish event – and his Olympic appointment

Modern jouster • International jouster Emma Pearn describes the crescendo as the adrenaline takes hold – and how she’s pushing for her sport to be officially recognised

Safeguarding sport • Keeping sport clean is essential, but inadvertent positive results can happen given the sensitivity of modern tests. BETA chief executive Claire Williams explains how the NOPS code helps both manufacturers and competitors

WHAT'S NEW in the veterinary world? • Peter Green MRCVS on recent studies furthering our understanding of general anaesthesia risks for horses

BETA NOPS®

Easy moving • Support your horse’s joints year-round with this selection of supplements

HAPPY 75TH BIRTHDAY The Princess Royal • Those with first-hand experience of riding and working alongside the Princess Royal share their memories – both personal and public – to celebrate this supreme horsewoman on her 75th birthday this week. Kate Johnson reports

Princess Anne's three-day triumph at Burghley • WW Thomson reports on the well-deserved British success at the 1971 European Championships

A Burghley eulogy • In this piece from the archives, Loriner rounds up the achievements of the Princess Royal following her European Championships victory

Magee steps up • The new British champion beats big names to take the title, with plenty clear across country but just three inside the time

She's a Diamond • The novice honours go to the Emerald Isle, while Katie Magee scores another win with a horse who is doubling down on national titles

A CLEAN SHEET FOR BHODI

"I'M LOST FOR WORDS – WHAT HE'S ACHIEVED IS AMAZING"

Straightness work helps Graffalo win again • Ros Canter wins the top class and follows up with...