Horse & Hound

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.

Old-timers

How AI use may affect businesses and the law • People have been using AI to strip watermarks off images and to enhance sales photographs

£1 lorry tax only applies to HGVs in commercial use • Some equestrians have been sent renewals for £1 per year, but this low rate only applies to vehicles used by businesses

OBITUARIES

Contamination reminder after tea causes a failed dope test • The horse's groom said he had fed the horse leftover yerba mate, a natural drink, as a reward

Equine therapy benefits children with autism more than clinics • Research considered how children responded to therapy involving horses compared to that carried out in a clinic

LETTERS

'The new test is a positive step' • Carl Hester on adding a stretch to the grand prix and Egypt Equine Aid

Ellie Callwood

Bloodstock auctioneer

Secret Agent • Charlotte Dujardin’s 2028 Olympic prospect has a licence to thrill and the brain to match.

5 older issues • To mitigate common problems, Catherine Welton finds out what subtle changes owners of veterans should be on high alert for this winter

Property in focus • HARFORD MANOR | BERKSHIRE | £35m

Pick your own • Enjoy fresh fruit from your garden at one of these horsey homes with orchards

New in the ring • Discover the latest kit on the market for you and your horse

A grand old time • Stepping down a competition horse can be a wonderful honour after a long and happy partnership, but what do the golden years truly look like?

Day of the jackal • Hunting in Pakistan is an extraordinary, familiar yet foreign experience, says Sam Farmar

Five-star performance • The autumn season concludes at a second Kimblewick fixture, and Team Ride Away 1 make it a perfect five from five

Ryan • This master’s horse isn’t straightforward and can be a “diva”, but when a big day beckons, he’s absolutely the one for the job

Warburton wipes the board • One of the busiest riders on the circuit signs off his season with three international wins

'They call it Irish sunshine' • A former eventer revels in the rain, a towering five-year-old impresses on debut and a trotwork overhaul pays off

Contrasting mares can’t be split • Two very different mares share a dead heat, while a small but brave gelding wins by a hundredth of a second and a laid-back grey makes speed look easy

Jazz plays winning tune • Fillies and first-timers rule, and siblings prove unpassable

'A very nice horse' • Four scores for Skelton and a first for the champion jockey aboard a last-minute ride

'Call me uptight, if you will' • Infuriation sets in as Tessa Waugh battles the twin frustrations of double man flu and being watched while she's trying to get jobs done as her string finally leaves the meet