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.

Medal haul

A huge British success • Team and individual bronze in jumping and medals of every colour in para dressage, plus two LA28 places

A legend bows out

HORSES IN THE NEWS

IN BRIEF

Riders and bridleways should be considered in new route planning • A new national guide covering planning rural routes sets out how equestrians should be catered for safely

Calls for others to act after horse fatally injured in lorry incident • The owners hope their story may save horses’ lives

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Mow first, harrow second for worm control in hot weather • A parasitologist has shared a science-backed programme for summer

GOOD WEEK BAD WEEK

Riders can protect themselves against spinal pain and injury • A consultant neurosurgeon flagged the issues he sees most in riders, and how these may be prevented

And finally… Nomad Games

LETTERS

Horse & Hound

‘Championships on grass need to stay’ • William Funnell on Aachen’s clever course building and dramatic final

‘Fortune favours the switched-on’ • Stuart Hollings on ringcraft, the workers and less being more

Cerys Macaulay • The new under-25 world silver medallist is proof that you don’t need an equestrian background to excel in eventing. Cerys Macaulay tells Martha Terry about her path from riding school to the podium – and a particularly special horse

On the record

Three to watch

British Hound Sports Association apprentice • Ollie Gillman on his early passion for hunting, learning from a maestro, how he spends his early summer mornings and what his favourite part of the work is

Sussing out socials • Social media is awash with information, but how to know what is accurate? Liz Richardson MRCVS outlines how to make clever choices and find the truth

WHAT’S NEW in the veterinary world? • Recent research on horses’ respiratory tracts has looked at endoscopy comfort, as Peter Green MRCVS reports

Think before you trust

Homes with history • This trio of equestrian properties have impressive sporting heritage - from breeding to racing and polo

Ultimate protection • Whether you’re competing, training or hacking out, an air jacket provides you with an extra layer of protection when it matters most

‘A horse-friendly, attacking Burghley’ • Olympic medallist Tina Cook walks this year’s “positive” track, assessing whether the flowing start will give horses and riders confidence when the going gets tough

The Burghley dress code • The essential guide to nailing Burghley style. Martha Terry finds out what to wear and how to look effortlessly country-chic

How to follow • Make sure you have all the information on how to follow Burghley at your fingertips, whether you’re there in person or watching from home

How to watch

‘Unlikely, but not impossible’ • Harry Charles proves why you should never give up on your dreams, winning a brace of medals seemingly against all odds, while new world champions Steve Guerdat and the German squad are a class apart

“I WAS SO IN LOVE”

Germany is a class apart • The dominant home side delights the crowd, while a British duo’s superb efforts secure bronze

MONTHS AWAY – AND A SAILOR

IRELAND FIGHT...