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A million reasons to aim higher

The rain’s arrived, the horses are stepping up – Tizzard Racing’s Chris Wald is building towards Owners’ Day and dreaming of a Cheltenham contender We’re...

Laminitis, acorns and the final-final foal has landed

The drought’s broken, the foals are growing, and this year weaning is later – the final weeks of summer have brought a fresh focus...

Oh good, it’s mud season again

It finally rained, it’s autumn eventing season – and for Jess Rimmer it’s a fresh reminder that eventers are never quite satisfied Right – I...

This is your sign to enter

Everything you need to know about veteran showing – as told by someone towed round the ring by a veteran with delusions of youth...

Back in the saddle

As the new season looms, Tizzard Racing’s Chris Wald returns with updates from the yard, a few sore legs – and a long-overdue open...

‘The horse does all the work’

She just sits there looking pretty, obviously. Jess Rimmer’s month has been pain, power and … pond-water. The glamour of training for 4* Anyone who...

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Riding for the Disabled Makes Fun with Horses Accessible for All

The Princess Royal is the President of the Riding for the Disabled, a National Charity, started in 1969, for riding horses and now carriage...

Wake up!

I often write about food production in this unstable world, and today’s world news only reinforces the message. I’m writing this on the last...