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Honeysuckle the wonder horse

Though The Glanvilles Stud is teeming with foals, March could only belong to Doug and Lucy Procter’s most famous mare Many column inches have already...

A yard full of potential

Foaling, backing, pretraining, first race under rules … owner Lucy Procter covers the full journey this month at The Glanvilles Stud Our only February foal...

The season’s finally close enough to feel it

The 2023 Eventing season looks a little different this year, but with her first competition in March, Toots Bartlett has been enjoying the work The...

January is a tough month to be motivated

At the start of the year, each horse has a plan laid out for the coming season and the building work begins, says eventer...

Foaling season has begun at the Glanvilles Stud

Foaling season has begun, but between the all night camera duty shifts Lucy and Doug have managed to go and see some of ‘their’...

Point-to-point is back at Badbury!

Tickets for the ever-popular Countryside Alliance point-to-point, which will take place at Badbury Rings on Sunday, 19th February, are now available to buy online...

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Mama mare, here you go again

Breeding from your mare is a step many owners consider – Sara Greenwood shares the pitfalls and her experienced tips to make it work Your...

W is for Winter…

Jess Rimmer leans into winter training, a new horse and an alphabet game that somehow ends in Tenerife sunshine and bacon turnovers OK. It’s officially...

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