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The breeding season winds down

Doug and Lucy reflect on the enormous joy of an ‘I made that!’ moment - even as they teach foals to pick up their...

A clear start for Taran, and possibly the best FedEx parcel delivery ever?

Buying two horses unseen was a risk, but the results are absolutely wonderful, and the season has started well, says Toots Bartlett. April has been...

By the law of averages, not all foals are going to be problem free…

Life or death foals, DIY one-sided milking, windswept legs, film stardom and “Go Honeysuckle, go!” - it’s another average month at TGS with Lucy...

“I wasn’t thinking about managing. I was terrified I’d never ride again”

When Jemima Green was paralysed from the waist down after a car crash, she thought she’d never be able to ride again. She was...

One man, his horse, his birds -and the spirit of freedom

Moving crowds to tears is all in a day’s work for Jonathan Marshall, the horseback falconer starring at the new Spring Countryside Show. Talking to...

Toots settles into the Fox-Pitt yard with Freebie, Jago and new boy Taran

New columnist Toots Bartlett can’t hide her excitement as she leaves home to move into William Fox-Pitt’s yard near Sturminster Newton, buys a horse...

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Inside the yard

Chris Wald gives BV readers a peek behind the racetrack and into the early starts of a full-on, fast-moving life on a busy National...

Lessons from a yearling (pt2)

In the second part of her series, Tamsin Doar is heading out for a mooch, cautiously trying out loading, and surpassing all expectations at...

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