H&H eventing

First female Badminton winner dies aged 86 - Badminton Horse Trials 1954 Margaret Hough on Bambi, Winner Box 10 Neg A © The Badminton Horse Trials The first woman to win Badminton Horse Trials has died at the age of 86. Margaret Hough, who took the ti... ow.ly/tci950g0A2I

Happy New Year! 3 top eventers share their New Year’s resolutions - Getting to more clinics, braving that local one-day-event or at last bucking up the courage to go affiliated might be top of a lot of riders New Year’s resolutions’ list. But what are... ow.ly/yrSG50fZsXk

‘I should really be curling up with Saga Magazine’: meet the rider fulfilling her eventing ambitions - Despite a partner who is sceptical about the safety of horses, and not having a horse herself, Diana Rhodes set herself the challenge of taking up e... ow.ly/vuU250fZ2cE

8 riders you need on your radar in 2018 - Our experts pick the riders who have parachuted onto the Horse & Hound readers’ radar in 2017 and are worth following in 2018 1. Ros Canter, eventer After a couple of near-miss results at four-star when an ann... ow.ly/3xoZ50fXgeC

Don’t judge a book by its cover: cob tackles CIC* events - Maddie Oldfield’s cob Miss Moneypenny III might only be 15.2hh with a bushy tail and feathers, but that hasn’t stopped her tackling CIC* events this season. Standby to be inspired… “Miss Money... ow.ly/tQlr50fWfDZ

Rider to trek across Lapland in aid of Willberry Wonder Pony - Maddie competes at BE90 and BE100 with her Irish Sport Horse, Hector. Warm clothes are top of Maddie Wilson’s Christmas present list this year as in March she is off to Lapland to raise fu... ow.ly/hQVF50fVgvR

Ouch! 9 hairy moments from 2017 caught on camera - There are some moments with horses when we can’t help wishing cameras didn’t exist, ready to catch us in some of our more undignified moments... Mandatory Credit: Photo by Pat Healy/racingfotos.com/RE... ow.ly/rrot50fUdiX

15 of 2017’s best moments caught on camera - Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (8819411v) Queen Elizabeth II Royal Windsor Horse Show, UK - 12 May 2017 ow.ly/VzqQ50fSQx3

Coral Keen’s eventing blog: everything happens for a reason - This year’s been slightly quiet from the point of producing young horses through the levels due to my top two horses, Wellshead Fare Opposition (Derby) and Cascadelle (Lola) having been off... ow.ly/QXkd50fSLRs

Event rider says positive drugs test was due to ‘prescribed medication’ - One of the three US event riders who tested positive for banned stimulants has released a statement saying the result was down to medication recently prescribed by her doctor. T... ow.ly/kmyW50fSchw

Leading event riders suspended after testing positive for banned stimulants - Hannah Sue and Harbour Pilot at the trot-up at Badminton this year. Picture by Peter Nixon Three top US event riders have been provisionally suspended from international com... ow.ly/78nG50fRw7Q

British Eventing 2018 rule changes: jackets, falls and non-competing horses - Changes to faller and jacket rules are among the amendments to British Eventing’s (BE) regulations for 2018. H&H has already reported news of updates to body protector stand... ow.ly/ywNY50fOVPk

Bolting tack check horses, overweight riders — and more of 2017’s most-read news stories - accident at tack check aachen 2017 buriel kh 1. Olympic horse bolts after bridle accidentally removed at tack check Read by +184,000 website visitors A picture ... ow.ly/VpPH50fMtrC

Ready for a challenge? Take the ultimate 2017 eventing quiz to prove your knowledge - 2017 has been an action-packed year for eventing. Now it is time for you to test your knowledge with our bumper eventing quiz. How did you get on? Don’t forget to sh... ow.ly/8rlm50fLinz

‘I won’t give up on my dream’: young rider wins Hannah Francis Award - An eventer who has had a whirlwind of a year has been given the Willberry Wonder Pony Hannah Francis Award. Emily Mustow, who knew young event rider Hannah, has become the winner o... ow.ly/v1UE50fJu4f

18 ways to make your equestrian dreams come true - Hindsight is a wonderful thing — which is why we have asked some of our top riders what they wish they could have told their 15-year-old-self, from listening to their parents to getting their head dow... ow.ly/dwKa50fJlLR

H&H question of the week: How can my horse and I learn how to jump bigger fences? - Four-star event rider and multi junior and young rider European eventing medallist Georgie Spence provides one H&H forum user with some helpful advice on how to teach ... ow.ly/yAJ250fIupF

Major eventing nation backs compulsory frangible fences for cross-country - Equestrian Australia (EA) has introduced a new eventing rule making the use of frangible devices on cross-country fences compulsory. The rule will come into play in February n... ow.ly/Mqyb50fEPG5

Snow stops play for equestrian sport - Equestrian sport has been brought to a standstill as swathes of the country have been covered by inches of snow, causing serious disruption on both major and minor roads. The Met Office’s weather warnings for “wi... ow.ly/4ZPv50fEvRh

Event horses that could get you noticed for all the right reasons in 2018 - With 2018 looming, it’s time to start thinking about a horse that could get you in the prizes eventing next season. Take a look at this selection of event horses for sale on t... ow.ly/KtkL50fCAr3