22 August 2019Horse& Hound 3
NEWS
4 TokyoOlympictest
eventhaileda success
6 Debateoverponies’
warm-upfortheshowring
dividesproducers
8 Farriersleadtheway
with new research
FEATURES
26 BabiesonboardHow
newparentshavejuggled
ridingwithhavingchildren
30 European
ChampionshipsWecheck
outtheBritishandIrish
teams heading to Luhmühlen
REGULARS
16 Allina day’swork
Thepoloperformancecoach
18 PropertyHorseyhomes
with swimming pools
20 Vetclinic
Therisksoftwinfoals,plus
what’snewinthevetworld
22 H&HinterviewIrish
showjumperandEuropean
ChampionshipsriderDarragh
KennytalkstoH&H
24 FixitDressagerider
LouiseBellonimprovinga
horse’smediumcanter
86 GoodnightTessa
Waugh’s hunting diary
OPINION
14 Letters,plusour
weeklycartoon
“TheFinalStraw”
35
EventingWilliamFox-Pitt
45 Dressage
JasonBrautigam
47 BreedingJennie
Loriston-Clarke
49 Showjumping
PippaAllen
62
ShowingSimon Reynolds
REPORTS
34 EventingPonyEuropean
Championshipsandhighlights
38 DressageBishop
Burton,ponyEuropean
Championshipsandhighlights
48 Showjumping
Bolesworth,Shrewsbury
FlowerShowandmore
56 ShowingNPSSummer
Championshipsandmore
64 HuntingLowther
houndshow
66 PonyClubPoloand
tetrathlonchampionships
70 DrivingEuropean
Championships
CLASSIFIEDADS
71 Horsesforsale
74 Horseboxesforsale
76 Stablingandarenas
COVERBritishEuropeanshopes
PiggyFrenchandQuarrycrest
Echo. Credit: Peter Nixon.
Pictures
by
Ellie Osborne
Photography, FEI/lukaszkowalski.com, Grossick Photography and FEI/ Richard Juilliart
High hopes
WEwishBritain’s
eventersthevery
bestofluckas
theyheadoffto
Luhmühlenfor
theEuropean
Championships
nextweek.Theyhavea cracking
teamthatwillbetheenvyofother
nations,a groupofhorsesandriders
capableofnotonlytoppingtheteam
podiumbutalsodominatingthe
individualpodium.Ofcourseit may
notbeallplainsailingforourridersin
Luhmühlen,theGermanteamhaving
theintangiblehomeadvantageand
thetangiblehomeadvantageofmore
riders— 12 —gatheringintelligence
outonthecourse.Theirleadingrider,
IngridKlimke,willbelookingtoretain
herindividualgoldEuropeantitleas
wellasputtingherteamoutinfront.
Wewillbegluedtotheactionwilling
ourridersonunderChrisBartle’s
geniusguidance,andthinkingahead
toTokyo 2020 whereit is excitingto
considerthepossibilities.
I amofcoursegettingtoofarahead
ofmyself,aswewellknoweverything
canchangeinhorsesportintheknock
ofa legora wrongstep.Butasweread
aboutthestockpilingoftinsandfuel
aheadofa potentialno-dealBrexit
inOctober,it is eversonicetoescape
indaydreamsaboutpositivethings
—likelotterywinsandgoldmedals.
Horsesandsportcombinedofferus
escapismontwowonderfullevels.
TheHorse&Houndteamis
workingonanadditionalmagazine,a
one-offspecialcelebratingthegreatest
horsesofalltime.Thereis a recurring
themeinthestoriesofhorsesthat
reallycaughtpeople’simaginations—
oftentheybroughtlightreliefattimes
thatotherwiselookedbleakaroundthe
world—fromPharLapinAustraliato
SeabiscuitintheUSA.We’renotinthe
GreatDepression,but you see where
I’mcomingfrom.
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‘I FREELY ADMIT THAT THE BEST OF MY FUN I OWE IT TO HORSE AND HOUND’ - Whyte Melville
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