Horse & Hound – 22 August 2019

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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Page 64: hounds during a muddy Lowther hound show

Page40:AlexanderYde

Helgstrand clinches gold

SarahJenkins

Editor-in-Chief

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AllaboutyoutheneedBrits’toknowchances

Plushowtofollowthem

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Preview

VEThorseWhatNEWSreallyyour

feelsgroomingSIMONabout

REYNOLDSshowingHow‘thelot’

are treated

Tokyoeventtest

Page 66: action from the Pony Club polo championships

‘I FREELY ADMIT THAT THE BEST OF MY FUN I OWE IT TO HORSE AND HOUND’ - Whyte Melville

Page70:BramChardon

celebrates his driving success