1. A celebrity mare delivers her first foal

Twin Champion Hurdle winner Honeysuckle has welcomed her first foal. The filly, by Stroll within the Park, was born at 11.30pm on Good Friday (29 March). Peter Molony, racing supervisor to Honeysuckle’s proprietor Kenny Alexander stated he had a “pretty welcome” on arriving to go to the mom and foal at stud in Scotland and each are reported to be “doing properly”. Honeysuckle retired from racing following her victory within the Mares’ Hurdle on the Cheltenham Competition final 12 months. The Henry de Bromhead-trained mare had 17 wins from 19 begins, all with jockey Rachael Blackmore.

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2. Rising requirements forward of the Paris Olympics

Tom Woodward and Jaeger Grasp fly a slender fence on the best way to CCI4*-S third at Thoresby. New guidelines are prone to are available, penalising riders in the event that they knock a flag at a thin.

New Zealand eventer Andrew Nicholson has mentioned the rising requirements of cross-country driving in his Horse & Hound column this week. He stated that “a number of years in the past it was the dressage that was getting higher and higher and now it’s the cross-country” and that these international locations concentrating on the Olympics have “upped their recreation”. Andrew additionally shares his views on the lack of “instructional” occasions comparable to Gatcombe, Blair Citadel, and Barbury – whereas praising the Tweseldown group for placing on a profitable occasion on the finish of final month with solely a few days’ discover following the abandonment of Cirencester.

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3. A historic dwelling, with stables, 10 acres and great gardens

In case you’re available in the market for a brand new dwelling, look no additional than Faculty Farm in Tintinhull, Somerset. The property permits residents to take pleasure in village dwelling – mixed with equestrian services. There’s a floodlit enviornment, six stables, a tack room, workshop, feed room and hay barn – whereas the Grade II-listed dwelling has 4 double bedrooms and a big loft for further lodging, plus hamstone fireplaces and unique flagstone flooring.

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Since becoming a member of H&H in 2018, Becky has lined a broad vary of equestrian information together with welfare issues, veterinary research, FEI Tribunal hearings and highway security campaigns. She has additionally interviewed prime riders together with Scott Brash, John Whitaker and Ian Stark, to call just some. Becky’s reporting has taken her to Canada for Spruce Meadows and France for Pau five-star, in addition to the Royal Highland and Blair Citadel Worldwide Horse Trials nearer to dwelling. She was additionally a key a part of the distant reporting group for the Tokyo Olympics and the Europeans.