This week’s Horse & Hound, in shops from Thursday 14 August, we celebrate the Princess Royal as she approaches her 75th birthday. The H&H interview is with Alec Lochore, who discusses Scone Palace and the 2028 Olympics. The 10-minute box features Paralympic medallist Mari Durward-Akhurst, while in the Vet Clinic we shine a light on he code that helps prevent positive dope tests. This week’s exclusive columns are from Carl Hester and Chris Smith for dressage and showjumping fans. We also bring readers additional eventing, dressage, showjumping and showing reports from around the UK, plus reports from the Junior and children-on-horses European Championships and a report from the Riding Club national horse trials championships. In the hunting pages, we bring you all you need to know from the 2025 Blaston Hound Show and more. There are also other plentiful articles for equestrian fans to enjoy – see a more detailed breakdown below.
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What’s in Horse & Hound magazine: on sale 14 August 2025
News
- Former Olympic rider’s 15-year horse abuse suspension
- United to defend legal hunting against ban
- Elite sports needs independent oversight
The Princess Royal at 75
- Happy birthday, Ma’am: Tributes
- European gold in 1971: H&H’s report
- A Burghley eulogy – Archives: Loriner’s column
Opinion
- Letters of the week
- Dressage: Carl Hester
- Showjumping: Chris Smith
People and horses
- H&H interview: Alec Lochore on Scone Palace and the 2028 Olympics
- All in a day’s work: The modern jouster
- 10 minute box: Paralympic medallist Mari Durward-Akhurst
Vet clinic
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Safeguarding sport: The code that helps prevent positive dope tests
Kit focus
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Easy moving: Support your horse’s joints
Reports
- Eventing: Hartpury, Northallerton and more
- Showjumping: London Global Champions Tour, National Championships and more
- Showing: Equifest, NPS Summer Championships, New Forest and Hampshire and Dumfries Show
- Dressage: Junior and children-on-horses Europeans and more
- Riding Club: Horse trials championships
Hunting
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Hunting life: Blaston Hound Show and more
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