This week’s Horse & Hound, in shops from Thursday 28 August, contains our full Defender Burghley Horse Trials preview. This includes a cross-country course walk with legendary event rider Pippa Funnell, a feature investigating whether it matters how old riders are when they reach five-star and information on how to keep up-to-date with all the action. We also preview the Para Dressage European Championships, with a guide on who you should be looking out for at this year’s event. The H&H interview is with multitasking dressage rider Alex Harrison-West, while the 10-minute box features event rider Simon Grieve and in the Vet Clinic we find out how to help horses during heatwaves. This week’s exclusive columns are from Pammy Hutton and Ronnie Lee Jones for dressage and showjumping fans. We also bring readers additional eventing, dressage, showjumping and showing reports from around the UK, plus a report from the Pony Club Championships. In the hunting pages, we bring you a report from Rydal Show. 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 28 August 2025
News
- More riding schools close, but some positives
- Research: why riders use side and draw reins
- Major stud to close: tributes to “incredible” contribution
- Riders baffled by £32,000 bridleway “improvement”
Burghley preview
- ‘It’s an initiative test for riders’: Pippa Funnell walks the course
- Better with age?: Does it matter how old riders are when they reach five-star
- How to follow: Keep up with all the action
Para Euros preview
- A team in transition: The Brits, the Irish and their major rivals
- How to follow: H&H, TV, timetable and more
Opinion
- Letters of the week
- Dressage: Pammy Hutton
- Showjumping: Ronnie Lee Jones
People and horses
- H&H interview: Multitasking dressage rider Alex Harrison-West
- All in a day’s work: The disability campaigner
- 10 minute box: Five-star eventer Simon Grieve
Vet clinic
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The new norm?: How to help horses in heatwaves
Kit focus
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Outdoor adventure: Leather country boots
Reports
- Eventing: Scone Palace
- Dressage: Bury Farm
- Showjumping: Scope
- Showing: Hunters
- Pony Club Champs
- Hunting: Rydal
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