Enjoy some of our favourite updates from equestrian social media channels during the past week. From a stampede of happy youngsters to an umbrella wielding hunter, it all happened on social media this week.
Don’t miss the exciting competition on this weekly page. Our favourite tweet each week will win either an Apatchy mini tablet case or an Apatchy cosmetic bag, personalised with your own initials. For more information about the competition and to find out who this week’s winner is, go to the bottom of this page.
Tweets of the week
Conditions were a little soggy for this hunt follower
@DartmoorHawker @horseandhound @DevonLife @countrylivinguk @CountryOutfittr give me a front cover with ex race horse now falconers horse pic.twitter.com/wadGbAavG5
— Hazel Greenwood (@plymouthphoto) November 21, 2016
Forget mints, this horse prefers bananas
Super training, sweet banana ??Eddie and GLOCK's Schenkenberg after their training ?? and look who wants a banana too ??Video © GHPC
Posted by Glock Horse Performance Center on Sunday, November 20, 2016
What a sight!
Horses in the mist. @KingsTroopRHA in @theroyalparks as Autumn shows off its romantic colours. @BritishArmy @VisitBritain @horseandhound pic.twitter.com/gBhmo0rs7V
— The Army in London (@ArmyInLondon) November 16, 2016
Four-star event rider and bricky
With all his horses on route to NZ we are making the most of Jock's talents well he was a bricky till he was 19. He's still got skills. pic.twitter.com/hx0BVmlU8M
— Jock Paget Eventing (@JockPaget) November 19, 2016
We shouldn’t find this funny but… Irish event rider Sam Watson’s children are less than amused about meeting Father Christmas
Some things in life just aren't all they're cracked up to be…. pic.twitter.com/16zy9Kx2yO
— Sam Watson (@watsoneventing) November 22, 2016
Cinnamon the hound has excellent taste in reading material
Cinnamon enjoys reading @horseandhound as much as me. pic.twitter.com/UcZmWWouQD
— Charlie Wells (@TeamCharlbert) November 22, 2016
Jamie Osborne gives us a guided tour of the seven gallops on offer in Lambourn on his trusty steed Florence
This evening Florence and I completed the 7 All Weather Challenge. #upperlambourn pic.twitter.com/ue5Rbc8hS4
— jamie osborne (@osbornejamie) November 9, 2016
Looks a good stamp
So we've decided to break in Jessie the calf…. keep updated with her progress!! #farming #jessiethecalf pic.twitter.com/Wv6kF02bnA
— Alice Pearson (@AlicePearson11) November 16, 2016
And congratulations to this week’s Tweet of the Week winner
These three-year-olds look happy to be heading indoors
It's that time of year again! All our 3 year olds coming in for the winter to the straw barns! Happy horses 🐴❤️🚜
Posted by The Billy Stud on Monday, November 21, 2016
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Tweet of the week competition
The winner of the Horse & Hound tweet of the week competition can also be found by searching Twitter for #HHTweetOfTheWeek. The winner will receive an Apatchy mini tablet case (pictured left) or an Apatchy cosmetic bag (pictured below right), personalised with their initials.
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