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1 genius yard invention and 8 other bits of horsey social media this week

Gemma Redrup Gemma Redrup

    • Enjoy some of our favourite updates from equestrian social media channels during the past week. From one very relaxed sausage to some never seen before footage of equestrian royalty, it all happened on social media this week.

    Apatchy logo highest res may 1Don’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

    This is genius

    It’s great to see former Olympic event horse Tankers Town enjoying his retirement

    Out of the mouth of babes… children ask Richard Johnson some awkward questions

    Welcome to the Thistlecrack appreciation society

    At The Races TV host Luke Harvey, who will also be part of the new ITV Racing presenting team, celebrates a point-to-point win for his horse Cecil

    Life is tough

    Look out, Las Vegas

    Lucky Victoria Pendleton takes on board some showjumping advice from none other than Nick Skelton in preparation for a challenge she will undertake at Olympia

    And congratulations to this week’s Tweet of the Week winner

    Nick Skelton’s sons Harry (who is now a National Hunt jockey on Oxo who was also Nick’s first pony) and Dan (now a racehorse trainer) when they were very young. One of our favourite bits is Dan saying “weighed in, weighed in” at the end of the clip

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    Tweet of the week competition

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    Gemma Redrup
    Gemma Redrup

    H&H features, racing and point-to-point editor
    Gemma is an experienced journalist, having been part of the H&H team since 2014, who is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s reporting talents have taken her to numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.
    Gemma Redrup

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