Jockey flies without wings and 8 other social media posts that caught our eye this week

Enjoy some of our favourite updates from twitter and instagram during the past seven days. From an eventer making huge profits to a horse-less jockey, 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

It definitely still counts!

https://twitter.com/SimonjGrieve/status/691524711562530816/

William Whitaker’s little boy is 10/10 on the cuteness scale

This pony needs to lock down on labrador carrot thieves

Scott Brash enjoys his sea horse

Jockey Cathy Gannon obviously is not a natural when it comes to tackling public transport in large cities

David Doel sums up the rock n’ roll lifestyle of an eventer earning big bucks…

We could hear the collective cries of disappointment from Ben Hobday super-fans throughout the country the moment he revealed that he was engaged to fiancé Emma Carmichael — a huge congratulations!

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

This one goes to the suddenly horse-less jockey Shane Byrne. We feel your pain

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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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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.