One life-changing moment and 9 other great bits of horsey social media this week

Enjoy some of our favourite updates from equestrian social media channels during the past week. From a racehorse working with no bridle to a chicken roosting on a horse, it all happened on social media.

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.

Equestrian social media posts of the week

Crikey!

There are no fair weather riders on Joseph O’Brien’s yard

This is pretty emotional

Cool prizes

Nicely done, Martin Dwyer

Flick through for some emotional scenes as Spanish dressage rider Juan Matute Guimon made a return to competition for the first time since suffering a brain bleed which left him in a coma for almost a month this spring

Losing a stirrup didn’t stop Nico de Boinville from winning at Kempton last weekend

This is a very tolerant horse

We’re pretty sure Tom does a bit more than chase his girlfriend Hollie Doyle around a field…

And congratulations to this week’s Social Media Post of the Week winner

…Talking of Hollie Doyle — here is the moment she was called the winner of the Champion Sprint Stakes on Champions Day at Ascot last weekend aboard Glen Shiel — her first Group One victory

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Tweet of the week competition

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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.