Opinion
Welcome to the home of expert equestrian opinion on the Horse & Hound website. Below are the latest thoughts of our columnists, whose views are published in Horse & Hound magazine each week.
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Graham Fletcher: ‘Full marks for a fantastic European Showjumping Championship’
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Adam Cromarty: ‘This year’s Spruce Meadows Masters will set a new bar for our sport’
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Anna Ross: ‘Aachen CHIO is the pinnacle for strivers, riders and welfare watchers’
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H&H showing editor Bethan Simons: ‘Let’s just have one society – and judges’ panel’
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Andrew Nicholson: ‘Aachen’s cross-country was a clever taste of next year’s worlds’
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Ronnie-Lee Jones: ‘Good to see that showjumping is still relevant’
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Carl Hester: ‘Dressage prize money doesn’t match up to other equestrian sports’
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Rebecca Penny: ‘Is the antiquated card-carrying clause really necessary in 2025?’
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Mark Phillips: ‘Santa Anita may be the most difficult Olympic site on which to design a cross-country course ever’
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Pammy Hutton: ‘The lack of clear guidelines is unfair to dressage stewards’
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Rowland Fernyhough: ‘HOYS showjumping classes and qualifiers need to change’
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Simon Reynolds: ‘Don’t put chasing qualifiers ahead of your horse’s welfare’
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Piggy March: ‘Harry Meade deserves to be world number one’
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Graham Fletcher: Millie Allen led a strong British fight back to qualify for Nations Cup semi-final
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Laura Tomlinson: ‘It’s all to play for in the run up to the Europeans – and I feel privileged to be in the mix’
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Nigel Hollings: ‘Royal Windsor is the most magnificent week of showing’
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Andrew Nicholson: ‘Eric Winter should put his name forward to design at LA Olympics’
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H&H showing editor Bethan Simons: ‘I'm putting my tin hat on as this needs to be said’
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Anna Ross: ‘Talent without opportunity is like a horsebox with a dead battery’
