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What’s in this week’s Horse & Hound, in shops from Thursday 15 January


  • In this week’s edition of Horse & Hound, in shops from Thursday 15 January, don’t miss eventing training wisdom from performance coach Chris Bartle, who explains how to teach horses to tackle drops with confidence. In the news pages, we meet the owner of a Cornish riding school offering free lessons funded via social media and the campaign to help inexperienced jockeys improve their skills, and more. Check out our property picks, where we’ve hand-selected homes with business ventures on site. In the Vet Clinic, we look at what you can do to prepare for extreme weather, and head to our hunting pages for Alastair Jackson’s tribute to Heythrop stalwart, Richard Sumner. We put King George VI Chase winner The Jukebox Man in the spotlight, and our cover star is Olympic gold medal-winning dressage rider Laura Tomlinson, who allowed us an Access All Areas tour of her set up at home. There are many other articles for equestrian fans to enjoy – see a more detailed breakdown below.

    What’s in Horse & Hound magazine: on sale 15 January 2026

    News

    • Using social media to offer free riding
    • Concerns as equestrian road safety debated by MPs
    • Calls for action on off-road access
    • New ‘hands and heels’ scheme launched

    Training

    • Chris Bartle on training horses for drop fences

    Opinion

    • Letters of the week
    • Showjumping: Adam Cromarty

    People and horses 

    • H&H Interview: Olympic gold medallist Laura Tomlinson
    • All in a day’s work: The Pony Club district commissioner
    • In the Spotlight: King George VI hero The Jukebox Man
    • Goodnight: Tessa Waugh’s hunting diary

    Vet clinic

    • How to prepare for extreme weather events

    Property and kit

    • Properties that come with the added benefit of a business venture
    • Feed balancer

    Hunting

    • Out and about with the Taunton Vale field
    • Alastair Jackson on legendary master of 28 seasons Richard Sumner

    Reports

    • Dressage: Bury Farm, Solihull RC and more
    • Showjumping: Onely Grounds and more
    • Racing: Kempton
    • Point-to-point: North Cornwall and more

    Classified Ads

    • Horses for sale, horseboxes, vehicles, jobs, insurance and more

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