Equestrian humour

6 things you shouldn’t say to a showing rider

23 great (or awful) horsey jokes to put a smile on your face

‘The ugly duckling phase is real’ — 6 realities of owning a young horse

‘You’re not putting this on Facebook’ – trainer’s unorthodox dressage commentary proves a hit *Strong language*

7 ways your horse will show you up at least once

#equestriangoals vs reality: when they just don’t match up

6 (sometimes shocking) things you discover while your horse is on restricted turnout

Carl Hester’s Christmas Day: ‘I have been known to take Valegro for a Christmas hack’

18 (small) things all horse owners would appreciate this Christmas

Feeling festive? Here are the ‘12 Days of Horse-mas’

4 things all horse owners can relate to over the festive period

8 (demanding) thoughts of a pampered stabled horse this winter

9 things ex-racehorse owners get sick of hearing

14 things you should never say to your farrier

7 things that probably happened when you went back out competing

Hands up if you did the wrong show, or went the wrong way around the course on your first post-lockdown outing...

Is your horse or pony as clever as this?

Always knowing which way is home, working out whether an electric fence is on or off and spitting out wormer after convincing you they’ve swallowed it. If you think your horse or pony is particularly clever, you may relate to several of these...

15 things horses would say if they could talk

You may think we’ve gone mad at H&H HQ. And you may well be right. But here are 15 things that we’re pretty sure horses would say if they could talk

7 things we let our horses get away with (but would never let our children do the same)

“At home you’ve not got time for fussy eaters, but if your horse doesn’t like what’s in his bucket then no problem...”

8 great pieces of horsey advice we wish we’d heard years ago

Here are some gems we wish we’d heard a long time ago, before we had to work them out for ourselves...

The seven stages of equestrian life

William Shakespeare wrote that man passes through seven stages in his life, from baby to extreme old age. We reckon the same thing applies to horse riders...