H&H news editor Eleanor Jones recaps this year’s big stories, and assesses what lies ahead in 2026

World Horse Welfare explains why looking through our horses’ eyes is the key to giving them good lives

Last Christmas, Kieran O’Brien MRCVS opened up the world of the urban horse in Victorian times. Here he describes the care of their rural counterparts

Kim Bailey on the new-style hurdles and repercussions from the budget

Readers cast 107,337 votes to decide who would take home the trophies at this year’s Horse & Hound Awards

Betting taxes, business rates and minimum wage changes will all have an effect on the horse world