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Nichola Eddery on making the decision between horses and art, capturing an animal’s soul and personality, and her role at the National Horseracing Museum

Desafuente, known as Desi, is an Andalusian stallion I have painted several times. I decided not to paint a straight profile but to depict him engaged and interested in the painter and the viewer, wit

The seasonal break gives Tessa Waugh the opportunity to see and appreciate horses from another discipline, and she is mightily impressed on a visit to a top showing yard

“PAINTING TRANSPORTS ME INTO ANOTHER DIMENSION which, quite literally, refreshes parts of the soul which other activities can’t reach.” For King Charles III, art has always been profoundly therapeutic

With a new yard and a Group One winner already in the bag this season, George Boughey has Royal Ascot in his sights. Martha Terry spends a morning at Craven House Stables

Any painter who has tackled the challenge of capturing wildlife will know it presents one obstacle more significant than any other: movement. Before the development of photography, this challenge was