‘first impressions are essential’

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A riding horse in-hand champion will make her debut at HOYS, a Welsh section A continues success for breeder and a pony bought for £750 proves a worthy purchase

A Highland pony scores a double win, an eight-year-old bags her first HOYS ticket and a one-eyed ex-racehorse wins at Hickstead

Horses and ponies cement their names in the history books as dreams are made at Scotland’s premier agricultural show

The skills your horse learns on the hunting field can equip him for a surprising array of summer disciplines, finds Tessa Waugh

A 10-year-old jockey eclipses her older rivals in the working hunter pony classes, and an exciting four-year-old show hunter pony shines in the championship