Heythrop grapevine 15

Does the abundance of rowan berries really forecast snowy days and a hard winter, muses Tessa Waugh , as a home meet draws people of all ages, stages and pre-dawn routines

A “classic spicy” chestnut and a comeback mare, a fascinating part-bred and a coloured star of the future all make their mark

Novice champions Sophie Douglas and Paquino V’ant Goovahof ...

From debut wins to emotional salutes, this week delivers rising stars, loyal partnerships and eye-catching comebacks

“We didn’t have a wheelbarrow to our names,” say breeders Richard Miller and Meirion Davies of Heniarth’s early days. Some 30 years later, they’ve made history. Bethan Simons finds out more

IT HAS BEEN a funny old month. Towering triumphs and crashing disasters. I am trying, like the poet says, to face them both the same, as both are temporary and both will pass. Let’s start with the goo