Browband and showing accessories maker

Sharon Thomas on the appeal of local shows, an ill-timed back flip, the joyful chaos of entertaining children – and smuggled dogs

Copy top groom Adam Short’s plaiting technique to have your horse or pony’s mane looking like “rosebuds”

Martin Coakes on flying horses around the globe, “shuttle stallions” – and the day Black Caviar wore a compression suit

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

The YouTube star gives Bethany Stone the low-down on her career ambitions, greatest achievements and more

One of Britain’s most exciting young eventers tells Martha Terry about the highs, the falls, and what it’s like working with a horse who hates ditches…