In safe hands

Mark Bycroft on why 20% of his work is about putting horses down and 80% is dealing with their owners’ grief

Whether a horse is young, retired, in rehab, or in work, he will benefit from the activation of his thoracic sling, pelvic stabilisers and multifidus and abdominal muscles. In the second part of her series, veterinary physiotherapist Cherelle Hopgood demonstrates how small movements achieve big results

Is following a routine the be all and end all when keeping horses and do owners really need to bust a gut to ride and feed at the same time every 10am day? Catherine Welton finds out from a variety of experts

Robert Blane on the value of the B test, a late foray into point-to-pointing and how endurance teaches key life skills

The question about wild swimming I get asked most often is: “is it safe?” Rarely does this query refer to the risk of drowning – the usual concern is about the quality of the water. And understandably

PHOTOGRAPH: FERNANDO GOMEZ/TRUNK ARCHIVE Tranquil retreats and cutting-edge ...