National hunt lad

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

ONLY IN HORSE & HOUND

Will Bryer on coveting a hound’s sense of smell, novel excuses for falling off and having to accept his wife is always right

Despite shying at “anything and everything”, this field master’s horse is “proper hunter” and a brilliant jumper

From a childhood sailing the ocean to reaping major success, the Kiwi event rider is now in the form of her life. She tells Martha Terry about the hot streak and standout string that have put her in medal contention

From being too nervous to hold his binoculars to calling some of the greatest races, this week Derek “Tommo” Thompson retired after 60 years as a commentator