H&H’s editors highlight this season’s moments, events and horses to celebrate in their sports – plus a few shocks we really didn’t see coming

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A producer makes a new mark on the history books, and first-timers impress at this most prestigious native celebration

Ireland’s anchorman in team silver at the eventing Europeans talks to Pippa Roome about how early heartbreak shaped his career, his top horses and the feed change that helped his Blenheim result

A Christmas wish for a family team, a fairy-tale ending for a young rider and a “king of the yard” finally gets his centre-line moment

Former national time trial champ Lizzie Holden reconsiders her goals after retiring from racing