How to ride the hickstead derby

AGRIA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

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

Honing stickability is the key to riding with confidence. Bethany Stone observes coach Liz Pears furnishing riders with the solid seat they need for cross-country success

The Boekelo designer Adrian Ditcham on watching horses jump, paint pantones and dreaming up a Burghley track

Sammie-Jo Coffin celebrates, one accident-prone rider bounces back and a teacher has her pupils cheering

Double national champion and in the top 20 at her first Burghley, this rider has had the season of her career so far – 20 years in the making. Bethany Stone meets her