The therapeutic rewards of poo-picking

From the effects of pink noise to the perfect under-rug temperature, a wealth of new research from Hartpury University is unlocking the secrets of equine sleep — and the results are surprising. Catherine Welton reports

The seasonal break gives Tessa Waugh the opportunity to see and appreciate horses from another discipline, and she is mightily impressed on a visit to a top showing yard

BATTLING SNOW IN THE LIGURIAN ALPS, A TRAVELLER AND HIS HORSE LEARN THERE’S PROFOUND MEANING IN MASTERING THE ART OF QUIET COMPANIONSHIP

Tessa Waugh introduces her hunting husband to the “foreign” experience of an international horse trials, where a glamorous lunch party warms his initial froideur

Holidays are coming, the sun is out (we hope) and the days are long. Here’s how to make summer 2025 the best ever

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