If you were a horse...

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

Elite amateur event rider Libby Seed chooses an eclectic mix of dream dinner party guests, steps back in time 2,000 years – and recalls being surrounded by soldiers

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

From her desire to swim with sharks to her prowess with profiteroles, here are 20 things you didn’t know about Alice Casburn

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

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