Jerome harforth

Who says you need a blue-blooded warmblood to succeed in showjumping? Jennifer Donald meets some eye-catchers who prove that success in the ring can come from every shape and size

HIGHLIGHTS 19–25 May

With a new yard and a Group One winner already in the bag this season, George Boughey has Royal Ascot in his sights. Martha Terry spends a morning at Craven House Stables

A home-bred is set to debut at HOYS, a pony scores a first working hunter Hickstead pass and a riding horse is back to full health

The Rio Olympic champion talks movie-making, Big Star and concerns around social licence – and what would tempt him back into the saddle – with Jennifer Donald

A Devon-bred working hunter books his return trip to HOYS and a victorious sports horse breeding champion claims the coveted in-hand championship