Buying great horses isn’t all about six-figure sums and flashy auctions. Luz Wollocombe finds out from top riders about the special purchases that changed their lives

Young stars deliver the goods and home-breds delight their connections

James Bowen earns redemption from one of the lowest days of his career, to triumph with a catch ride on a legend

Kim Bailey on a historic win and ensuring the future of retired racehorses

A leading trainer and one of the season’s top horses both celebrate milestone wins

Exceptionally athletic and a supreme trier, this sensitive character met his ideal match in Oliver Townend. Catherine Austen charts the career of one of the greatest partnerships in eventing history