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

The international dressage rider tells Polly Bryan about her young superstar set to take over the mantle from Into The Blue, and why she’s never looked back since switching careers

‘The horses who made me’

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

Winter preparation paid dividends with confident step-ups, big scores and emerging talent delivered across the levels