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Catch Me If You Can OLD, the medal-winning mare who competed at Olympic, world and European Championships, has retired after her top-flight showjumping career.

Captain Mark Phillips has been named as the cross-country course-designer for Britain’s home European Eventing Championships at Blenheim

Germany’s Frederic Wandres has paid tribute to his “game-changing” grand prix dressage star Duke Of Britain FRH on the gelding’s retirement from competition

Appeal after horse dies in fire Police in Ireland are appealing for information after a horse died in a fire at Horan Stud Farm in Claregalway. A Gardaí spokesperson told H&H that officers in Co Galway are “investigating an incident of criminal damage by fire at a farm building at Cahergowan, Claregalway, at around 10.20pm …

Olympic rider Doug Payne has called time on his eventing career and switched to showjumping

Welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary and airline Emirates have joined forces to combat trafficking of donkey skins

The essential first aid all riders need to know if they find themselves dealing with a human dental injury has been highlighted by sporting dentists

The handling of the decision to sell London 2012 Olympic legacy venue Greenwich Equestrian Centre came under fire in a lively debate

Protecting home CDIs In his latest column, Carl Hester poses a suggestion for keeping home CDIs alive, in light of soaring costs to travel across the Channel. “We can’t afford to lose any more CDIs – not only because they provide vital opportunities for international competition, but also because they are crucial for qualifying our …