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Possibly the cutest foal we’ve ever seen and 8 other great bits of horsey social media this week


  • Enjoy some of our favourite updates from equestrian social media channels during the past week. From a miracle find to hacking with dolphins, it all happened on social media.

    Don’t miss the exciting competition on this weekly page. Our favourite tweet each week will win either an Apatchy mini tablet case or an Apatchy cosmetic bag, personalised with your own initials. For more information about the competition and to find out who this week’s winner is, go to the bottom of this page.

    Equestrian social media posts of the week

    She might be perfectly capable of winning Badminton and Burghley, but it appears Pippa Funnell struggles in the art of baking flapjacks…

    Nice try, Mendip

    No sympathy from Stevie Donohoe’s fellow jockeys after his stirrup exited stage right while riding a piece of work

    Well that was a stroke of luck!

    The Breen children look to be just as keen on riding as their parents

    This one jumps a bit!

    We wouldn’t mind having this sort of hacking on our back door step

    Well recovered

    And congratulations to this week’s Social Media Post of the Week winner

    Meet ‘Baby Buttons’, a Welsh Mountain filly foal, who has been lovingly hand-reared after she was orphaned — we dare you to take a look back through her progress on Tracy Vigors’ Twitter feed without shedding a tear…

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