Pippa Roome
Magazine editor and eventing editor
Pippa is magazine editor and eventing editor at Horse & Hound. An Exeter graduate, she has worked for H&H since 2003 and has held the role of eventing editor since 2005. In 2014 she was promoted to hold the role of head of sports and in 2016 she took on the position of magazine editor, while still keeping her eventing editor responsibilities.
Pippa has reported at three Olympics, in Rio in 2016, Tokyo in 2021 and Paris in 2024, from the 2010, 2014 and 2018 World Equestrian Games (WEG), the 2022 World Championships and at the five-star horse trials at Badminton, Burghley, Luhmühlen, Pau, Kentucky and Maryland.
Outside eventing, Pippa has reported on the 2014 (Lyon), 2015 (Las Vegas) and 2018 (Paris) dressage and showjumping World Cup finals, as well as the 2015 European Showjumping Championships in Aachen. She reported the showjumping at the 2010 and 2018 WEGs and worked across all the disciplines at the Olympics in 2016, 2021 and 2024.
In 2009, Pippa won the IPC Media digital journalist of the year award.
Pippa has ridden all her life and progressed through the Pony Club to be a working pupil for eventers Lucinda and Clayton Fredericks during her gap year before university, pairing up with the chestnut gelding VIP (Peanut) to complete her first CCI* (now CCI2*-L). She continued to event Peanut during university and while working for H&H, competing up to intermediate level and completing seven CCI*s (now CCI2*-Ls) in total.
When Peanut retired, Pippa took a break from competing for 10 years. In 2018, she returned to the fray at BE90 level with the 15.1hh Connemara Kiltulla Lad (Alfie), who is mostly her mother’s dressage horse but likes to moonlight as an eventer.
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World number one and Burghley re-routers head huge entries for French five-star at Pau – plus a rider swap post-Paris
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‘It was like learning to ride again, but I never lost faith’: Bubby Upton on her ongoing recovery from serious injury
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The best mare, a groom’s story and how many awards for Walter? Check out our Burghley prize-winners’ photos…
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Rider who won medal at Paris Olympics leaves Britain to move back home: ‘It’s really sad’
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Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo win Burghley: ‘I wasn’t sure I’d ever tick this box’
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Harry Meade pilots three horses into the top 12 at Burghley: ‘I hate watching at the end’
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British rider completes Burghley despite ruptured thigh muscle: ‘Icing, strapping and physio’
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One eliminated at Burghley final trot-up, plus top-10 contender among three withdrawn
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Overnight top three confirmed at Burghley as Sunday nail-biter horse and debutante mare go clear
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British Olympian and debutants storm up Burghley leaderboard with fast cross-country rounds
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Brits on the up, an unusual route pays off and a five-star winner drops out of the running at Burghley
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British rider puts in first Burghley 2024 cross-country round inside the time: ‘She’s a demon, nothing’s going to stop her’
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Mixed fortunes for early Burghley cross-country runners as dressage leader drops out of contention
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Harry Meade on his three contrasting Burghley rides: ‘You have to flip mentally from one to another’
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A Burghley first, an ex-racehorse on form and a groom’s story: catch up on Friday’s action
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Check out the Burghley cross-country times – when do the top pairs start?
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Ros Canter holds one-two at Burghley after ‘lightbulb moment’ with Lordships Graffalo
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Last year’s Burghley dressage leaders grab third, plus Harry Meade ‘thrilled’ with final ride
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Debutante on ex-racehorse moves into podium spot at Burghley: ‘He’s a real trier – but I did let him down’