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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Olympic medallists and experienced broadcasters among Burghley commentators
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Cycle ride along UK’s longest bridleway to raise money for paralysed event rider
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‘I was more nervous than for the showjumping’: what Laura Collett did next after winning Olympic gold and bronze
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‘London 52 wanted it as much as I did’: Laura Collett relives her Olympic medal-winning performance at Paris 2024
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Five-star winner takes pathfinder spot as Burghley draw released
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‘The horse who made me believe I could match it with the best’: farewell to five-star winner and Olympic medallist
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‘I was lost and grieving, I needed a challenge’ – Piggy March on 1100km charity cycle ride
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Piggy March among those tackling epic Cycle4Caroline ride to raise half a million pounds for charity
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British Paris Olympic gold medallists head up strong field as Burghley entries close
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‘I’m very excited’: multiple medallist and Badminton winner to make Burghley debut
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Two Paris Olympic medallists plus Zara Tindall among early Burghley entries
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H&H Olympic reporter blog: farewell to Paris 2024, after 142 interviews, a few nerve-racking moments and a chipped front tooth
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Harry Charles withdraws from Olympic showjumping final: ‘We’re not taking any risks’
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5 things not to miss in the Olympic showjumping individual final – a flying Frenchman, a possible showdown and can the Brits win more medals?
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H&H Olympic reporter’s blog: a wonderful Olympics – but welfare questions will continue
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Future plans for veteran gold medal-winner TSF Dalera BB confirmed
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5 things not to miss on Olympic showjumping individual qualifier day – Brits, new starters and a 30-horse cut-off
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Six horses not presented at Olympic showjumping trot-up for individual contest and one held for re-inspection
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Glorious team gold for Britain and from reserve to silver in 48 hours: catch up on the Olympic showjumping final