Horses on TV

Outcry over horse ‘death’ in ITV’s Vanity Fair: viewers reassured welfare is top priority

The period drama series showed a horse being dispatched with a gun at the beginning of last Sunday’s episode

Meet the equine stars of Hollywood — and the big-time actors that are particularly good at riding them

Meet some of the stunt horses of the silver screen and the person behind them

Poldark’s Aidan Turner: ‘I learned to be sensitive and really listen to the horse’

BBC’s Poldark returned to our screens earlier this month and so H&H’s Julie Harding quizzed actor Aidan Turner about getting up to speed with his riding for the Sunday night drama

When The Queen called ITV Racing reporter Oli Bell a ‘lunatic’...

The ITV Racing reporter Oli Bell tells H&H about his run-in with The Queen following an emotional win at last year’s Royal Ascot

New Lloyds Bank advert: 20 black horses galloping through the dawn

The video is from the makers of Lloyds Bank’s previous popular advertising campaigns that have featured the black horses

Want to watch the Grand National? Don't miss a thing with H&H's TV guide

Don't miss any of this year's Grand National action with our guide to TV and online coverage

‘Lean on Pete’ review: a gritty new film about a boy and a racehorse

Jen Scouler gives her take on the gritty new film Lean on Pete, about a boy and a racehorse who set off on a transformative journey across the American West

Shires shine in BBC documentary

This is the second BBC show the heavy horses have featured on in a week

‘As soon as that bell rings, I’m on my way here’: how a charity brightens lives through horses

‘No matter how poor you are, or how rich you are, it doesn’t stop you from loving horses’

Big Star and rare breeds share the spotlight on Countryfile

Adam Henson visited Stallion AI Services to hear about the work the business is doing to help protect rare breeds

Rare breeds in the TV spotlight: Countryfile visits pioneering equine breeding centre

Countryfile presenter Adam Henson visits Stallion AI Services to learn about its work and how it is helping to protect rare breeds

Advert showing horses ‘working’ in country store up for award

The fun clip imagines what horses and their friends might get up to if they were let loose in a country store

‘He changed my life’: Many Clouds tribute film heads to New York

The moving tribute was directed by Many Clouds’ former exercise rider, Nathan Horrocks, and has been nominated for two awards

How to watch the 2017 European Showjumping Championships on TV

Here’s how to keep up-to-date with the Longines FEI Showjumping Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden (23-27 August), both online and on TV

How to watch the 2017 European Dressage Championships on TV

Here’s how to keep up-to-date with the Longines FEI Dressage Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden (22-26 August), both online and on TV

How to watch Strzegom European Eventing Championships on TV

Here’s how to keep up-to-date with the Longines FEI European Eventing Championships in Strzegom, Poland (17-20 August), both online and on TV

Dragons, horses and special stirrups: how major Game of Thrones battle was created

Find out how special stirrups were key to the dramatic entrance of the Dothraki in the most recent episode of Game of Thrones

Amazing Game of Thrones’ stunt horses help working equines

The Devil's Horsemen's equine stars are backing a campaign to improve the lives of working horses

Ever tried to reverse a trailer? Hilarious advert captures the frustration

The video showing a driver becoming increasing flustered as he tries to reverse a trailer in front of an audience of laughing horses has gone viral

Wonder Woman shares her superhero tips with Wocket Woy

Lilly Aspell, who plays the young Diana Prince in Hollywood blockbuster Wonder Woman, put the comedy racing duo through a practice film audition