Judges

Guest editor Jayne Ross: 'today's amateurs are the future's professionals'

This week's guest editor of Horse & Hound is top showing producer and rider Jayne Ross — here are some of her thoughts on the discipline

Carl Hester: We must preserve our sport [H&H VIP]

H&H's dressage columnist adresses some of the issues the FEI want to tackle within the sport and whether they are actually worth tackling

Sarah Jenkins: Stamping out unsportsmanlike behaviour

H&H's Content Director looks at the perils of judging and how competitors deal with the process

Pammy Hutton: We must be more open-minded [H&H VIP]

H&H's dressage columnist welcomes thoughts from World Horse Welfare on monitoring levels of possible abuse within the sport

New dressage scoring rule proposed

FEI has proposed system which could revolutionise dressage judging

Katie Jerram: Expert amateurs enrich the sport [H&H VIP]

H&H's expert showing blogger addresses rules, standards and security

Loraine Homer’s showing blog: getting the balance right

Our showing blogger returns from Cornwall, where she learned the importance of life outside horses, and enjoys some lower-key competition

Bullying at horse shows is ‘persisting’

The battle against bashing showing judges online is being won — but bullying at showgrounds is continuing — according to the chairman of the British Show Horse Association, Nigel Hollings

British judge Stephen Clarke elected as FEI dressage judge general

British dressage judge Stephen Clarke has been elected as the FEI's dressage judge general

Ride judge breaks both wrists at Royal Welsh

Bridget Millington was ride judging the heavyweight hunters on the first morning of the show (23 July) when the accident happened

Farewell to... breeder and judge, SR Martin

SR Martin -  who had an OBE for his services to equestrianism - has died at the age of 91

British Dressage judge payments mean higher entry fees

H&H has learnt that competitors will face higher entry fees when British Dressage (BD) introduces payments for judges this year

Judge injured at Dublin Horse Show settles out of court

A ride judge who sued for damages after he was bucked off in the ring at the Dublin Horse Show has settled out of court

Ten dressage judges vying for London 2012 places

The FEI has announced the 10 dressage judges that make up the long-list for the London 2012 Olympics

British dressage judges get five-star status

Isobel Wessels and Andrew Gardner have been awarded five-star judging status by the FEI

Court cases could kill off ride judging in the show ring

Two current court cases could set a legal precedent over who is liable when someone is injured at a show and potentially signal the end of ride judging

Sarah Gemmell becomes second British vaulting judge

Former vaulter Sarah Gemmell has become only the second Brit to be accepted by the FEI to be a vaulting candidate judge

Dressage experts call for huge changes to judging system

International riders have called for sweeping changes to the way dressage is scored, including deducting marks for a movement from an initial 10 rather than amassing them

FEI proposes dressage judging changes for fairer sport

Olympic and World Equestrian Games dressage tests could be marked by a panel of seven judges and a new supervisory panel may be introduced

Late WHP judge change at Newark & Notts

Mrs P Pattinson will now judge the jumping phase of the Working Hunter Pony classes at Newark & Nottinghamshire County Show