Weather

Badminton Horse Trials weather is set fair

The weather forecast for the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials is dominated by high pressure

Hunts rally against tough season

Hunting Office director Tim Easby has saluted masters and hunt staff for persevering through an “absolute swine of a season”

Is it time to change your equestrian sport?

Could now be the time to consider a change of direction with your riding?

Is Twitter to blame for many withdrawals from horse trials?

Social media — an invaluable tool or an obstructive hindrance? This is the question being mooted by horse trials organisers in light of the recent spate of weather-induced cancellations

Team chase organisers beat bad weather

Team chase organisers have managed to rescue the spring season despite the loss of the first four events to severe weather

Horse trials insurance is soaring

Horse trials organisers are having to shoulder steep event insurance increases and another wet year could render some events uninsurable, an expert has warned

Weather devastates horse sport for second weekend in a row

Rain, snow and hail have combined to force another slew of cancelled competitions

Weather forces difficult start to the eventing season

Opinion was divided as to whether it would have been better to cancel Tweseldown due to the ground conditions

Season comes to an early end for a number of hunts

Wet weather has forced a number of south Midlands hunts to draw a premature close to their season

Eventers determined rain will not stop play this season

With the countdown to the eventing season underway, event organisers have been working hard to ensure events can go ahead

Snow forces cancellations and disrupts horse sport

First flooding and now snow — 2013 has not begun well for equestrianism, with weather conditions forcing cancellations across the UK

Floods cause misery for horse owners

Continued heavy rainfall has created more chaos for owners for the beginning of 2013 with flooding of schools, fields and lanes

Mud fever rampant as deluge continues

With sodden conditions across most of the country, vets are reporting a high incidence of mud fever this winter

Rain and floods cause havoc for horse owners

Equestrian fixtures were hit by a spell of heavy rain and horse owners around the country have battled with flooded yards, grazing and hacking

Hunts finally make a start in 'glorious' Indian summer

Autumn hunting is getting under way around the country, after many packs reported a delayed start to the season because of the unusually late harvest

How have horse owners and competitions coped with the unseasonal weather?

The recent rainfall has not only prompted a multitude of cancellations but it has also caused a range of veterinary problems for horses

Businesses on edge of ruin from wet summer

Widespread cancellations of shows, events and country fairs has caused havoc for retailers this summer

Great Yorkshire Show abandoned due to heavy rain

Heavy rainfall has forced organisers to call off the remainder of this year's Great Yorkshire show

Event organisers count cost of heavy rainfall

County shows, horse trials and point-to-point fixtures have all been affected, with British Eventing alone losing more than 50 days

Six horses rescued from neck-high floodwater

Six horses have been rescued from neck-high floodwater in Greater Manchester, after the river Roch burst its banks