 Cover of 6 June 2024, 140th anniversary special issue | |
| Editor In Chief | Sarah Jenkins |
|---|---|
| Categories | Equine |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Circulation | 44,458 (ABC Jan - Dec 2013)[1] Print and digital editions. |
| First issue | 1884 (1884) |
| Company | Future plc |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Website | horseandhound |
| ISSN | 0018-5140 |
Horse & Hound is the oldestequestrian weekly magazine of the United Kingdom.[2] Its first edition was published in 1884.[3] The magazine containshorse industry news, reports from equestrian events, veterinary advice about caring for horses, and horses for sale.Fox hunting has always been an important topic for the magazine, as are the sports ofeventing,dressage,show jumping,horse racing, showing, carriage driving and endurance riding. The magazine includes commentaries from top riders and trainers including event riderWilliam Fox-Pitt, top eventing trainerCaptain Mark Phillips, top show jumper William Funnell and Olympic dressage rider and trainerCarl Hester, among others.
Among the major annual equestrian events reported byHorse & Hound areBadminton Horse Trials,Burghley Horse Trials, TheHorse of the Year Show and theOlympia London International Horse Show.
The magazine is published byFuture plc. The latest copy reaches shops every Thursday, while press day is Monday.
Horse & Hound is one of a number of specialist publications produced by Future Publishing.
In the pastHorse & Hound had two sister equestrian publications,Eventing magazine andHORSE magazine.[4]Eventing was incorporated intoHorse & Hound in 2015 andHORSE was sold to MyTimeMedia in spring 2013.
Horse & Hound's online edition[5] is updated daily with equestrian news and reports from horse events. The site includes a forum where horse enthusiasts can share their experiences with others and ask for help with horse related problems. The website also publishes details of major horse events, biographies of riders, offers training and buying advice, as well as picture galleries.
Horse & Hound was shown and mentioned in the 1999 filmNotting Hill.Hugh Grant's character claims to be a journalist from the magazine at apress junket, and later at a news conference.
In the 1995 filmCircle of Friends, Celia Westward is shown readingHorse & Hound.
In the 2020 film “Dream Horse”, Jan Vokes, played by Toni Collette, looks at Equestrian magazines before picking up a copy of “Horse & Hound” and browsing its contents, before an advert for Directory of The Turf catches her eye with “Everything you need to know about Thoroughbred Racing & Breeding in 1 book.” She subsequently tears out the advert.
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