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Winter is downtime for the eventing yard

This month, Toots Bartlett's head groom Eve reflects on joining an eventing team and has been enjoying the quiet season to get ahead on...

Never been to the races? Me neither…

My first visit to a racecourse – on a windblown and wet November day in Wincanton – wasn’t at all what I expected, says...

Horse holidays and housekeeping

The horses are off for a rest, but it’s time for cleaning, sorting … and perhaps some jumping, says three-day eventer Toots Bartlett With the...

The end of the season

The end of the season allows time for reflection and learning – and a couple of weeks off for the four-legged members of the...

Her Majesty the Queen and her love for racehorses

Lucy Procter looks back at The Queen’s lifelong love of horseracing, and her success in the breeding yard https://youtu.be/HZ5fkUCwv9I In September the Thoroughbred racing and breeding...

A Pony Club Summer

Local chief instructor Mouse Berry looks back on busy months of Pony Club activities as the season grows colder The lighter evenings and better weather...

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Festive fun and top-class racing this winter at Wincanton Racecourse!

As the jumps season gets into full swing, Wincanton Racecourse is preparing to welcome racegoers to a trio of festive fixtures that have become...

When gardens can become lifeboats

With cuckoos gone and insects vanishing, Neil Walker believes towns like Sherborne are unexpected sanctuaries for wildlife pushed out of farmland For most of us,...

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