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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-04T09:32:59.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.horseandhound.co.uk",
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  "textContent": "TRAILER PARK LORRY LORRIES EVENTING FIELD MUD MUDDY 2023 WASHING OFF GRAZING STOCK\n\n**H &H’s showing editor Bethan Simons speaks up on the need to address questions surrounding equine welfare, which she rates as “showing’s most pressing concern”**\n\nWith qualifying season well under way, I find myself in an awkward spot as I discuss results. I want to talk about exciting new horses, promising talent and the working hunter course. Sometimes, the food. I’m not naive. Not everything in sport is rosy; I’m open to discussion and to addressing concerns. But hearing the […]",
  "title": "‘Why are we reluctant to speak up and voice our concerns to showing societies?’ asks H&H’s Bethan Simons"
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