‘Twelve of the most stressful days of my life’: Graham Fletcher on top horses stuck in the Middle East while missiles flew overhead

P6C5W1 Doha, equestrian stadium Al Shaqab

Former international showjumper Graham Fletcher on horses stuck in the Middle East and British Showjumping’s new tack rules

I should have been in the Middle East this week where son Olli was due to compete at the final five-star show of the Doha tour. Everything about it had been top-class with perfect ground, excellent course-designers and unbelievable prize money. The friendly Qatari people, and their attention to every detail, made it very special. […]