INVITING US TO HIS GLOUCESTERSHIRE STABLES, DRESSAGE STAR CARL HESTER TALKS WORKING WITH ROYALTY, LEARNING TO RIDE ON A DONKEY, AND WHY HIS SPORT IS ‘STRICTLY’ FOR HORSES
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When double gold medal-winning Olympic equestrian Carl Hester welcomes HELLO! to his stables in the heart of Gloucestershire, it soon becomes apparent that his horses aren’t the only creatures to call the yard home.
As his mounts clip-clop their way back from the field, they’re surrounded by a menagerie of ten rescue dogs, seven peacocks, 18 guinea fowl, 14 chickens and a cat. They all roam freely around the 30-acre property, where Carl has lived and worked for the past
