A new hacking year is upon us as Your Horse’s #Hack1000Miles kicks off today (1 April) for 2025!

Not all riders who sign up will hit the mighty 1,000 target, but that’s the beauty of this challenge — it’s your own, personal journey that will take you as far as you want to go.

Every mile is worth celebrating — and that’s what #Hack1000Miles is all about!

Our challenge offers a great goal for any riders who love hacking a horse, while helping you form a closer bond and get inspired by other likeminded riders.

Apart from the obvious benefits of a mounting tally of miles acting as a confidence booster, a bond builder between horse and rider and horizons being widened, there is a plethora of prizes to be won too.

How to sign up

It’s free to take part and once you’ve signed up, you will be in for a chance to win some really exciting prizes from our wonderful long-term sponsor Wintec, including a brand new saddle of your choice, plus girths, hat silks and saddlecloths.

To take part, simply sign up* here, log your miles in the digital leaderboard and see how far you can go. Whether you plan to complete the full 1,000 miles or have more modest ambitions, everyone is welcome to take part.

We want to unite even more riders from around the world this year and give them the confidence and drive to get out and enjoy the countryside with their horses.

Watch the video

Footage taken out hacking by some of our brilliant #Hack1000Miles challenges features in the following video:

How it works

#Hack1000Miles is a 12-month challenge and always concludes on 31 March. The digital leaderboard then resets to zero on 1 April and everyone starts on a clean sheet.

Whether you ride solo or in a group, take part in long treks and fun rides or just enjoy a potter around the block and canter around the fields, all the miles you cover count.

You can ride, drive or lead your horse or pony in hand. If you own/ride more than one horse or pony you can choose to either count all their miles as one, or you can set up separate profiles for each of them and see who gets to the 1,000 finish line first. 

This is your journey, so make it work for you and have loads of fun. We only have one rule, and that is that only hacking miles (including fun rides) count — you can’t be in an arena or out hunting, for example.

We also have a friendly Hack 1000 Miles Facebook group where you can share your progress with other participants and find inspiration from their journeys. This is where we choose our favourite hacking stories and photos to win month prizes, so it pays to share!

We love hearing about how you’re getting on, so please do share and be sure to tag your posts with #Hack1000Miles.

If you love hacking and want to be kept in the loop, but aren’t able to join in the challenge this year, you can still sign up to receive our free Hack 1000 Miles e-newsletter, which is packed with hacking-related news and features, as well as our hack Wall of Fame, with pictures chosen from those submitted to our Facebook group.

I wish you all the best of luck and hope you have lots of fun.

Happy Hacking!

*You only need to sign up to the #Hack1000Miles digital leaderboard once, there’s no need to re-register as your account will be automatically rolled over for the new year. All mileage resets to zero on 1 April.

**Prizes are available for UK-based challengers only. Challengers must log their miles on the digital leaderboard to be eligible.

Lead image © Your Horse Library/Kelsey Media Ltd