horseandhound.co.uk
Last scanned Jun 25, 2026 · Methodology v4.5 · View Leaderboard →
horseandhound.co.uk scored 56/100 on AI-readiness across 48 parameters measured against ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini visibility checks. 16 parameters passed, 10 failed, and 14 need improvement. Strongest area: Discovery & Metadata. Weakest: Content Authority & Quality. Compared to other pets_and_animals.horses sites, this score is in the 0th percentile.
The website horseandhound.co.uk features the page title Equestrian News, Sport and Training Advice from Horse and Hound. According to its meta-description, visitors can read the latest horse news and sport reports from top shows, explore expert horse care tips, and improve their riding with advice from the pros. Based on the friendly4AI assessment, the website has achieved an AI-readiness score of 56.
16 Pass
10 Fail
14 Needs Improvement
Engine-specific readiness
These are derived on-page readiness estimates for each engine's grounding index — not live engine queries.
Microsoft Copilot · ChatGPT Search
Bing indexGoogle AI Mode · Gemini
Google rankingPerplexity
Own indexClaude
Brave SearchAI Extractability
How easily AI engines can extract and cite this page. Combines freshness, schema, and answer-block placement.
Freshness
At-risk — last modified 10 months ago. Past the 6-month semantic-drift threshold; AI engines cite this band 26% less.
Source:schema_date_modifiedFreshness: page modified 307 days ago. Outside Perplexity 2–3 day window. Outside 13-week recent band. Past 26-week at-risk threshold.
Perplexity 2–3dSchema / Structured Data
4 schema types detected (organization, website, searchaction, webpage). Adding FAQPage is the highest-leverage next step (+28% coverage in 21 days).
Answer Block
No answer block in the first 200 words. Your first 200 words contain navigation, a {{introWordCount}}-word intro, and a product description. Open with a 40–60 word direct answer.
No answer block detected.
GEO — Generative Engine Optimization
Parameters that determine how well AI crawlers can discover and index your content.
Crawlability & Access
robots.txt accessibilityLearn more | Pass |
HTTP status and reachabilityLearn more | Pass |
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AI crawler access controlLearn more | Pass |
Paywall and login gating detectionLearn more | Partial |
Search-bot network reachabilityLearn more | Pass |
Discovery & Metadata
sitemap.xml availabilityLearn more | Pass |
Structured Data (schema.org)Learn more | Pass |
Page metadataLearn more | Pass |
URL stabilityLearn more | Pass |
Structured data (schema.org/JSON-LD) coverageLearn more | Pass |
Security headers baselineLearn more | Partial |
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Internal link coverageLearn more | Pass |
Content-type schema alignmentLearn more | N/A |
IndexNow push-protocol adoptionLearn more | Fail |
Entity grounding via sameAs linksLearn more | Fail |
API & Agent Readiness
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Content Structure
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Content visibility without JavaScriptLearn more | Pass |
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Nosnippet directive detectionLearn more | Pass |
Paragraph length distributionLearn more | Partial |
Section length distributionLearn more | Partial |
Dated statistics ratioLearn more | Partial |
Comparison table presenceLearn more | N/A |
Entity name consistencyLearn more | Pass |
Multimedia coverage and alignmentLearn more | Partial |
AI-Specific Protocols
AI manifests coverageLearn more | Fail |
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UCP manifest availabilityLearn more | N/A |
Content Quality
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Core Web Vitals (page experience)Learn more | Pass |
AEO — Answer Engine Optimization
Parameters that influence how AI systems cite and surface your content in answers.
AI Integration
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Content Authority & Quality
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Author authority signalsLearn more | Fail |
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Content depthLearn more | Partial |
Citation and evidence densityLearn more | Partial |
Answer Positioning
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Answer-oriented content structureLearn more | Partial |
Answer-first H2 complianceLearn more | Fail |
Chunk extractability (self-contained H2 blocks)Learn more | Pass |
TL;DR / Key Takeaways sectionLearn more | N/A |
Answer block shapeLearn more | Partial |