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Read the latest horse and equestrian news from around the world. Including British dressage, Showjumping news, eventing, show results and horse welfare updates! Select from the category list, the equine news you want to read about!
World Horse Welfare rehome Shetland pony that was discovered in an awful condition
Horse Welfare News Friday 19 April 2013
World Horse Welfare have been glad to announce that they have managed to rehome a Shetland horse and it is now thriving after suffering years of horrific neglect.  When Haggis was discov...
World Horse Welfare launch Rehomed Horse of the Year competition
General Equestrian News Thursday 18 April 2013
The horse charity World Horse Welfare are launching a competition to find their Rehomed Horse of the Year. If you are a rehomer through the charity then you can enter one of your horses into this ...
Football fan who punched horse is
General Equestrian News Wednesday 17 April 2013
A man from Newcastle has admitted that it was him who punched the horse during altercations after the Tyne-Wear derby.  Barry Rogerson, from Morpeth, was arrested and bailed on suspicion...
British government may have to make U-turn over horse passport system
General Equestrian News Wednesday 17 April 2013
The EU has sought to tighten controls over information on horses in the wake of the horsemeat scandal, in a move that could see Britain being forced to make an embarrassing U-turn.  The ...
Police horse punched by Newcastle fan is now feeling fine
Horse Welfare News Tuesday 16 April 2013
A police horse that was punched in the altercations between Newcastle and Sunderland football fans on Sunday was not hurt, officers have said.  According to the BBC, Bud, the horse from ...
Dressage rider Pippa Hutton caught speeding at 129mph
Celebrity/Rider News Monday 15 April 2013
Pippa Hutton, the international dressage rider, has been banned from driving after police caught her driving at 129mph, according to www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk. Hutton, who is only 19-ye...
First case of bute found in Asda Smart Price Corned Beef
Horse Welfare News Monday 15 April 2013
The supermarket Asda has removed tins of Smart Price Corned Beef after it was said to contain traces of phenylbutazone (also known as bute). A drug that is commonly used by vets on horses. Th...
Win a VIP day out for the whole family at the Blindley Heath Country Show
General Equestrian News Thursday 11 April 2013
The Blindley Heath Country Show has to be one of the best family days out around and the organisers of the show are offering one family (2 adults, 2 children) a fantastic VIP day out! As well...
Charity pleased with Grand National but still calls for number of horses to be reduced
General Equestrian News Thursday 11 April 2013
In the wake of the Grand National, we reported that the RSPCA was happy with the way the event ended, stating that they were pleased that no horses had to be put down. Well, horse charity, World H...
RSPCA pleased no horses died in the Grand National
Horse Welfare News Wednesday 10 April 2013
The RSPCA has this week announced it is pleased that the Grand National concluded at the weekend without any horse fatalities.  On the charity’s official website, they stated that ...
50cm tall foal takes first steps in Devon
General Equestrian News Tuesday 09 April 2013
A 50cm tall foal has taken its first steps at the Miniature Pony Centre on Dartmoor. Sorrel is one of the smallest horse foals in the UK but she still managed to trek around her enclosure in Devon...
Product News Monday 08 April 2013
To ensure your boots are kept in excellent condition it is important that all dirt & chemicals (natural or artificial) are washed off after every use. You may experience shortened life of your...
World Horse Welfare launch ‘Rehome a Horse Month’
Horse Welfare News Monday 08 April 2013
The emerging horse crisis that has overcome England and Wales recently has led World Horse Welfare to launch its ‘Rehome a Horse Month’. This will be taking place throughout April arou...
RSPCA ‘desperate’ for new homes for horses in their care
Horse Welfare News Thursday 04 April 2013
The RSPCA has claimed that it is desperately trying hard to find homes for some of the young horses that have been dumped by careless owners.  Over the past 12 months there has been a la...
Rehomed horse Penny to retire from the world renowned King’s Troop
General Equestrian News Wednesday 03 April 2013
World Horse Welfare held their Chairman’s Circle Event in London at the King’s Troops’ new barracks in Woolwich last Wednesday (27/03/2013). The location was where Penny, a horse...
Horse found with mutilated genitals in Edinburgh
Horse Welfare News Tuesday 26 March 2013
A horse has been discovered in a livery yard in Edinburgh with its genitals badly mutilated.  The 23-year-old Icelandic gelding, called Hrafn, was discovered bleeding heavily in a field ...
Take part in the Horse Owners’ Survey and have your say on the horse passport system
General Equestrian News Tuesday 26 March 2013
The Equine Sector Council for Health and Welfare has launched the horse owners’ passport survey by initially identifying its problems. This is the first step in a two stage consultation that...
Artificial Insemination and Embryo Transfer
General Equestrian News Tuesday 26 March 2013
Over the last 15+ years the stud vets at Arundel have been performing artificial insemination using fresh, chilled and frozen semen from all over the world.  The protocols and techniques that ...
Overweight horse riders a real horse welfare issue
Horse Welfare News Monday 25 March 2013
The Sunday Telegraph has reported that there are a growing number of horses suffering from health problems because they are being ridden by people who are too fat for them.  The paper wr...
Three family members imprisoned after pleading guilty to neglect
Horse Welfare News Friday 22 March 2013
Three members of the Hickman family, from Brierley Hill, have been imprisoned for neglecting four horses that were kept on Fens Pool Nature Reserve. The family, was sentenced yesterday at Du...
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