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<title><![CDATA[Equestrian sports included in The Sports Recreation Alliance Survey for the first time]]></title>
<link>http://www.horsemart.co.uk/news/equestrian-sports-included-in-the-sports-recreatio/3570</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
	The Sports Recreation Alliance carries out a biennial Sports Club Survey in order to identify how community and grassroots sports clubs are faring. And, in the next survey they will include horse riding for the first time. 
 
	The next survey will have a more specific aim, which is to see how ...]]></description>
<dc:date>2013-05-09T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Painting horse Metro Meteor sells his works of art for thousands]]></title>
<link>http://www.horsemart.co.uk/news/painting-horse-metro-meteor-sells-his-works-of-art/3569</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
	Metro Meteor, a former champion racehorse, has begun painting after retiring from racing.&nbsp; 

	The 10-year-old thoroughbred from rural maryland was forced to finish his racing career early due to bad needs but has found a love for the arts.&nbsp;

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	After retiring he was adopte...]]></description>
<dc:date>2013-05-08T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Punter wins £210,000 from 1p horse race bet]]></title>
<link>http://www.horsemart.co.uk/news/punter-wins-210-000-from-1p-horse-race-bet/3568</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
	Sunday&rsquo;s horse racing saw one lucky gambler win a huge &pound;210,000 payout after only placing 1p wagers.&nbsp; 

	He won a series of accumulator bets that included Sky Lantern, ridden by Richard Hughes, the 10/1 winner of the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket.

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	The winner, based...]]></description>
<dc:date>2013-05-07T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Scottish teenager punches and throws rocks at horse]]></title>
<link>http://www.horsemart.co.uk/news/scottish-teenager-punches-and-throws-rocks-at-hors/3565</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
	A teenager in Scotland attacked a horse (not pictured) last year after pretending he had food for it to lure it near.&nbsp; 

	Nico Pettigrew, 17, allowed the horse to get near then punched it in the face before hurling a rock at the animal.&nbsp;

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	The horse then collapsed due to...]]></description>
<dc:date>2013-05-02T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Gerard Butler faces horse racing steroids inquiry]]></title>
<link>http://www.horsemart.co.uk/news/gerard-butler-faces-horse-racing-steroids-inquiry/3564</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
	A second Newmarket trainer is facing a British Horseracing Authority inquiry for giving racehorses banned steroids.&nbsp; 

	Speaking to the Independent, Gerard Butler said that several of his horses had received treatment for injured joints, however, he claims to have been assured that the su...]]></description>
<dc:date>2013-05-01T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Verges and lay-bys in Cumbria blocked in preparation for Appleby Horse Fair]]></title>
<link>http://www.horsemart.co.uk/news/verges-and-lay-bys-in-cumbria-blocked-in-preparati/3562</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
	The Appleby Horse Fair is on the horizon and roadside verges and lay-bys in Cumbria are being blocked off in preparation.&nbsp; 

	Around 10,000 Gypsies and travellers are expected to attend the annual event, which takes place in Appleby, with many of them arriving in traditional bow-top wagon...]]></description>
<dc:date>2013-04-29T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[New loose horse scheme to be trailed by Thames Valley Police]]></title>
<link>http://www.horsemart.co.uk/news/new-loose-horse-scheme-to-be-trailed-by-thames-val/3561</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
	Police in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire are trialing a scheme which aims to deal with horses that are on the loose.&nbsp; 

	In 2011/12, the police in Slough, Chiltern and South Bucks recorded the highest number of horse calls in the Thames Valley with 265 out of 757 cases.&nbsp;

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<dc:date>2013-04-25T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Police believe horse box lorry could have toppled wedding bus]]></title>
<link>http://www.horsemart.co.uk/news/police-believe-horse-box-lorry-could-have-toppled-/3560</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
	The police in Lisburn, NI, have said that a double decker bus, which was overturned whilst carrying 60 wedding guests, may have been struck by a horse box lorry. 
 
	The incident occurred on the Ballynahinch Road in Lisburn this Saturday. 
 
	Fourteen people had to be taken to hospital with ...]]></description>
<dc:date>2013-04-24T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Mahmood Al Zarooni faces horse doping inquiry]]></title>
<link>http://www.horsemart.co.uk/news/mahmood-al-zarooni-faces-horse-doping-inquiry/3559</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
	Mahmood Al Zarooni, a Godolphin trainer, has admitted to making a &quot;a catastrophic mistake&quot; after anabolic steroids were discovered in samples from his horses.&nbsp; 

	He is now set to attend a British Horseracing Authority inquiry after irregularities were discovered in 11 horses ou...]]></description>
<dc:date>2013-04-23T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Nearly 2,000 signatures for campaign that opposes the closure of local mounted section]]></title>
<link>http://www.horsemart.co.uk/news/nearly-2-000-signatures-for-campaign-that-opposes-/3558</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
	A recent campaign in East Yorkshire has received the backing of almost 2,000 signatures on a petition that opposes the disbandment of Humberside Police&rsquo;s mounted section.&nbsp; 

	Last month, the police force said that it would be closing its unit, that is currently six-strong, in March ...]]></description>
<dc:date>2013-04-22T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[World Horse Welfare launch Rehomed Horse of the Year competition]]></title>
<link>http://www.horsemart.co.uk/news/world-horse-welfare-launch-rehomed-horse-of-the-ye/3556</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
	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 fantastic competition and be in with a chance of winning the accolade.&nbsp; 

	From faithful comp...]]></description>
<dc:date>2013-04-18T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[British government may have to make U-turn over horse passport system]]></title>
<link>http://www.horsemart.co.uk/news/british-government-may-have-to-make-u-turn-over-ho/3554</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
	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.&nbsp; 

	The British government may have to change their mind and begin to fund a national database for horse pas...]]></description>
<dc:date>2013-04-17T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Football fan who punched horse is "disgusted" with himself]]></title>
<link>http://www.horsemart.co.uk/news/football-fan-who-punched-horse-is-disgusted-with-h/3555</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
	A man from Newcastle has admitted that it was him who punched the horse during altercations after the Tyne-Wear derby.&nbsp; 

	Barry Rogerson, from Morpeth, was arrested and bailed on suspicion of violent disorder and he admitted that it was him who had punched the horse, and he told the BBC ...]]></description>
<dc:date>2013-04-17T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Charity pleased with Grand National but still calls for number of horses to be reduced]]></title>
<link>http://www.horsemart.co.uk/news/charity-pleased-with-grand-national-but-still-call/3549</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
	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 Horse Welfare has also welcomed the result of the race, however, it has also stated that there is a n...]]></description>
<dc:date>2013-04-11T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Win a VIP day out for the whole family at the Blindley Heath Country Show]]></title>
<link>http://www.horsemart.co.uk/news/win-a-vip-day-out-for-the-whole-family-at-the-blin/3550</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
	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 as free entry to this cracking event, the lucky winning family will get to meet the famous Jive Pon...]]></description>
<dc:date>2013-04-11T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[50cm tall foal takes first steps in Devon]]></title>
<link>http://www.horsemart.co.uk/news/50cm-tall-foal-takes-first-steps-in-devon/3547</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
	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, while accompanied by her mother Bottriel Swift.&nbsp; 

	Suzanne Dufty, the stud manager at the ...]]></description>
<dc:date>2013-04-09T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Rehomed horse Penny to retire from the world renowned King’s Troop]]></title>
<link>http://www.horsemart.co.uk/news/rehomed-horse-penny-to-retire-from-the-world-renow/3540</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
	World Horse Welfare held their Chairman&rsquo;s Circle Event in London at the King&rsquo;s Troops&rsquo; new barracks in Woolwich last Wednesday (27/03/2013). The location was where Penny, a horse that was rehomed by the charity, was checked by the charity&rsquo;s London Field Officer for the fi...]]></description>
<dc:date>2013-04-03T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Artificial Insemination and Embryo Transfer]]></title>
<link>http://www.horsemart.co.uk/news/artificial-insemination-and-embryo-transfer/3536</link>
<description><![CDATA[
	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.&nbsp; The protocols and techniques that have been developed by our experience now result in excellent fertility rates, 96% of all mares mate...]]></description>
<dc:date>2013-03-26T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Take part in the Horse Owners’ Survey and have your say on the horse passport system]]></title>
<link>http://www.horsemart.co.uk/news/take-part-in-the-horse-owners-survey-and-have-your/3537</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
	The Equine Sector Council for Health and Welfare has launched the horse owners&rsquo; passport survey by initially identifying its problems. This is the first step in a two stage consultation that will build a strong case on the need to completely revamp the current horse passport system in the ...]]></description>
<dc:date>2013-03-26T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Winning racehorse suffers B&Q van hit and run]]></title>
<link>http://www.horsemart.co.uk/news/winning-racehorse-suffers-b-q-van-hit-and-run/3532</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
	A winning racehorse was injured on Saturday (16 March 2013) when a B&amp;Q van hit it whilst trying to overtake the string.&nbsp; 

	The gelding, an 11-year-old called Bennynthejets, was stabled with &nbsp;Lincolnshire-based National Hunt trainer Chris Bealby, and was at the front of the strin...]]></description>
<dc:date>2013-03-19T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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