What is “heaves”?
Heaves is a chronic, non-infectious airway condition of horses that also is called recurrent airway obstruction, or RAO and was formerly known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD. The disease occurs in horses more than 6 years of age and is the result of an allergic reaction to inhaled particles. The allergens, [...]
DIY Field/Grass Livery
This type of livery provides the horse owner with a field in which to keep their horse. The horse owner is responsible for all care and feeding of the horse on a daily basis. This type of livery requires the horse owner to attend to the horse every day even if no feeding [...]
Horse owners are being advised to keep their tack safely locked up after equipment worth £2,500 was stolen from a livery stable over the weekend.
Six saddles were taken from The Ridgeway Equestrian Centre, Ridgeway Farm, Bromyard Road, Cradley, between 10pm last Friday (October 23) and 8am on Sunday.
Christine Kuehn, co-owner of the centre, said: “This [...]
A woman has been charged in connection with an attack on two police horses by a Staffordshire Bull Terrier.
Rosie and Toffee were on a routine patrol in Northgate, Harlow, on Wednesday when they were attacked by a dog.
Police said a 43-year-old woman from Harlow has been charged with being the owner of a dog dangerously [...]
Endurance Riding is one of the newest and fastest growing equestrian sports.
Endurance riding is a sport based on controlled long distance races. It is one of the international competitions recognised by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports.
Endurance Rides are races over a trail of 50 to 150 miles. Terrain can be varied and challenging and [...]
By any stretch of the imagination, it was a case of horse-play that went too far.
And three schoolboys were left counting the cost after they decided to bunk off school and indulge themselves at the Goresbridge Horse Sales in the Republic of Ireland.
The students all seniors at Kilkenny College, one of the country’s top Church [...]
Horses are a social species. When allowed to live as they would in the wild, they group themselves with other horses and they form herds. Like other prey animals, being part of a herd makes them feel safe. It improves their chances of survival. A horse’s natural desire to be with other horses is very [...]
A PRESTIGIOUS double at the Horse of the Year show put Slindon rider Bruce Menzies and Sultan V firmly in the limelight at this month’s event in Birmingham, giving Bruce the biggest wins of his show jumping career.
The duo won both the coveted Foxhunter and Grade C Final at Hoys, rewarding years of patience- and [...]
THERE was no stopping Ellen Whitaker in the Leading Showjumper of the Year finale as she steered Equimax Ocolado home to the £7,500 first prize at the Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham.
Huddersfield rider Whitaker won after a six horse jump-off, recording the competition’s only double clear round.
Britain’s number one-ranked rider Ben Maher (Wonder [...]
The KBIS British Equestrian Insurance JRN Championships were held at Weston Park Horse Trials, with the team title going to the Midlands squad.
The team consisted of Eliza Stoddart riding Strike A Pose, Laura Ringrose riding Fair Expression, Rebecca Howe riding Walkers Cottage and Nicola Nelson riding Handels Largo.
Eliza (16), from Market Harborough in Leicestershire, qualified [...]
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