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Red Lion Abattoir claims no wrongdoingSuggestions that horses doped with painkillers were killed at a Cheshire abattoir under false passports have been rejected by the company that runs it, High Peak Meat Exports
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Equestrian colleges see increase in applications post-OlympicsStudents are flocking to study horse-related degrees and further education courses as part of the post-Olympic effect
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Feedmark introduces three new supplementsFeedmark introduces LiverAid, Mare & Youngstock Balancer and Energise
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Protexin’s Gut Balancer gets alfalfa baseThe company has changed the size of tubs for the supplement and given it an alfalfa base to improve palatability
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Champion event rider Blyth Tait ‘downgraded’ by new rulesFormer world and Olympic champion Blyth Tait is among eventers who have been downgraded by new eligibility rules that came in this season
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Payout of £35,000 for cross-country schooling accidentA rider whose horse broke its neck on a Lucinda Green XC the Safe Way Clinic has received a £35,000 out-of-court payment
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Sentence for drink driver who killed two horses branded ‘pathetic’A rider whose two horses were killed by a drink driver has described the guilty man’s fine and driving disqualification as “pathetic”
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Sponsorship news in the UK and Irish horse industriesRiders with new sponsorship deals this week include Natasha Baker, Edwina Tops-Alexander and the Moore-Williams show team
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Michael Whitaker wins £91,000 at Hong Kong MastersMichael was second in the Longines Masters Grand Prix on Saturday night (2 March)
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Sponsorship news in the UK and Irish horse industriesRiders from the worlds of eventing, showjumping and endurance have gained new sponsors, as have a number of equestrian events
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Stallion AI Services to feature on BBC’s CountryfileThe programme featuring Twemlows will be aired on BBC 1 at 7pm this Sunday (3 March)
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Olympic eventing dressage coach Tracie Robinson banned for drink drivingBritish eventing team dressage coach Tracie Robinson has been banned from driving for two years after admitting driving when she was almost three times the drink-drive limit
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Jail for man who neglected arab horsesSome of the horses' stable doors had been nailed shut, says the RSPCA
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Rebel foxhound packs give us a bad name, says masterUnregistered or “pirate” foxhound packs are giving law-abiding hunts a bad name, says the retiring master of the Carmarthenshire
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Heart of England packs to merge next seasonThe Albrighton and Albrighton Woodland will reamalgamate to become one pack again from next season, more than 100 years after the latter was created in 1908
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Season comes to an early end for a number of hunts
Wet weather has forced a number of south Midlands hunts to draw a premature close to their season
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H&H wins ESMA for most informative use of social mediaFor the third year running, we have won the award for the most informative use of social media
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Ten-year ban for owners who neglected eight horsesSabrina Willey and Phillip Gee of Blackpool allowed their horses to become thin, with worms and overgrown feet
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Dr Sue Dyson wins international award for hoof care researchDr Dyson has been inducted into the International Equine Veterinarians Hall of Fame
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Charlotte Dujardin and Lucinda Green win equestrian safety awardsWorld number one Charlotte is one of a small number of top-level dressage riders who choose to wear a safety helmet rather than a traditional top hat
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Eventers determined rain will not stop play this seasonWith the countdown to the eventing season underway, event organisers have been working hard to ensure events can go ahead
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Convictions spark row around Showjumping Ireland committee memberA welfare group has criticised the appointment of a woman with convictions for animal cruelty to the Irish showjumping association
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Farrier struck off for animal cruelty offencesA farrier who was convicted of animal cruelty has been banned by the Farriers Registration Council
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Bute tests show contaminated meat has got into food chainOf 206 horses killed for meat in one week in the UK, eight had been given bute
