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Yorkshire abattoir accused of passing off horse meat as beefIn the latest development of the horse meat scandal, the Food Standards Agency has raided an abattoir in West Yorkshire
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Julian Barnfield testimonial meet postponed due to bad weatherJulian was the huntsman at the centre of the Heythrop court case that caused a furore when it emerged the RSPCA had spent £326,000 on the prosecution
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Ben Maher wins back-to-back grands prix in FloridaBen rode his new ride Urico to victory in the Adeqan CSI** grand prix on Saturday night
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Addington Manor EC in British Dressage disputeAddington Manor Equestrian Centre director Tim Price has accused British Dressage of unfairly restricting competition between venues after he was unable to reschedule his High Profile Show
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Shocking news that frozen lasagne brand is 100 per cent horsemeatSome Findus beef lasagne ready meals are 100% horsemeat, the Food Standards Agency has revealed
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More hunts take action over equine herpes outbreak
But the vet at the centre of the outbreak says the virus is still contained on one yard
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Heythrop suspends hunting over equine herpes outbreakHorse owners in the Moreton-in-Marsh area of Gloucestershire have been warned to watch out for signs of the virus after an outbreak on a hunting yard
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Petition to save Essex’s Longwood Equestrian CentreA petition to save the Basildon show centre from demolition has attracted more than 4,000 signatures
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Horse meat fears fuel call for horse databasePassports must be better regulated and a central database of Britain’s horses is essential, the horse world has reiterated. This follows the high-profile issues surrounding horse meat in the press
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New British Eventing dates still not enough say Scottish ridersBritish Eventing has taken action to halt a decline in the number of Scottish horse trials, with extra dates and classes and a new venue for the 2014 Central Scotland Horse Trials
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‘Harassment’ story prompts outraged comments from antisA teenage girl’s complaints about harassment by masked “hunt monitors” have caused a storm of vitriol on a local newspaper website.
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Carriage ride operator charged over death of spectator at showThe Health and Safety Executive is prosecuting the owner of a carriage ride business and the organiser of a country show over the death of a partially sighted woman
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Horse meat now found in Spanish beef burgersTraces of horse meat have been found in burgers on sale in Spain, it has been reported
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Sponsorship news in the UK horse industryNew and long-standing sponsors have signed up to support British horse sport and riders reveal their new sponsorship deals
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Richard Davison’s Olympic ride Hiscox Artemis is soldThe 14-year-old Westfalian gelding will be ridden by 22-year-old Swiss rider Philine von Bremen
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Livery yards pile on the perks to keep clientsWith money tight, and many people downgrading from full livery to part or DIY, the best yards are making sure they survive by offering their clients more
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Men banned from keeping horses after leaving stallion’s injuries untreatedThe five-year-old cob had tried to jump the gate, suffering injuries that had gone untreated. He was also malnourished and infested with mites
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WOW launches new saddle for larger ridersThe WOW Bounty has a deep profile seat “designed to offer supreme support and comfort to the larger rider”
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Welsh Government pledges £150k to fight fly grazingWelsh deputy minister for agriculture, Alun Davies said the extra funding would help meet the significant legal costs of prosecutions already in hand and planned against fly grazers
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Horsemeat could be tainted with bute, Parliament is told
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Snow forces cancellations and disrupts horse sportFirst flooding and now snow — 2013 has not begun well for equestrianism, with weather conditions forcing cancellations across the UK
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Man killed in horsebox by his daughter’s horseAn inquest heard that Peter McGuire stopped in a layby to check the gelding and it “freaked out” in the trailer, fatally kicking him in the head
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Top riders competing in Ireland get ferry dealIrish Ferries Freight is offering special rates to equestrians who are members of Horse Sport Ireland affiliated groups and those competing in Ireland with an FEI registration number
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Outcry over shocking footage taken at Cheshire horse abattoirThe undercover film, shown on Sky News, shows staff at Red Lion Abattoir undertaking inhumane practices towards horses being dispatched at the slaughter house
