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Concern as equine welfare charity HAPPA shuts rescue centreEquine welfare charity HAPPA has closed one of its two rescue centres temporarily, following abusive behaviour towards staff by local supporters
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Ginny Elliot pulls out of race for the Irish eventing team manager’s jobThe former world and European champion, who has held the position since 2008, told H&H she had withdrawn her application
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Horsemeat found in beef burgersFood safety officials are investigating how beefburgers on sale in British and Irish supermarkets came to contain horsemeat. The products have been withdrawn from sale
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Charlotte Dujardin to compete Uthopia this weekendThe world number one will be taking the ride on her mentor, Carl Hester's Olympic mount at Addington Manor on Saturday
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Meath Foxhounds welcomes side saddle ridersUp to 60 riders from England, Europe and the USA are due to descend on Co Meath next week to tackle the country’s fearsome drains and ditches riding side saddle
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Dismay as six-year-old final dropped from Horse of the Year ShowShowjumping producers have expressed disappointment that Horse of the Year Show has dropped the six-year-old final from its 2013 schedule
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John McCririck sues Channel 4 for “ageism”The 72-year-old racing pundit, who was dropped from the channel's new line-up of presenters, is seeking damages of £3 million
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Robert Whitaker fined for attacking security guardBritish Showjumping said the incident happened at Horse of the Year Show last October. He was also given a suspended ban
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Two dressage figures team up to write a novelBritish dressage team chef d’equipe Major Richard Waygood and judge Bridget Beresford-Wright have teamed up to write a novel
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Backers sought to keep Valegro in the UKEfforts are under way to secure the finances needed to ensure that Charlotte Dujardin keeps the ride on Valegro
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Funding boost for Olympic horse sportTeam GBR’s medal haul at Greenwich has helped Olympic equestrian sport to secure an additional £4.5million for the Rio Games in 2016
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£6million of grass-roots funding for equestrianismThe British Equestrian Federation is responsible for channelling the money into the sport and harnessing the enthusiasm generated by London 2012
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West Street Tickham Hunt’s final Boxing Day meetThis year’s Boxing Day meet was a poignant one for the West Street Tickham, who are in their final season before disbanding and dividing the country between neighbouring hunts
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Former eventing intermediate champion Daisy Crazy put to sleep, aged 15The spirited mare, who was the lynchpin of Kate Lukas's team, had been suffering from a neurological condition.
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Riders left out of pocket by HorseWorldLiveThe company behind the poorly attended HorseWorldLive show has gone into receivership, following low ticket sales for the event
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Modern version of the traditional hunting whip goes on saleThe Jubilee crop has a traditional antler horn handle at one end for opening gates, but at the other a whip, “not just a floppy bit of leather on the end of a rigid stick”
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Civil Service Riding Club opens its doors to new members
Seventy-five years after it was founded by a small group of public servants, the Civil Service Riding Club is opening its doors to members from other professions
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Totilas’ owners face cruelty investigationA senior public prosecutor has confirmed that she will investigate allegations dressage superstar Totilas is being ill-treated
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Judge ‘staggered’ by £326K RSPCA prosecution of huntThe RSPCA spent £326,000 on bringing the Heythrop and its former huntsman and senior master to court. They were fined after admitting unlawful hunting
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Event rider’s father cleared of dumping tyresThe father of event rider Lucy Wiegersma has been cleared of depositing illegal waste after using old tyres to build new gallops and schooling facilities at his yard in Highampton, north Devon
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Changes ahead for National Pony SocietyThe National Pony Society has sought to reassure members ahead of an extraordinary general meeting on 16 December to discuss major changes to the way the charity is run
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Kauto Star to do dressage with Laura CollettThe 22-year-old event rider said she felt privileged and honoured to be asked to prepare the much-loved chaser for a second career
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Pack of bloodhounds faces disbandingA pack of bloodhounds may have to disband at the end of the season when the owners retire — unless sufficient help can be found to run the hunt
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Horse & Hound news editor’s review of the yearThe head of the Horse & Hound news desk looks back on the big stories of 2012
