News Archive | February 2008

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February 29th
- Bombproof horse dealers ordered to pay £5,000 by court
- Council orders North Shropshire hounds to be put on leads
- Tattersalls Ireland sue Lambourn racehorse trainer
- Mote End riding centre beats London’s low emission zone
- Lady jockeys parachute jump to raise funds for fellow rider
- Leading charities unite to review equine welfare issues
- Matthew Wright given 23-day suspension by British Eventing
- Coloured show cob Kilkenny Marble has died
- Equestrian Hall of Fame finds a home in London
- Michael Whitaker loses ride on Des Hayettes horses
- Marie Edgar’s Everest Sure Thing dies aged 28
- Dancing to glory at Addington’s Midlands winter regionals
February 28th
- Two miniature horses killed in suspicious stable fire
- Competitors travel from far and wide to SWPA Fun Show
- Oliver Greenall leads point-to-point championship leaderboard
- Australia finally declared free from equine flu
- The Racehorse Sanctuary receives £20,000 from charity auction
February 27th
- Make towing a horse trailer safer with new DVD
- North Staffordshire Hunt donates £10,000 to Air Ambulance
- Dancing to dressage glory at Myerscough winter regionals
- New look for Royal Windsor show jumping revealed
February 26th
- Police warn riders to postcode their tack after thefts
- Western riding to receive extra support from BEF
- Hunts raise £30,000 for Help for Heroes war veterans’ charity
- Horse dies after escaping from field on to A46
February 25th
- British Horse Society clamps down on dog attacks
- Mark Todd passes first hurdle towards Olympic qualification
- Huntsman admits smashing saboteur’s car window
February 22nd
- Konik ponies released to restore an Irish wetland meadow
- Higher prize-pot for Royal Highland classes
- Charities fear influx of unwanted horses in Southampton
- Mendip Farmers’ hunt to press ahead with new kennel plans
- Great Leighs racecourse given green light to open in April
- Carl Hester aims for a place on Britain’s Olympic team
- BBC journalist to ride in the Golden Horseshoe
February 21st
- Man appears in court again over horse drowning at Appleby Fair
- Tim Stockdale to hold lecture-demonstration for the ILPH
- Festival of British Eventing is voted Equestrian Event of the Year
- Animal Liberation Front claims responsibility for attacks against hunt kennels
February 20th
- Horse & Hound reveals new look, on sale Thursday 21 February
- Sean Travis named Stable Employee of the Year in racing awards
- London stables holds Horse Miles sponsored ride for Sports Relief 2008
February 19th
- Fiona Bigwood’s dressage star Mr G De Lully is put down after an injury
- Ireland’s Ward Union wins right to hunt stags in High Court decision
- Men in court tomorrow over blade attack on mare
- William Fox-Pitt and Tina Cook masterclass for Claire Lomas
- Frankie Dettori tries a different type of horse-power
February 18th
- Third anniversary of Hunting Act: only three hunts convicted
- Bill Levett wins British Open indoor cross-country qualifier
- Isabell Werth on form to retain her World Cup dressage title
- Horses in Amersham centre of another RSPCA raid
- Hunt kennels targeted in night of vandalism by animal rights activists
February 15th
- Arko out of contention for this summer’s Olympic Games
- Jackie Chan promotes 2008 Olympic equestrian events
February 14th
- Enjoy benefits of riding with an iJoyRide simulator
- Couple banned from keeping horses for two years
- ‘Safety research fence’ to tour BE events this season
- Lack of farriers in Angus leads to extreme action by owners
- Hickstead’s historic Queen Elizabeth II Cup downgraded
- Shetland Isles to host week-long pony celebration
- Royal Windsor Horse Show axes evening classes for Royal Tattoo
- Ward Union Staghounds challenge hunting licence
- Dog handed to police after horse attacked on bridleway
- Master of the Dunston Harrier dies following hunting fall
- Riding for the disabled horse Bailey retires to The Horse Trust
February 13th
- Veteran Japanese rider returns to Olympics after 44 years
- Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing prize fund increased to $350,000
- Firefighters try to rescue horse from stream in Manchester
- Milton crowned best-loved horse in Britain by Horse & Hound readers
- Hounds from the North Staffordshire hunt to attend funeral of Mike Slater
February 12th
- Wife of national hunt trainer donates £1,250 to help ex-racehorses
- Kent horse dealer Tom Bonner fined £16,000 for passport offences
- Ginny Elliot to coach Ireland’s eventing team for Olympic Games
- Double delight at the Southern Winter Dressage Regionals
- Becky Moody stars at North East Winter Dressage Regionals
February 11th
- Connemara society donates jubilee pony to Riding for the Disabled
- Britain’s oldest licensed jockey, 66, extends winning record
- Tim Stockdale claims qualifying spot for 2008 FEI World Cup final
February 8th
- Plume moth on the attack in fight against ragwort
- Hunts raise funds for wounded war veterans
- Top 10 riders invited to British Open Show Jumping Championships
- New home for the Hunting Office
- Man dies after fall while out with the North Staffordshire hunt
- Riders sign petition to keep six-year-olds at HOYS
- Judge critical of RSPCA in case of innocent couple
- Bramham Horse Trials celebrates 35 years under new director
- Milton’s owner Dorren Bradley dies, aged 88
- The Horse Trust awards new equine research grants
- HOYS workers may not contest 15hh and intermediate classes
February 7th
- Spindles Farm horses have not been returned to Jamie Gray, says RSPCA
- Jessica Kurten pulls out of FEI tribunal over positive medication case
- Carl Llewellyn tempted to ride in 2008 Grand National
- Baloubet Du Rouet retires from the show jumping arena
- BSPS Summer Championships to move after 35 years at Peterborough
- Gerry Flynn retires from top competition to focus on coaching
- Point-to-point championship leaderboard update
- Horse & Hound puts the RSPCA in the dock
February 6th
- Australia secures Olympic slot for dressage team
- Endurance GB donates £1,000 to Redwings Horse Sanctuary
- Britain wins gold and silver in endurance first for India
- Fundraising ball raises £5,500 for injured trainer Robert Alner
February 5th
- Breeder awarded £80,000 for cob stallion kept in police custody
- Operation Esther delivers donations following animal sanctuary fire
- London’s Low Emission Zone: Not all venues within the M25 are affected
- Barbaro to be buried at Churchill Downs, Kentucky
February 4th
- Leading showman Vin Toulson has died aged 78
- Patchetts is outside London’s Low Emission Zone
- Show jumper Georgie Bray in hospital after breaking neck in fall
February 1st
- Operation Esther mobilises after fire destroys an animal sanctuary
- Emile Faurie Foundation helps inner-city school children
- London’s Low Emission Zone starts today with horseboxes hit
- Mike Etherington-Smith to step down from course designing
- Shetland Isles struggle without a farrier
- Debate continues over Olympic cross-country at Greenwich
- Hunt saboteurs claim Surrey Union hunt killed a fox
- Winsome Adante to be honoured in official retirement ceremony
- Jamie Gray of Spindles Farm to appear in court on Monday