News Archive | February 2009

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February 27th
- Police evict herd of horses to prevent major road accident
- New Breeze Up Bonus scheme to encourage racehorse ownership
- John Dyer & Son Auctions leaves vendors out of pocket
- Amercian polo player dies after fall in Florida polo match
February 26th
- Australian billionaire sells top polo ponies
- South Dorset kennel huntsman recovering after fall
- Drug-testing rules are branded as ‘onerous’ by riders
- London 2012 warns equestrian training camps not to claim Olympic involvement
- Merseyside Police Equestrian Event renamed for 2009
- Farriers’ anger over proposed qualifications for barefoot trimmers
- Kingsbarn EC says horse welfare was never compromised
- Vere Phillipps temporarily paralysed after fall
- Man charged with littering as horse leaves manure on the road
- £50,000 of tack stolen from Riding for the Disabled centre
February 25th
- James Gray takes the stand to begin defence against cruelty charges
- Equine charities set to benefit from National Pet Month
- Russell Lewis Oakes charged with 84 offences
- Horse entangled in brambles rescued by firefighters
- Women fined for drunk-riding a horse in Hemel Hempstead
- Amy Winehouse spotted in the saddle in St Lucia
- Horse-related injury survey aims to gather global data
February 24th
- Arsonists blamed for stable fire that killed four horses
- Ireland’s Tattersalls Horse Trials to run under-25 CCI** this year
- Welsh Pony and Cob Society judge to be sentenced for animal cruelty
- Katie Price to take on Gladiator Siren in celebrity polo match
- Ponies rescued from waterlogged and dangerous river bank in Norfolk
February 23rd
- Boys imprisoned for killing Shetland ponies
- New partnership to prevent inadvertant postive drug tests in racehorses
February 20th
- Orphaned foal now aiming for the racetrack
- Team chasing changes well received
- Shire championships set to return to HOYS
- Last Scottish public riding school to close
- Monty Roberts’ Join Up put to the scientific test
- Anger at ‘ridiculous’ claims that ecstasy risk is equal to horseriding
- Mark Todd looks forward to UK move
- Studbook Zangersheide severs ties with British agent
- More H&H readers targeted by scams
- Footballer John Terry’s wife buys Pidgley horses
- Has your farrier been struck off? H&H readers asked to check
- Equestrian professionals invited to the National Equine Forum
February 19th
- Horse industry encouraged to offer apprenticeships during the recession
- Runaway military horse surprises Paris tourists
- Appeal for witnesses after dead pony found dumped
- Houghton will host 2009 British Eventing under-18 championship
- Appeal for help for Bosnian Lipizzaners
- BBC to televise the 2009 European championships
February 18th
- Donkey Sanctuary searching for foster homes
- James Gray threatened with arrest over non-appearance at court
- Qualification for the Cheltenham Christie’s Foxhunter extended
February 17th
- Lifeboat crews attempt to save stranded horse
- Behind-the-scenes racing legend crowned employee of the year
- Burghley Horse Trials on television during MasterChef finals
- Dead foal removed from Spindle Farm by the RSPCA
- Former League Against Cruel Sports director joins Countryside Alliance
- Man decorates a donkey with roses to protest Valentine’s Day
- Woman dies after falling from horse on pilgrimage
- Vets donate to World Horse Welfare’s work in Romania
February 16th
- Polo team for London named as worldwide series is launched
February 13th
- Shutterfly diamond on sale for cancer charity
- New title sponsor for national dressage championships
- Harrow council threatens to impound loose horses
- The Royal Show expands equestrian section
- British Eventing heads for ‘stability’
- Horse & Hound warns of advert scams
- Horse owners call for strangles to be made notifiable
- Loose horse on motorway causes traffic chaos
- Unaffiliated Sunshine Tour to expand this year
- Chepstow Horse Trials cancelled for 2009 due to work at racecourse
- Horse dies after being hit by a car in Cheshire
- Cancelled shows and events 2009
February 12th
- Konik foal born in Kent is welcome sign of spring
- Horse injured when shelter roof collapsed
- Former amateur whipper-in pushed hunt monitor into ditch
- Top equine apprentices battle to win £500 training bursary
- Australian eventer Matt Ryan becomes a British rider
- Horse dies and rider injured in hit-and-run in America
February 11th
- Young dressage rider recovering after car crash
- Racehorse trainers joy that Newmarket hotel plans may be refused
- John Francome and Peter Scudamore to inspire young jockeys
- Point Two protective air jacket to be tested at Goodwood
February 10th
- Elderly horse rescued by firefighters in Mid Lothian
- Giant white horse to greet visitors to the south of England
- Ledbury hunt subscriber to raise money by riding bareback
- Grass sickness e-booklet now available online
February 9th
- Cruelty case woman could face jail after 41 horses removed
- University polo teams clash at The Hand equestrian centre
- Tony McCoy wins his 3,000th race over jumps
- Five-year-old girl dies after being kicked in the head by a horse
- Two horses found dead in a frozen creek in America
- Blenheim offers free cross-country buggy tours as Valentine’s Day treat
February 6th
- Awards night for members of Society of Master Saddlers
- Administrators to consider offers for Great Leighs over the weekend
- Well-loved police horse retires to The Horse Trust
- Hickstead to host a high-goal arena polo match later this month
- New BSJA selectors cause fear of bias amongst riders
- Secure investment for your equestrian business with Dragon’s Den
- Charities attack trend for rescuing slaughter horses
- Welsh rider stars on TV show Gladiators
- Clayton Fredericks rumbles horse fraud scam
February 5th
- Equine charity seeks to help working horses in South Africa
- Mandy Stibbe to head up selectors for British Eventing’s senior team
- Tim Flach’s Equus exhibition goes to East Sussex
- What’s in today’s Horse & Hound?
- Ponies and riders fall through ice during racing in Reykjavík
February 4th
- Foal left for dead in a trailer recovering well
- Italy’s controversial Palio horserace could be held at Caernarfon Castle
- High Court delivers landmark ruling: hunts are innocent until proven guilty
February 3rd
- Man arrested after punching police horse in Florida
- Four horses killed in road collision in Northern Ireland
- The work of World Horse Welfare to feature on national TV tomorrow
- Discount riding lessons at six centres across London
February 2nd
- Wild cat or wolf blamed for death of horse in Wisconsin
- Horse of the Year Show box office is now open