News Archive | April 2009

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April 30th
- Memorial fund for Barlow master Anne Wilson
- Horse magazine unveils a bright new look
- Badminton Horse Trials 2009 live dressage coverage
April 29th
- Merial denies involvement of Biodyl in Lechuza polo pony deaths
- New Mary King DVD to be launched at Badminton Horse Trials
- Team chase rider recovering well from fall that led to a brain bleed
- Dee Kennedy’s blog: I’m number 86 at Badminton Horse Trials
- Horse & Hound website sets new record
- Strongid-P marketing campaign wins award
- Badminton Horse Trials 2009 shopping news
- Zara Phillips to design own range of Musto clothing
- Selenium named as likely cause of Lechuza polo pony deaths
April 28th
- British racing commentator Mark Johnson to make history
- Dressage rider sought for Mary King’s King Solomon III
- Horse dies after collision at Churchill Downs
- Charlotte Platt’s blog: being bucked off and our first foal of 2009
- Tickets still available for BHS breeding awareness day
- Riders in the north warned about planned low flying exercise
- Ian Olding’s death at Belton Horse Trials: investigation launched
- UK polocrosse team slips in fourth place in international rankings
- US Polo Association to bring in doping rules after pony deaths
April 27th
- Girl was bucked off minutes after removing riding hat
- Springsteen’s wife falls from horse
- National Coal Mining Museum’s pit pony dies
- Welsh woman faces charges of cruelty
- Mark Todd withdraws from Badminton Horse Trials
- The Queen opens new clubhouse at Guards Polo Club
- Volunteers needed for Windsor 2009 European Championships
- Lucinda Fredericks wins Rolex Kentucky three-day event
- Event rider Ian Olding killed at Belton Horse Trials
April 26th
- Lucinda Fredericks powers into Kentucky Rolex lead
April 25th
- Bettina Hoy leads Kentucky Rolex after dressage
April 24th
- Dressage panel looks to ice skating for scoring tips
- Donkey foal saved by primary school children in India
- ‘Claims will be paid,’ Equestrian Direct customers are told
- Ian Stark to design cross-country at Bramham Horse Trials from 2010
- Rider sues Ministry of Defence after horse spooked by helicopter
- International show jumping prospect Fantasia II sold
April 23rd
- Horse owners warned to fence off potential danger zones
- Horse riders concerned about potential restrictions on beaches
- Cut-price Blenheim Horse Trials tickets bought at Badminton
- Security concerns after horse bitten by dog at horse show
- Fine for dealer who sold horse with severe laminitis
- Banned for allowing horse to suffer
- Public invited to watch The King’s Troop in Regents Park
- Charlie Hutton’s blog: success at Addington international
- Zara Phillips and Toytown have a late draw for Badminton Horse Trials
April 22nd
- Richard Dunwoody ‘spaced out’ after walking 72 miles in 72 hours
- Madonna’s horse fall: “no mention” of paparazzi in police report
- Top class field heads for Rolex Kentucky three-day event
- Death of joint master of Barlow hunt
- Two new toll rides in the West Midlands
- Thoroughbred Rehabilitation Centre auctions off Michael Owen stable visit
- H&H blog: Dee Kennedy considers her Badminton trot-up outfit
April 21st
- Security stepped up in Kentucky after death of polo ponies
- Case of alleged cruelty to 69 horses comes to court
- Man arrested on suspicion of beating horse to death
- Donkey fights off dog attacking sheep
- Behind the scenes at the British Open: day one
- Pantomime horse race aims to raise over £10,000 for charity
- Ban for ‘farrier’ who left mare’s hoof abscess untreated
- Employment tribunal rules Ernest Dillon was unfairly dismissed
April 20th
- Imperial Cavalier withdrawn from Badminton Horse Trials
- Twenty one polo ponies die from mystery illness in Florida
- Gray faces charges of failing to dispose of horse carcasses properly
- Madonna injured as horse spooked by paparazzi
- Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum wins third World Cup title
- Robert Whitaker delights British Open crowds with third championship
April 19th
- Steffen Peters is Rolex FEI world cup dressage champion
April 18th
- Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum on course for third World Cup title
April 17th
- BBC TV deal leads to historic date change for Badminton Horse Trials
- Charlie Hutton’s blog: Winter dressage championships
- Nine racehorses killed in stable fire
- Bronze horse sculpture worth £200,000 stolen
- Watch the Queen’s horses in Green Park
- Uninsured tack shop targetted in £32,500 raid
- Paris racetrack parcels up posh poo for racegoers
- Horse breeder campaigns for new low-level flight limit
- World Horse Welfare tests the public on horse welfare
- Pony racing season got underway at Towcester racecourse
- Boomerang fights on with support from top riders
- Have your say over government ‘horse tax’
- Tweseldown manager found guilty of dangerous driving
- Breeder charged with cruelty to 177 horses found in New York last week
- RSPCA appeals for information after death of starving colt
- Ben Maher clear in speed leg of Rolex World Cup finals
- America heads affairs at Rolex FEI dressage world cup finals
April 16th
- Shire horse foal shot in horrific attack in Lancashire
- Dee Kennedy’s Badminton blog: Big El goes well at Burnham Market
- Dutch dressage star to miss World Cup Finals
- H&H exclusive blog: Badminton Horse Trials cross-country course
- Ben Maher and Michael Whitaker on their Rolex World Cup chances
April 15th
- Owner appeals for help finding stolen matching driving horses
- Free photographic help available for horse welfare organisations
- Ireland fields its first competitor in international vaulting competition
- Police horse dies while on duty in Edinburgh
- Paralympian Nicola Tustain retires from international competition
- Polo to be played on Clapham Common in London this summer
- Aspiring horseracing journalists win Martin Wills awards
- Top riders reveal their Las Vegas World Cup hopes
- London Marathon runners help equestrian and country causes
- Wichita Lineman put down after Irish National
April 14th
- Philip Billington dies suddenly on Easter Monday
- Top female jockey Hayley Turner stood down for a year
- Case dropped against hunting men arrested in dawn raids in 2007
- Hind boots banned at Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show
April 13th
- Eventers no longer eliminated for breaking a frangible pin
- Viewers complain about BBC programme Horse People
- HorseWorld urges horse lovers not to set up private sanctuaries
- Dressage rider Andrew Gould turns his hand to eventing
April 9th
- Lusitano horses to perform classical equitation to live music
- BHS gets the go-ahead for new £3million headquarters
- Denman on road to recovery after Aintree fall
- Changing times for the Farmers Bloodhounds
- Single payment scheme subsidy under threat
- Plans to close Dublin horse market shelved due to credit crunch
- African Horse Sickness guidance available from Defra
- Polo takes first steps towards a place at WEG
- An end for the Royal Show but horse classes to continue
- Police warn ‘mark your tack if you want it back’
- Ride Britain’s sole surviving horse-drawn tram
- Dartmoor ponies help disabled through Ponies Inspiring People project
- Horse feed makers unite to stamp out banned substances
- Vote Chailey Stud’s head girl for Miss England
- Carriages descend on Ardingly for London Harness Horse Parade
- Winter dressage champs blog: high emotion and great competition
- Grand National hero Mon Mome has a race named in his honour
- Badminton Horse Trials blog: Dee Kennedy’s first 2009 advanced run
- World Horse Welfare and Redwings appeal for homes for rescues
April 8th
- Delia Stacey horse-keeping ban upheld by London’s Appeal Court
- Injured event rider Rosie Chinery to go home from hospital
- Miners Frolic and Imperial Cavalier withdrawn from Rolex Kentucky
April 7th
- Owners sought for equine grass sickness research
- Intrepid rider from Wales continues her ride from Beijing to London
- Woman dies after horse spooked by chainsaw
- Charlotte Platt’s blog: back in Britain and spring has arrived
- Sheikh Mohammed ‘bans himself’ after his horse tests positive
April 6th
- Wild ponies moved from scrubland in Wales to Bransby Home of Rest
- CIC** and CIC*** at Hutton Horse Trials cancelled
April 4th
- Mon Mome 100-1 outsider wins the Grand National at Aintree
April 3rd
- Dakota gets record deal for young show jumpers
- Young polo player’s tack trolley wins design competition
- Parliamentary horse group formed for Wales
- New ‘fairer’ working hunter classes for native ponies
- Fjord horses to be returned to cruelty case breeder
- British Eventing fights new frangible pin rules
- Thames Valley Police set to meet Masters of Foxhounds Association
- New warmblood society approved in Ireland
- Horse People documentary starts tomorrow on BBC2
- Grand National runners: jockeys and trainers talk about their chances
- Horse industry unites to challenge “daft” VOSA driving rules
April 2nd
- Denman injured in fall at Grand National meeting
- Exotic Dancer dies of heart attack at Grand National meeting
- Para rider determined to get back in saddle after breaking both legs
- Christian Ahlmann gets harsher penalty for Olympic doping offence
- Laura Bechtolsheimer lines up for TREC challenge at Royal Windsor
- James Gray appears in court on transportation of horses charges
- Charlie Hutton’s blog: World Class training and fabulous physio
April 1st
- Andrew Nicholson’s ride Lord Killinghurst retires from eventing
- TV presenter arrested after ramming police horse with car
- Discounted lessons for riders in the West Midlands
- Dee Kennedy’s blog: my Badminton entry has been accepted
- Horse dies in US after becoming impaled on a fence
- iPhone applications launched to help horse owners