News Archive | June 2009

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June 30th
- Frankie Dettori to walk with Richard Dunwoody
- Ban for teenager who left mare’s ulcerated eye untreated
- British jockey seriously injured during race in Australia
- New £10,000 prize in 2-star eventing
- New sponsor for intermediate championship at Gatcombe
June 29th
- British modern pentathletes win European team gold
- New Horsewatch scheme for West Yorkshire
- Polly Products congratulates William Funnell on his Derby win
- Vaulter Joanne Eccles beats the world at Aachen
- Michael Whitaker suspected of doping at La Baule
June 28th
- William Funnell wins the DFS Derby at Hickstead
- Trevor Breen wins Speed Derby at Hickstead
June 26th
- Ice cream ban causes meltdown at Salisbury racecourse
- Williams picks up three-month ban and Lynch fined £50,000 at BHA hearing
- Clapham celebrates the southern hemisphere at Toast Festival
- Angus Smales wins JumpCross’s biggest ever prize of £2,500
- HOYS seeks new talent for equestrian displays
- Horsebox seller still waiting for money 20 months later
- Illegal farriers taken to court for a second time
- Horseworld petitions Defra over horse owners levy
- Delay hits English microchip regulations for horses
- Cremello classes a first at annual palomino show
- Emma Hindle heads British dressage team in Aachen
- Katy Willings’ Mongal Derby blog: Lather, rinse, repeat
- Gladiators on horseback in aid of Help for Heroes
- Race-fixing hearing against Lynch, Burke, Williams and Rodgers begins
June 25th
- Horse was shot in the head
- Appeal for missing foal but mare returned in Thames Valley area
- Barefoot riders to tackle 260-mile ride
- Olympic open weekend boasts five equestrian events
June 24th
- Katie Price donates prizes for HorseWorld sponsored ride
- Tina Cook talks to H&H readers online
- Isabell Werth suspended after horse Whisper fails drugs test
- Susan George holds photography exhibition at Harrods
- Police in Lambourn trying to track down stolen ponytrap
June 23rd
- GB vaulters head to Aachen for World Equestrian Festival
- Last few days to sign petition against low flying helicopters
- Nicky Henderson found guilty of administering banned substance
- New riding club formed in Suffolk
- Redwings celebrates its Silver Jubilee at Summer Open Weekend
- Equestrian centre struck by strangles appeals for funding
- Katy Willings’ Mongol Derby blog: update from data monkey HQ
- Breyer creates model of schoolboy’s pony Pippin
- Grass sickness forces closure of RDA centre in Stirling, Scotland
June 22nd
- Jumps racing in Australia under fire again as sixth horse dies
- Katy Willings’ Mongol Derby blog: your ego’s writing cheques your body can’t cash!
- Katy Willings’ Mongol Derby blog: the ministry of funny walks
- Katy Willings’ Mongol Derby blog: 10 weeks to go
- Katy Willings’ Mongol Derby blog: once more into the breeches
- Katy Willings’ Mongol Derby blog: The missing kilo
- Meet Katy Willings: dressage rider turned Mongol Derby competitor
- Riders to contest the RDA National Championships at Hartpury
- Richard Dunwoody reaches half-way mark on 1,000 Mile Challenge
June 19th
- Racehorse killed and jockeys injured during race in Canada
- Event rider plans to set world record for non-stop riding
- Couple seek compensation after stable fire
- Endurance riding techniques help Sir Ranulph Fiennes climb Everest
- Show jumpers save pony from lorry fire on A1(M)
- British Dressage seeks feedback on proposed rule changes
- New racecourse Ffos Las has successful opening meeting
- Riders injured and horse killed in Sligo beach race
- Conservatives pledge support for repeal of the Hunting Act
- ‘Festival of the Horse’ replaces The Royal Show
- Equestrians awarded MBEs in The Queen’s Birthday Honours
June 18th
- Horse owners asked to send in photos to break world record
- Charlie Hutton’s blog: competitions, competitions and more competitions
- Yeats wins record fourth Gold Cup at Royal Ascot
- Douglas Bunn’s funeral to be held on 29 June
- Giant horse sculpture unveiled at Marble Arch
- Horse owners’ opinions sought on plans for new animal health body
- Riders prepare for Mongol Derby: toughest horserace in the world
- New appointments within the equestrian industry
- Get FEI Nations Cup commentary sent to your MP3 player
June 17th
- New Welsh racecourse Ffos Las to open today with a sell-out crowd
- Spinal Research launches nationwide raffle to win a Wow saddle
- Horse owners asked to help with equine grass sickness survey
- Viewers complain about horse mating scene in chocolate advert
- James Gray released on bail after appealing cruelty conviction
- Horseworld in mourning for Hickstead founder Douglas Bunn
June 16th
- America calls for subsidised castration for unwanted horses
- School for disabled children appeals for a new pony
- New Forest verderers shocked as pony lies beside dead friend
- Snodgrass the police horse retires from Greater Manchester Police force
- The Pony Club awards first Blue Cross Welfare merit badges
- Adelaide three-day event will go ahead thanks to pledges from supporters
- Seventy-year-old clippers could be the oldest in the land
June 15th
- Eleven-year-old girl dies after being kicked by a horse
- Racehorse killed in motorbike accident in Lambourn
- Racehorse trainer Matt Gingell warned off for “milkshaking”
- Suspended sentences for horse theft pair
June 14th
- Andrew Nicholson wins a second Bramham Horse Trials
- Michael Jung wins Luhmühlen Horse Trials CCI****, Mary King best Brit
- Emily Llewellyn wins under-25s at Bramham Horse Trials
June 13th
- Yorkshire girl in pole position at Bramham Horse Trials
- Andreas Dibowski leads Luhmühlen Horse Trials after cross-country
- Duarte Seabra leads Bramham Horse Trials under-25s
June 12th
- Daisy Dick Springs into the lead at Bramham Horse Trials
- James Gray jailed for six months and banned from keeping horses
- Frank Ostholt in top spot after Luhmühlen CCI**** dressage
- Horseworld misses bridleway and coastal access chances
- Horse trader James Gray to be sentenced this afternoon
- Driving regulation red tape drives horsebox downsizing
- The latest addition to Bill Turner’s racing yard — a zebra
- Mandatory riding hat law introduced for under 16s in Florida
- Credit crunch blamed for low showing entries
- Nations Cup show jumping teams frustrated with format
- New ‘Zafran’ bloodline created by Yorkshire horse breeder
- Donkeys saved from slaughter on Caribbean island
- FEI halts move to suspend German show jumper Marco Kutscher
- Raising money for the World Equestrian Games 2010
- Team GB needs £500,000 for World Equestrian Games
June 11th
- Injured event rider Rosie Chinery back competing
- Rider attacked by swarm of ‘killer bees’
- New vet hospital for horse owners in the south west
- Part-bred Arab filly collects Cuddy ticket at Royal Cornwall
- Laura Bechtolsheimer and Mistral Hojris break own record
- Police horse Scorton, 21, retires from Lancashire Constabulary
- Equine vets prepare for “Welsh 3000” charity walk
June 10th
- Celebrities try their hand at drawing horses to support BHS campaign
- Ella McEwen heads British eventing squad for pony Europeans
- Tack marking session in Hayling Island, Hampshire
- East London MP Jim Fitzpatrick appointed minister for the horse
- British endurance team win bronze on borrowed horses in South Africa
- First Polo in the Park event is hailed a great success
June 9th
- Richard Dunwoody reaches 250 miles on his 1,000 Mile Challenge
- Clare Balding presents BBC Derby coverage after surgery for cancer
- Orphaned foal James starts new life with foster mum
- World Horse Welfare removed 25 horses from Aberdeenshire farm
June 8th
- Spate of arrests at Appleby Horse Fair after mass brawl
- Teenage event rider unconscious after fall at Bishop Burton
- Two horses die when horsebox falls 50ft in Co Kilkenny
- Carl Llewellyn set to be reunited with Nigel Twiston-Davies
- Popular driving trials groom killed in motorbike accident
- Epsom Derby attracts 2.8million TV viewers on BBC1
- Rider for eventing legend King Solomon is chosen
June 6th
- Epsom Derby day: a proper race and a proper horse
- Sea The Stars is a real Epsom Derby hero
June 5th
- British-bred Sariska wins the Oaks at Epsom
- Racing world supports ‘Buy Dad a Day for Father’s Day’ charity auction
- Royals take Beating Retreat salute on Horse Guards Parade
- ‘Jill’ books back on sale
- Detling point-to-point organisers face BHA disciplinary panel
- New equestrian centre for Aberdeenshire
- Horse rescued from being trapped by chain on beach
- Riders fight wind farm in South Cambridgeshire
- Charities look to recoup Spindle Farm costs
- British Eventing moves to make air jacket BETA-approved
- Donations pour in to save Adelaide three-day event
- Clearer FEI doping and medication rules for horses welcomed
- Epsom Derby jockeys to wear black armbands for Vincent O’Brien
June 4th
- RSPCA to have a round-the-clock presence at Appleby
- Lee Pearson to attend sponsored charity donkeython
- Richard Dunwoody reaches 100 miles in 100 hours
- Charlie Hutton’s blog: learning to drive and forgetting to ride
June 3rd
- Going to Fontainebleau? Sign up for the International Supporter’s Pavilion
- New equestrian websites round-up
- William Fox-Pitt gets new sponsor in FMBs therapy systems
- Horse dies after being trapped in a collapsed barn
- Australian trainer fined for threatening kill horses if jump racing was banned
- BETA International supports Riding for the Disabled
- Young rider battles back from serious injury
- Millfield School steps into breach at student polo day
June 2nd
- Horse, donkey and goat die in a fire in Pakistan
- Fenwick Bloomsbury picks up Cuddy ticket at Bath & West
- Injured eventer Jonathan Chapman selected for CIC** team
- Olympic eventer Tina Cook appeals for foster mare
- James Gray expected in court today on welfare charges
- Katie Jerram undergoes emergency neck surgery
- Show pony judge change at Rutland County Show
- Wish comes true for young cancer sufferer who is given her own pony
June 1st
- FEI calls in professional investigators to look into German doping allegations
- FEI appoints new director of dressage
- Racing legend Vincent O’Brien has died
- Zara Phillips gets an early bath in fall at Tattersalls World Cup qualifier
- New website gives impartial advice on buying horse trailers
- Tattersalls ground team praised after event horse breaks leg