News Archive | February 2016

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February 29th
- Escaped racehorse swims two kilometres out to sea
- Tributes paid to young event rider who died in Vietnam
- Olympic eventing champion Blyth Tait makes course-designing debut
- Rider safety could benefit from space-age technology
February 28th
- Man banned for life after neglecting donkeys
- Calls for new rider weight rule in the show ring
February 27th
- Firefighters cut horse out of lorry in dramatic rescue
- Love , by Jilly Cooper? Release date for new equestrian romp revealed
- Carriage horse pulling hearse killed in road accident
- Injured Jockeys Fund look to build state-of-the-art centre in Newmarket
February 26th
- ‘I’m pregnant’: British team rider expecting first child
- Top eventer out of the saddle after operation
- New UAE endurance rules fail to slow down riders
- Are there enough opportunities for female jockeys? *H&H VIP*
February 25th
- Four years behind bars for equestrian trade fraudster
- More than 100 malnourished horses rescue in charity’s largest ever rescue
- British ladies victorious at inaugural snow polo tournament
February 24th
- Many Clouds bids to become back-to-back Grand National winner
- Six-year ban for woman who caused suffering to 50 animals
- Concussion research reveals link to suicide *H&H VIP*
- Herd of cobs join Badminton line-up
February 23rd
- Abandoned stallion found with five hooves
- Two-time Cheltenham Foxhunter winner will not defend title
- Dramatic video calls for horse owners to ‘join the charge’ against laminitis
- Is your horsebox floor safe? Horse survives life-threatening accident *warning: graphic images*
- Don’t miss H&H’s largest ever show guide
- Eventers meet to discuss Olympic future of the sport
February 22nd
- £350 ‘Wondercob’ bags two tickets to dressage championships
- British team horse sold for record price notches first win with new rider
- Carl Hester ‘honoured’ to receive global dressage award
- Showing star Jayne Ross recovering from crashing fall
- Void in passport law is ‘madness’ says industry *H&H VIP*
- Top craftsmanship recognised at saddlery awards
February 21st
- Young hunt followers show us how to do it during half-term
- 10 Irish event riders make the cut ahead of Rio 2016
- ‘She has been an unbelievable horse for me’: top Irish showjumper retired at 19
- Major funding boost for helmet testing
February 20th
- ‘It takes all the pleasure away’: para dressage rider joins campaign against blindfolds
- Advances in concussion testing
- Four-star status for Royal Windsor showjumping
February 19th
- Great Scott could be honored with 3m statue
- Global Champions Tour to miss London in 2016
- ‘We need to set the bar high for equine welfare’ : Wayne Channon calls for ethics committee *H&H VIP*
February 18th
- Saracen launches 2016 Ex Racehorse to Event Horse Bursary *Promotion*
- Popular joint-master died of ‘traumatic brain injury’
- Kicked owner drags herself for two hours with broken pelvis
- Where will the 2024 Olympics be held? Four cities bid for the Games
- Tougher measures employed to clean up UAE endurance *H&H VIP*
- Event rider in life-threatening fall to complete triathlon
February 17th
- Dog chases horse along road in terrifying attack
- Photos of man taking horse to chip shop cause online storm
- Teenager seriously injured after horse falls on road
February 16th
- Fire tears through horse sanctuary
- Abandoned horses rescued from industrial area
- Event medics forced to ‘save riders from themselves’ *H&H VIP*
February 15th
- Disappointing Valentine’s? Here are 9 new products to treat yourself to
- Hunt banned from National Trust land
- BE gives go ahead to use alternative frangible device
- Denman feeling ‘fresh’ after gallop at Newbury
- Riders struggling to spot lameness *H&H VIP*
- British Eventing sets goals for next four years
February 14th
- Welsh equine charity opposes ban on tethering
- UK equestrian sponsorship round-up
February 13th
- Horse stuck on gate has lucky escape
- Are you angry or happy? Horses can tell by your facial expressions
- ‘Winged’ saddle pads designed to prevent pressure on spine
February 12th
- UAE endurance rides to resume under new measures
- Racing hero Denman to parade for crowds at Newbury
- Horse left to suffer with ‘horrific’ maggot infested wound
- Eventing may be forced to leave Olympic Games, warns top US trainer *H&H VIP*
- Quadrille riders ‘hugely disappointed’ Olympia final axed
February 11th
- Riders flock to jump bareback in memory of popular amateur
- Rider in serious condition after horse spooked by car
- Victoria Pendleton eyes first Hunter Chase on journey to Cheltenham
- Innovative showcase brings horse buyers and sellers together
February 10th
- Olympic riders among top names to campaign against endurance scandals
- Two horses killed within a fortnight on UK roads
- 12-year ban for former jockey who deliberately lost races
- Mike Etherington Smith blasts idea of ‘equestrian triathlon’ *H&H VIP*
- Daring riders take on bareback hunting challenge
February 9th
- ‘It was an incredible year’: Bertram Allen wins prestigious award
- Top eventer prepares to whip up a feast on Come Dine With Me
- FEI president tells H&H he is confident new venue will be ready ahead of Rio 2016
February 8th
- ‘He’s back where he should be’: eventer Craig Nicolai reunited with Just Ironic
- William Fox-Pitt’s former ride enjoying second career on the hunting field
- Struggle to get on at shows? This might be the solution…
- ‘Racing art was his great love’: Sir Peter O’Sullevan’s art collection to go on display
- Budweiser welcomes new Clydesdale foal
- Do FEI rules need a revamp? H&H investigates *H&H VIP*
February 7th
- Injured foal recovering after being dumped in Essex
- Ijsbrand Chardon wins FEI World Cup driving final in Bordeaux
- Boyd Martin wins $75,000 Wellington Eventing Showcase: rave reviews for innovative class
- One British showjumper qualifies for World Cup final
- British vets relieved as ketamine ruled ‘not a global health threat’
- Horses stuck in canal and swimming pool helped to safety
February 6th
- Move over ponies, here comes elephant polo
- Horse & Hound presents ‘The Cheltenham Festival A Celebration’ – on sale now
- New study into health of British endurance horses
- Ant and Dec to host Queen’s birthday equestrian extravaganza
February 5th
- Five-month-old foal rescued from muddy ditch
- $100,000 fines for stables involved in endurance horse-beating incidents
- ‘We are deeply concerned and shocked’: Endurance GB calls for further action in UAE welfare case
- International Olympic Committee ‘closely monitoring’ Zika virus situation
- Five endurance riders disqualified for beating horses *H&H VIP*
- From white boards to catwalk: Charlotte Dujardin signs modelling contract
February 4th
- RSPCA appeal for information about pony ‘struggling to walk’
- Charlotte Dujardin knocked off world number one spot
- Police horse injured by broken bottle thrown at football match
- Scientists make breakthrough in equine tendon research
- Is your horse too hot in his rug? There’s an app for that
February 3rd
- National Stud in lockdown after equine herpes discovery
- UAE endurance rides ‘postponed’ as crisis continues
- Horse owner unimpressed with family’s £2,000 holiday selfie
- Pony with ‘horrific leg wounds’ making promising recovery *warning graphic image*
- 6-year-old rider hospitalised after pony spooked by dirt bike
- ‘It was the biggest thrill I have ever felt’: youth scheme graduate rides in first point-to-point
February 2nd
- Shetland pony becomes internet hit after appearing on Celebrity Big Brother with TOWIE star
- Top Kiwi eventers find catch rides for $75,000 US horse trials
- Blame culture is encouraging riders to sue *H&H VIP*
- Showjumping joins sports tournament for Arab women
February 1st
- Victoria Pendleton narrowly denied first point-to-point victory
- Inflatable saddle helps women in labour overseas
- Hunt sabs sentenced for acting in ‘threatening and abusive way’
- Go ‘back to the future’: International Eventing Forum 2016
- Pony killed on road after fencing cut open
- New fire sprinkler system to improve equine safety
- £50,000 prize pot for eventers in new series