News Archive | April 2016

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April 30th
- ‘Much beloved’ former eventer put down
- Producers fall foul of Royal Windsor’s closing date *H&H VIP*
- UK equestrian sponsorship round-up
- Michael Jung leads Rolex Kentucky after dressage
- Young rider killed in eventing accident in Australia
April 29th
- Police powers to unmask hunt saboteurs used just once in past three years
- Horsebox technician finds ‘minefield of disasters’ in lorries
- Public pledges to help buy Uthopia for Carl Hester
- First Silver Spur Challenge hunt ride ‘a success’
April 28th
- Carl Hester ‘appalled’ by sale of Uthopia by auction
- Emaciated filly found ‘in desperate need’
- Uthopia to be sold at auction without reserve
- Rider injured after driver ‘deliberately sounded his horn’
- Title contender to miss Badminton after top horse injured
- Own a traditional gypsy cob, draught or native? New dressage championships for you
April 27th
- ‘Bind your beaks in’: Katie Price responds to clipping criticism
- Thousands raised for equine charities thanks to London Marathon runners
- The Brooke honoured for saving hundreds of equines after Nepal earthquake
- Alice Dunsdon and Ben Hobday make the Badminton cut
- Equine flu: why you need to be vigilant *H&H VIP*
- Riders urged to be alert for hazardous caterpillar
April 26th
- Top dressage horses out of Olympic contention
- 11-year-old tackles 50-mile ride for IJF
- Lelegro: Valegro’s first full brother is born
- Brits dominate at Irish leg of eventing Nations Cup
- 20-day suspension for Grand National runner-up
April 25th
- Cheltenham Gold Cup winner’s career in doubt following tendon injury
- Rio dressage watch: British riders on bullish form abroad
- Penelope Leprevost: FEI takes no further action after Gothenburg warm-up incident
- ‘I’m still hungry to retain title’: Richard Johnson crowned champion jump jockey
- First test for encysted redworm in development
April 24th
- Strangles kills hunter who survived 10 days stuck in a thicket
- Phoebe Peters wins on junior international debut
- ‘You never think it will happen to you’: injured event rider urges others to get insured
- Developing a cure for sweet itch *H&H VIP*
- ‘It felt life-changing’: Tim Price’s Wesko out of Rio contention
April 23rd
- Kent horse crisis: dead mare found tied to tree *warning: graphic images*
- Charity race organisers reject Claire Lomas’ 10km entry
- Lucky escape for horse wrapped in metal stuck in hole
April 22nd
- Event’s new photography policy ‘to work for everyone’
- Heartbreak for Olympic rider: ‘It doesn’t seem real she’s gone’
- Cheltenham racecourse fined £5,000
- New device to monitor horse’s drinking habits
April 21st
- William Fox-Pitt withdraws from Badminton
- Dead foal prompts thousands to sign petition to government
- Swapping ponies for pointers: teen makes history
- New Zealand to consider ban on hot branding
- Celebrating The Queen’s love of horses on her 90th birthday
April 20th
- ‘Air jackets are life-savers: get them serviced’
- Dressage: London Olympians line up to compete at Royal Windsor
- Oliver Townend to be Badminton 2016 pathfinder
- Judi Dench to help ex-racehorses find new careers
April 19th
- Wash for white horse ahead of Queen’s 90th
- British Eventing updates hat rules following outcry
- Stand aside Boaty – it’s Horsey McHorseface
- Emaciated pony ‘covered in wounds and sores’ dumped dead on roadside *warning: graphic image*
April 18th
- Outcry over British Eventing’s cross-country helmet decision
- Sporting legends swap cricket balls for microphones at Epsom
- Rio bids to boost ticket sales *H&H VIP*
April 17th
- World bronze medallist put down at Belton: ‘He was a gentleman; everybody loved him’
- ‘Intelligent’ headcollar allows owners to monitor horses from afar *H&H VIP*
- Clifton Promise to be retired at Badminton
- Innovative robotic sling designed to help injured horses
April 16th
- UK equestrian sponsorship round-up
- Owners ‘put lives at risk’ to rescue trapped horses *H&H VIP*
- Tokyo 2020 Olympic eventing course designer revealed
- Champion racehorse loses three-day-old foal
April 15th
- Five years in prison for teenage driver who killed British Racing School graduate
- Three top riders down to one horse at Badminton 2016
- Eventing superstar Avebury retires from the sport
- Foal surprises crowds by making very public arrival
- FEI to help develop protocol for dealing with sporting concussion
April 14th
- Use of spurs, nosebands, bits and draw reins in competition called into question
- Advanced event mare put down: ‘They tried to save her foal, but he didn’t make it’
- Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin head British riders at Keysoe CDI
- Racehorse put down after jumping rails into spectators *warning, graphic video*
- Badminton bullish about going ahead despite wet weather
- Road safety campaign could reach millions of drivers
April 13th
- British Eventing introduces new BE105 class
- ‘He is a phenomenal horse’: new venture for Hallmark IX
- Bodmin Moor update: one pony put down and 21 rehomed
- Blenheim reveals new course-designer for 2016
April 12th
- New proposal to make horse trailers safer *H&H VIP*
- Countryside Alliance chairman condemns trolls for online abuse after child’s death
- Evidence heard as Animal Welfare Act review begins
- Racing heavyweights reign supreme
- Rescued horses will be honoured in Badminton trail
April 11th
- Oliver Townend withdraws from Kentucky
- William Fox-Pitt ‘absolutely fine’ following fall at Weston Park
- First anti-doping online learning course launched
April 10th
- Sweet success for Dolle Jung and Tinie Tempah proves a hit for Hannah Biggs
- ‘Squashed’ donkey court case thrown out by judge
- Horse dies 10 days after hit and run incident
- Experts to address challenges facing Scottish equines
April 9th
- Charlie Hutton thrills in gala night freestyle at British Dressage Winter Championships
- Rule The World wins the 2016 Grand National
- Winter Dressage Championships day four: hot competition, first timers and amazing comebacks
- Mounted games proves more popular than ever
- Most common hoof problems – and relationships with the farrier
- Authorities crack down on illegal soring
- Rider to run 156-mile ultra-marathon for charity
April 8th
- Teenager tops prix st georges on gala night
- Winter Dressage Championships day three: double success for Lucy Pye
- Grand National runner-up Balthazar King retires
- Waley-Cohen buys son £90k Grand National ride
- Dubai stripped of World Endurance Championships
- Winter Dressage Championships day two: first national title for Tahley Reeve Smith
- AP McCoy to help ex-racehorses find new careers
April 7th
- Horse airlifted from ravine dies despite rescuers’ best efforts
- ‘It’s been a harsh winter’: welfare charity responds to Bodmin pony crisis
- Woman charged with drink-driving after car hits trailer carrying two horses
- Music is key on first day of Winter Dressage Championships
- William Fox-Pitt reveals his season plans for his four-star horses
April 6th
- Ben Maher enjoys first big win on Sarena
- Cocaine worth £3m found in horsebox
- Quirky Mad Moose makes his dressage debut
- Trainer and jockey guilty of breaking rules of racing
April 5th
- Show centres and yards close due to strangles outbreak
- FEI and riders in deadlock over three-rider Olympic team plans
- Riders pay tribute to young girl with #BlueForBonnie campaign
- Yogi Breisner to step down as BEF’s eventing manager
- ‘Bonnie was a wonderful person who touched hearts’
- Horse shot in the head in ‘cowardly and targeted’ attack
April 4th
- Nine-year-old girl dies in hunting accident
- Olympic champion speaks out over Agenda 2020 jumping proposals
- ‘It was great to be out again’: William Fox-Pitt returns to competition
- Stellar line-up of racing heroes in Aintree parade
- Focus on rotten floors and ramps in Horsebox Safety Week
April 3rd
- Owner sued for selling his horse before Rio Olympics *H&H VIP*
- Redwings plans £1m development
- Richard Farquhar nears last leg of Walking the Courses challenge
April 2nd
- BEF addresses concerns over Rio Olympics logistics *H&H VIP*
- More than 100,000 sign fireworks petition
- Anger after more dead and sick ponies found on Bodmin Moor
April 1st
- Stables smash into house in 90mph winds
- Mounted police return to ‘help serve the public’
- New living wage to impact equestrian businesses *H&H VIP*
- A new challenge? Horse and rider zumba proves popular *April fool*