News Archive | September 2016

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September 30th
- Race stopped and voided after horse suffers heart attack
- HOYS to crack down on riders of unsuitable weight
- Woman trapped in terrifying trailer accident
- HOYS’ warnings over selling wristbands
September 29th
- ‘He was slowly suffocating’: pony put down after being attacked with fence post
- Ryanair boss pulls 60 horses from champion trainer’s yard
- Endurance rider dies during international event
- Why your horse should be wearing socks this season
- Win a £4k equestrian wardrobe — and other reasons to visit the HOYS H&H stand
September 28th
- ‘She was in quite a pickle’: bridge rescue for stuck horse
- Former Badminton runner-up put down
- Charlotte Dujardin, the Whitakers and Big Star to head to HOYS
September 27th
- Chris Bartle in the running for British eventing team trainer role
- Showjumper fined £500 for excessive use of whip
- Wocket Woy stars to join road safety campaign ride
- Starving pony battles for survival
September 26th
- Irish eventer’s Rio ride to be sold at auction
- Miniature Shetland stolen from horse charity
- Desperate horse charity faces homelessness
- Top riders cross-dressing, carrying watermelons and riding a mule for Willberry Wonder Pony
September 25th
- UK equestrian sponsorship round-up
- Britain’s junior eventers clinch team bronze: drama in young rider competition
- ‘It went up in a fireball’: Stallion saved from burning box on A1
- ‘Fantastic’ event mare to retire on a high
- Devastating blow to British young rider eventing team and individual medal hopes
- Huntsman acquitted of GBH ‘should never have been prosecuted’
September 24th
- Nick Skelton in epic battle for Nations Cup crown
- Disaster strikes British team at YR European championships: juniors hold on to bronze
- Avebury tribute auction in aid of child cancer patients
- One in nine UK horses lame, survey finds
- ‘He was strangling himself’: M25 closed after horse gets trapped in box
- Future of Barbury Horse Trials unclear as estate to be sold
September 23rd
- Was fatally injured endurance horse found at livestock crematorium?
- British rider hopes to repeat history at European YR championships
- £200 ‘pony of a lifetime’ wipes the floor at national championships
- ‘Amazing opportunity’: chance to ride on Grand National course with top jockey
- Tackling ‘pushy parents’: Pony Club and NSPCC team up
September 22nd
- Rider eliminated in dressage at European Championships
- World champion to be sold privately as auction bids too low
- Emily King out of young rider Europeans: ‘I’m devastated, but our horse’s wellbeing is the first thing’
- Balancing work and family? ‘MumsVet’ launched to help parents
September 21st
- ‘She was my soul mate’: event horse breaks leg in freak thunderstorm accident
- Polocrosse horses targeted in slashing attack
- ‘Like a horror movie’: swarm of wasps attacks horse
- Four-star eventer calls time on riding career
September 20th
- ‘The driver thought he knew better’: young mare suffers fatal injury in collision
- Exhausted horse saved from drowning in dramatic beach rescue
- War Horse Joey sells for £35,000
- ‘For months these horses suffered’: livery yard owner fined
September 19th
- Major four-day round-up on Bodmin Moor following welfare crisis
- Showjumper falls off, bows to the crowd and still wins World Cup qualifier
- ‘A very tough day’: horse dies at world endurance championships
- A ‘golden opportunity’ to improve horses’ lives
September 18th
- H&H inspiration award for Hannah Francis
- ‘Two of our best ponies’ killed by lightning strike
September 17th
- Paralympic rider eliminated under blood rules in Rio
- ‘Neglected for months on end’: ponies’ owners appear in court
- Valegro’s retirement date confirmed: and his possible new rider
- Piebald pony found dumped on golf course with ruptured stomach
- Hat discounts today for helmet awareness initiative
- Golden hat-trick for Britain on final day of Paralympic dressage
September 16th
- Horror fall at Paralympic dressage in Rio
- ‘I can’t control the judges’: Sophie Wells claims freestyle silver in Rio
- Travellers move in to Cheltenham racecourse
- Could your horse be the next Valegro?
- Showjumping dinosaur takes the internet by storm
September 15th
- Britain remain on top of the Paralympic world
- ‘There have been endless tears’: Natasha Baker defends her individual gold in Rio
- ‘Horrified’ ferry staff find five dead horses in lorry
- Beauty treatment made from horses’ tendons
- Horse & Hound Awards: place your votes now!
- The Racehorse Who Wouldn’t Gallop: Clare Balding releases children’s book
September 14th
- ‘I’m taking the best horse home’: Lee Pearson claims individual silver
- Sophie Wells wins individual gold in Rio
- Popular BE venue goes on the market
- Eventer completes Blenheim ERM with broken neck
- ‘He was amazing’: British dressage rider pays tribute to horse who took her to the top
- Innovative hurdle trial extended following drop in falls
September 13th
- Scandinavian sweep in the first individual championship in Rio
- Tales from Rio: ‘I tried to save his life, but got the worse end of the deal’
- Britain in gold medal position at halfway stage of the Paralympic dressage in Rio
- ‘Fireballs were whizzing past us’: police horses win bravery award
- Great-grandmother wins first rosette aged 81
- ‘It was really difficult’: watch Ben Hobday ride side-saddle at Blenheim
- Claire Lomas’ toughest challenge — and exciting news
September 12th
- Britain off to strong start at Rio Paralympics
- Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro head for the Big Apple
- ‘The surgeons were in awe’: hat and body protector credited for saving teenager from serious injury
- Lifetime ban for owner of three lice-ridden neglected ponies
- Revised plans to build homes on Patchetts site rejected
September 11th
- Scott Brash claims showjumping’s richest prize
- Victory for Lee Pearson on day one of the Paralympic dressage in Rio
- Oliver Townend crowned Event Rider Master to win £30,000 series first prize
- Bettina Hoy wins Blenheim title; Willa Newton triumphs in young horse CIC
- Major medal contender out of Rio Paralympic dressage
- Rules proposed to tackle issue of overweight riders
- Admiring men, Henry Cecil and buckets of Pimms: Jilly Cooper reveals her inspirations for latest saucy novel
- British team and individual confirmed for Rio Paralympics
September 10th
- Young eventer killed in rotational fall
- Rio Paralympics trot-up: five horses to be reinspected tomorrow
- Bettina Hoy leads Blenheim CCI3* after wet cross-country: ‘That was hard work!’
- ‘Speeding traffic touched my hand’: but new system improves riders’ safety
- Claire Lomas to complete Great North Run live on BBC
- Sam Griffiths’ stirrup taken off sale while Amerigo investigates Burghley break
September 9th
- Bettina Hoy leads Blenheim CCI3* after dressage: ‘He really tries to concentrate’
- Spooked colt sustains fatal injury during fireworks display
- The Beatles, a World Cup and royal visits: Liverpool’s mounted police celebrate 130 years
- ‘There was blood all over me’: Kiwi eventer jumped clear after Burghley warm up drama
September 8th
- Four-star winner put down — William Fox-Pitt: ‘He really had that will to please’
- ‘Taking a half-halt’: showjumper to sell horses and take a break
- App aims to reduce number of horse-related road accidents
September 7th
- ‘Squashed’ Burghley event rider aims for ERM glory at Blenheim
- What must Britain’s Paralympic riders do to win gold in Rio?
- Horse left in agony for four days found ‘barely alive’
- Andrew Nicholson’s record-breaking Avebury put down
- ‘Invaluable’ air ambulance praised by rider who broke her back
September 6th
- ‘I hope I don’t get blown away’: rider to bear British flag at Paralympic opening ceremony
- From delivering butter to meeting royals: legendary donkey dies aged 38
- Revealed: name and first images of new injured jockeys’ centre
- ‘She was a magical person’: showjumper organises Hannah Francis memorial event
September 5th
- Ben Hobday to ride side-saddle at Blenheim
- Watch fire service help collapsed Shire get back on her feet
- Pony left with seven-inch facial wound after brutal dog attack *graphic image*
- Season over for eventer who broke five ribs in an accident at home
September 4th
- Chris Burton wins Burghley — but cuts it fine in showjumping
- Burghley judge explains dressage elimination: ‘We have a responsibility to horse welfare, but it’s not something we do lightly’
- H&H Live: Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials 2016
- Two horses withdrawn before Burghley trot-up including top-10 contender
September 3rd
- Cross-country juggles Burghley leaderboard, but Chris Burton well ahead: ‘I was nervous’
September 2nd
- ‘I thought I’d broken my neck’: British showjumper hospitalised after heavy fall
- Burghley cross-country times released: leader runs at 3.29pm
- One horse eliminated in the dressage at Burghley in controversial decision
- Chris Burton leads at Burghley after dressage; Oliver Townend best Brit in fifth
- Grand National winner comes out of retirement for Aintree race
- Are you brave enough? Watch thrilling rider’s eye view of season’s first team chase
- ‘Any more will break us’: vandals cause £11k damage by repeatedly targeting horse rescue group
September 1st
- Bettina Hoy takes commanding lead at Burghley Horse Trials
- Former Hickstead Derby winner dies after heart attack
- Willberry Wonder Pony goes hunting
- Sweet itch vaccine ‘will make a huge difference’
- Two colts slashed in deliberate knife attack