News Archive | March 2017

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March 31st
- ‘I hope it makes him proud’: four-star rider takes on fundraiser in memory of fiancé
- World Cup final: Heartbreak for rider disqualified under blood rule
- ‘It is absolutely devastating’: prolific four-star eventer put down
- Rescued pony found with ‘monstrous horny growths’ for feet
March 30th
- 2,500-year-old horses put housing development on hold
- First type 1 diabetic given go-ahead to race
- British showjumper loses talented horse in grand prix fall
- Watch police force’s adorable new foal test out his legs
March 29th
- 11-year-old runs round every British racecourse in a week
- Con artist posed as top showjumper to swindle £280k from victims
- Zara Tindall enters top horse for Rolex Kentucky
March 28th
- Nip Tuck fan wins once in a lifetime prize
March 27th
- Top showjumper falls after stirrup breaks during grand prix: Freejump investigates
- In memory of Angel: riders unite in battle for safer roads
- Get your Skelfie: Big Star and Nick Skelton to head to Grand National Festival
- Marathon challenge for stud owner told he would never walk again
March 26th
- ‘He’s come home’: village buys former racer for lad who saved his career
- Grand National icon Red Rum honoured in new sculpture
- ‘It’s fantastic to see him enjoying life’: watch policeman reunited with pony he saved
- The week that was: seven days in the horse world
March 25th
- UK equestrian sponsorship round-up
- ‘The tide would have drowned her’: pony saved from treacherous estuary
- Snacking on the job: ponies (and tweeting sheep) help restore ancient grasslands
- Welsh Shires who share ‘bromance’ become Middle Eastern cavalry drumhorses
March 24th
- Dumped ponies Ken and Bruce thriving in forever home
- ‘The last chance’: maggots save much-loved mare’s life
- Scott Brash and John Whitaker head Global Champions League line-up
- ‘Appalling’: police share footage of car passing horse at high speed
March 23rd
- Life ban for dealer who kept horses in squalid conditions
- ‘It sounded the death knell’: livery yard closes due to business rates hike
- ‘She spent her last moments doing what made her heart soar’: tributes paid to 10-year-old rider
- Fire service calls for yard owners to act after horses die in blaze
March 22nd
- ‘Unacceptable for equestrian sport’: heated debate on showjumping harmonisation
- Only one British rider to battle for World Cup glory
- ‘A new low’: Grand National fans to endure rail strike misery
- Rare twin foals ‘growing stronger each day’
March 21st
- Ride for glory at the first Horse & Hound Championships
- Once in a lifetime opportunity for Nip Tuck fans
- Chin-chin! Gentle giant celebrates national Shire show with a pint
March 20th
- British Olympic dressage star celebrates birth of second child
- Michael Jung heads Badminton entries… while Zara Tindall entry touch and go
- ‘Nowhere is safe’: Young horse panicked by helium balloon suffers broken neck
- Freak field accident: one horse put down and another rescued from ditch
March 19th
- Creative photographer captures horses in new light
- Classical, hard rock or electro? HorseCom helps horses focus with training tunes
- Be aware: pasture weedkillers could contaminate water supply
- ‘She kicked me between the eyes’: event rider back in saddle after freak accident
March 18th
- Cheers! The Giddy Box proves popular with partying riders
- Horseware boss, 66, qualifies to compete at WEG 2018
- Tributes paid to ‘magnificent gentle giant’ police horse
- Willberry Does Badminton: join eventing stars for exciting preview event
March 17th
- Day four at the Cheltenham Festival: Sizing John’s Gold Cup glory, no joy for Tizzard’s duo and Nicholls dominates the Foxhunter
- ‘I’m glad I invested in safety equipment’: rider’s face trampled in gallops fall
- Vile internet trolls condemned for comments on hunting death
March 16th
- Day three at the Cheltenham Festival: a Mullins-Walsh four-timer plus victory for a horse bred by The Queen
- ‘60cm looked like the Cottesmore Leap!’ Four-star rider jumping again after injury
- Watch remarkable video of brave mare saving herd from severe flooding
- Legendary rider takes over Irish showjumping team
- Charities get thousands as court overturns £486k inheritance case
- Channel your inner Mary Berry to help horses throughout the world
- Horse & Hound unveils exciting new look
March 15th
- Day two at the Cheltenham Festival: Douvan disappoints, Festival history is made and brilliant battles take place
- A horse walked into a bar: Radio presenters recreate age-old joke
- Ground-breaking eventing safety system to be trialled in Britain
March 14th
- Day one at the Cheltenham Festival: AP McCoy’s statue, a winner that wouldn’t start and an Irish trainer’s treble
- ‘Sheer anger’: farrier films horse being driven at 33mph in fast lane
- Hunt members consider appeal following guilty verdicts under Hunting Act
- Millions of horses set to benefit from new welfare measures
- New venue and extra €1 million bonus for showjumping grand slam
March 13th
- ‘I feel fantastic’: Tim Stockdale back competing after fall
- Horses can make your children smarter, study finds
- Londoners stunned by sight of Trump and Putin on horseback
March 12th
- Runaway Shetland Mildred joins in with 10km race
- Mary and Emily King open 300-year-old forge
- Taking high-vis into the arena in ‘innovative’ project
- Appeal for toys for ponies struggling with domestic life
March 11th
- Who will be crowned the best hunt horn-blower?
- Skijoring authority bans drones after accident
- Marathon aim for equestrian fundraisers
March 10th
- Top British horse returns to competition after injury break
- Vets ‘closely monitoring’ two new equine herpes outbreaks
- ‘I’ve loved it all’: Rio gold medallist calls time on career
- Tributes paid to murdered horseback safari guide
March 9th
- Star footballer takes to the saddle to ride at Ascot
- Spring surprise foal for mare rescued from beneath trailer
- ‘Our family’s back together’: owners’ joy as stolen Shetland comes home
- Teenager’s head gashed to the bone in ‘freak’ turnout incident
March 8th
- ‘It’s frightening’: warning over dirty show stable bedding
- Cute alert: Cheltenham record-breaker gives birth to colt
- ‘It’s a miracle’: horses and riders avoid serious injury in horrific road accident
- How horses helped a pensioner turn 20p into £457,000
March 7th
- Bovine TB confirmed in Kimblewick hounds
- See Big Buck’s, Denman and Long Run up close: stellar line-up for Cheltenham parade
- ‘Our lives are on hold’: appeal for help after Shetland stolen from stable
- Honour for firefighter who changed the face of equine rescue
March 6th
- ‘We’ll have more accidents’: Former master urges riders to sign speed petition
- Tributes to ‘outstanding horsewoman’ who died after hunting fall
- Horse thrown into the air in horror car collision caught on CCTV *warning, distressing video*
March 5th
- ‘They saved his life’: owner thanks rescuers who pulled his horse from sink hole
- H&H news quiz: do you know what happened this week?
- ‘Time is running out’: desperate appeal to save donkeys from drought
March 4th
- ‘The bigger and more difficult, the better for her’: Scott Brash and 16-year-old super mare dominate in Doha
- Airbnb-style website offers stables for competition horses
- ‘Stop the vilifying’: owners urged to speak out to tackle disease outbreaks head-on
- ‘He’d never felt the sun on his back’: emaciated mare and foal found in dark, rubbish-strewn barn
March 3rd
- Suspended prison sentences for pair shown beating pony in ‘distressing’ film
- Watch Jack Russell showjumping on miniature horse
- ‘This equine crisis is heartbreaking’: 49 horses found dead or dying to date in 2017
March 2nd
- ‘I’m not hanging my boots up yet’: Olympian to sit on new GB selection panel
- ‘Thrilling’: take a virtual ride around the British Open with Harry Meade
- ‘Iconic’ finish to new-look Badminton cross-country
March 1st
- Passing of trailblazing polo pioneer mourned by equestrian world
- Hannah Francis award to recognise inspiration, talent and courage
- ‘Skin trade’ donkeys ‘waiting to die’ at ‘horrific’ markets
- Exciting new eventing series for retrained racehorses