News Archive | January 2018

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January 31st
- Tributes paid to 17-year-old showjumper killed in riding accident
- Grand prix dressage rider back on track after serious injury, thanks to Pilates
- Popular grey steeplechaser Smad Place retired due to injury
- ‘I’ve lost my best buddy’: Tributes paid to HOYS champion
January 30th
- From muddy monsters to fit for duty: cavalry horses given winter make-over
- Fireworks debate: MPs call for action as attitudes change
- Pregnant mare dug out of two-metre sinkhole
- Hickstead show renamed as Nations Cup is on the move
January 29th
- Pint-sized Olympic eventer retires: rider pays tribute to her ‘partner in crime’
- Thieves leave therapy donkey and pony without transport
- Tiny emaciated foal found roaming by motorway
- Team chasing with a difference: arena-based competition announced
January 28th
- ‘My hat saved me’: rider trampled in dog attack
- Innovative new equine fitness tracker wins award
- Tennis ‘stars’ take rescuers to five sets before capture
- The week that was: seven days in the horse world
January 27th
- Rescue horses released on to busy road by thieves
- 59 horses dumped in ‘heartbreaking’ welfare case
- Looking for a new project? Charity to rehome unbacked horses for the first time
- Donkey finds new home at dinosaur park
January 26th
- Trainer’s wife pledges support to others in husband’s memory
- British showjumpers stripped of titles after positive dope tests
- Not again! Wrong horses run in two races on same day
- Call for action as MPs prepare to debate firework law
January 25th
- Olympian addresses bullies of the equestrian world
- Showjumper’s father smuggled cocaine worth £4m in horsebox
- Mounted police at risk as budget savings sought
- Huge prize fund on offer at unique horse trials in new location
January 24th
- Unique whip aimed at keeping riders safe on the road
- ‘He was my horse of a lifetime’: top coloured stallion dies aged 27
- ‘I thought ‘this is going to kill me’’ — rider issues warning after being trampled in the back of her horsebox
- ‘Slow down or people will die’: Rider’s plea to drivers after car hits her horse
January 23rd
- ‘Don’t be distracted by a pretty paint job’: warning over dangerous van conversions
- Diabetic teenage jockey takes first win on 20-1 shot
- ‘A tragic loss’: popular racehorse trainer dies aged 40
January 22nd
- Frail ‘Hunger Games’ youngster continues his fight for life
- Jail for horse transporter who smuggled illegal migrants into UK
- ‘We all loved him’: rider pays tribute to star Connemara
January 21st
- Four-legged local joins distillery team
- UK public ‘largely unaware’ of threat to donkeys’ existence
- Safari horse that led a herd of zebras is immortalised in new book
- The week that was: seven days in the horse world
January 20th
- ‘I was lucky’: rider dragged into road after bikers spook horses
- Hobbling donkey found in ‘shocking state of neglect’
- Equestrian Henry VIII entertainer to judge new BBC talent show
- Venue cancels 2018 show calendar over parking issues
January 19th
- Top showing producer breaks neck in schooling accident
- ‘I always do it before Badminton’: eventer who broke back faces race to be fit
- Dead ponies discovered in ‘distressing’ state
- Surgeons rebuild rider’s crushed face after horrific hacking accident
January 18th
- ‘Sometimes horses find you’: rider pays tribute to exceptional eventer
- £40k prize fund for new foal grading scheme
- Olympic eventing champion to ride on German showjumping team
- ‘Once in a lifetime opportunity’: applications open for Champions Willberry charity race
January 17th
- Horse & Hound three-day event back for 2018
- Entries open for 2018 racing to hunting challenge
- Anger at China’s action on ‘inhumane’ trade
January 16th
- Facebook ‘experts’ and keyboard warriors: H&H responds
- New grand prix prospect for Olympic medallist
- ‘It did its job’: rider credits hat for saving her life
January 15th
- Will you slow down now? Poignant picture hoped to make drivers take note
- ‘She owes me nothing’: outstanding mare honoured at awards
- ‘2017 was a rough year’: British rider’s success after loss of top horse
- Plastic horses and old baths: RSPCA reveals 2017 error calls
January 14th
- From slumdog stallion to glorious gelding
- Horror as mare and newborn foal dumped dead by road *warning: distressing image*
- ‘I loved him the moment I saw him’: Farewell to ‘incredible’ event horse
- The week that was: seven days in the horse world
January 13th
- Shires shine in BBC documentary
- Vet ‘horrified’ by horse with prosthetic leg
- ‘As soon as that bell rings, I’m on my way here’: how a charity brightens lives through horses
- Redwings releases 250 ‘horses’ in memory of Spindles Farm
January 12th
- ‘Lion-hearted’ Big Star earns prestigious award
- Life ban for owner of ponies found ‘wading in faeces’
- Warning to owners after foal found with nose torn apart
January 11th
- Controversial horse crematorium approved on appeal
- Groom needs surgery after lead rein clip gets embedded in her hand
- Riders feel like ‘poor relations’ on roads, report finds
- ‘Spoilt’ showjumpers: top trainer speaks out about money and angry riders
January 10th
- Is bitless best? Study reveals horses’ tolerance of different bridles
- Warning to competitors after riders fail dope tests
- Mary King pays tribute to her ‘selfless and inspirational’ mother
- ‘My dear boy’: eventer pays tribute to her ‘absolute legend’ four-star ride
January 9th
- Mare who failed to sell wins international showjumping class
- UK equestrian sponsorship round-up
- Injured Thistlecrack to miss Cheltenham
January 8th
- Big Star and rare breeds share the spotlight on Countryfile
- Tributes paid to 24 horses killed in yard fire
- Homeopathic vets march over ‘attack on freedom’
- ‘Always in my heart’: top showjumper pays tribute to star horse
January 7th
- Teenage boy succeeds in side-saddle challenge on miracle cob
- ‘I was wrapped in cling film’: rider defies medical condition for a career in horses
- Donkeys give emotional support to young cancer survivors
- The week that was: seven days in the horse world
January 6th
- New event to celebrate top British stallions
- Farewell Paddy: tributes paid to donkey sanctuary favourite
- Winter colic: owners warned after a spate of calls
- Trainer’s warning to keyboard warriors over ‘cruel’ comments
January 5th
- Zara Tindall expecting second child
- Two horses killed in early-morning road crash
- Popular Spanish showjumping tour cancelled
- ‘Her heart made her’: rider pays tribute to four-star mare
January 4th
- Champion jockey’s jumping son targets HOYS
- Conman who posed as top rider to swindle £290k ordered to repay £1
- Brits on top of the world with golden hat-trick
January 3rd
- Farewell to champion Irish draught and ‘horse of a lifetime’
- Michael Morpurgo credits war horse ‘Joey’ for knighthood
- 10 years on: remembering the horrors of Spindles Farm
- Rider suspended for trying to kick horse in the ring
January 2nd
- ‘I’ve never seen a fire like it’: Liverpool display stunt rider injured in evacuation
- First female Badminton winner dies aged 86
- Showjumping legend requires surgery after serious fall
- No horsey background necessary: new course to give teens leg-up in to equestrian career
- Rare breeds in the TV spotlight: Countryfile visits pioneering equine breeding centre
- The 12 ponies of Christmas: could you give Beau a home?
January 1st
- ‘Vets with Horsepower’ raise £60,000 to fund equine ambulance and help other good causes
- Riders to hack 500 miles from Lincolnshire to Loch Ness for road safety
- The 12 ponies of Christmas: could you give Bailey a home?
- Farewell to the horse world’s great and good