News Archive | June 2018

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June 30th
- Can you offer Ernie a home? ‘Fantastic’ rescue pony seeks small jockey
- ‘Heart-wrenching’ final goodbye to Welsh cob who beat the world
- Dashing donkeys prove a match for racing riders at Hickstead
- Horse facing death from nerve damage suffered in storm returns to work
June 29th
- New body protector rules to come into force this autumn
- ‘He was a soldier’: rider pays tribute to horse who died at Hickstead
- Enter H&H’s Festival of Dressage today for a chance to win Hickstead tickets
- Test your eventing knowledge with new Equiratings game
June 28th
- Gold multi-medallists team up for mega scores on their competition debut
- Promising eventer killed in £65k horsebox: owner campaigns for change
- Long-list for British eventing team for World Equestrian Games released
June 27th
- ‘Let’s make them too hot to handle’: bespoke hats stolen from Dressage at Hickstead
- Hot weather warning: should you take your dog to a horse show?
- Home eventing squad named for World Equestrian Games
- ‘He’s just got enormous ears’: Rider’s wish to compete her dressage mule quashed
June 26th
- Rider’s ‘pit crew’ rush to the rescue when bridle breaks just before test
- Four-star eventer urges riders to support injured Jonty Evans: #WearGreenForJonty
- Move over, Harry Kane, new England striker in town has four legs
- ‘You are a crook’: fraudster horsebox sellers sentenced in court
June 25th
- Teenager wins top title on her debut and meets The Queen
- Horse who died at Hickstead was due to retire after the Derby
- Owners who fail to microchip horses face £200 fine
- Horse who couldn’t eat had wire strand embedded in his tongue
June 24th
- William Funnell wins his fourth Hickstead Derby to join illustrious group
- Stroke victim credits riding for helping her to walk unaided again
- War horse sculptures for new ‘village’ built on site of former horse hospital
- Grand National star reunited with winning jockey’s young daughter
June 23rd
- Popular British rider makes it a double in Hickstead speed derby
- Riders to trek 100km in the footsteps of First World War allies
- Therapy ponies help dementia sufferers by bringing ‘comfort and joy’
- Calls for horse-safe road crossing after man killed in collision
June 22nd
- Praise for authorities and ‘brave’ carriage horse after Ascot accident
- Mare dumped ‘like a walking skeleton’ could be in foal
- Bill Gates’ daughter sets up partnership with world number one showjumper
- Drivers ‘playing Russian roulette’ as five foals killed on the road
June 21st
- Horses can tell when human voices and facial expressions don’t match
- Mystery over chase fence destroyed by fire at racecourse
- Seven Whitakers head to Hickstead for the Derby meeting
- Horse & Hound reveals Great Britain’s horsiest county
June 20th
- Jonty Evans moves hospitals but remains unconscious
- Death threats made to rider banned from show for whip use
- Emaciated and abandoned pony transformed into competition cob
- A dead heat and a Love Island star feature in race at York
June 19th
- Eventer’s yard devastated in major fire
- Zara and Mike Tindall welcome new baby
- Defending world champion to miss this year’s World Equestrian Games
- ‘Donkey of Destiny’ predicts World Cup winners
June 18th
- ‘Treated like royalty’: behind the scenes at the yard of racehorse trainer to The Queen
- Outcry after cyclist ‘hits horse and rider’ during triathlon
- Life-size Shire horse made of willow goes viral online
- Royal Ascot racegoers to face breathalysers and sniffer dogs
June 17th
- ‘She has her own style… and a massive heart’: home-bred mare wins Bolesworth grand prix
- Jonelle Price wins Luhmühlen CCI4*: Brits take next four places
- Owners ‘signed the death warrants’ of wounded mares dumped on Bodmin Moor
- Eight-year-old qualifies his mini Unicorn for Royal International
June 16th
- Laura Collett best of the Brits at Luhmühlen
- Horse put down after cross-country fall at Luhmühlen CCI4*
- World Equestrian Games schedule of events: plan your viewing
- Coloured ‘supercob’ makes his grand prix debut
- New film aims to give drivers a rider’s eye view
- Top eventer chased by loose dog asks: ‘Why didn’t they ring the bell?’
- New record set as Bolesworth’s puissance reaches 7ft 3in
June 15th
- Pippa Funnell best of the Brits in Luhmühlen dressage: ‘This was a proper clear round’
- Olympic eventing multi-medallist wins class at Bolesworth CSI4*
- British dressage rider says final farewell to the horse ‘who made me’
- Four-star horse dies after fall during the eventers’ grand prix at Bolesworth
June 14th
- Charlotte Dujardin and Freestyle ‘wing’ their way to an 80% grand prix special debut
- Riders are more stable in saddles without flaps, study finds
- Riders ready for action at Luhmühlen CCI4*: dressage times for key partnerships
June 13th
- ‘She’s such a trier’: clean sweep for Charlotte Dujardin at Bolesworth
- Rare breed mare killed in car crash: stallion stands guard over her body
- The true cost of a pretty face: ‘designer’ breeding means ponies suffer
- All invited to celebrate Spindles Farm survivor’s 21st birthday
- The Queen harnesses the power of technology to watch foals being born
June 12th
- Gate-jumping winner clears 1.60m (and keeps on most of her clothes…)
- ‘The perfect pony’ put to sleep after stellar career
- Desperate appeal to save horses affected by volcano
- Queen’s honours for top eventer and Grand National trainer
June 11th
- Jonty Evans suffered ‘a significant brain injury’ in Tattersalls fall
- ‘He can’t jump the Derby in his pants!’ Drive to replace injured rider’s breeches
- Price of straw and shavings set to rise ‘significantly’, owners warned
- Feathered fairytale: abandoned cob turned showing star qualifies for Royal International
June 10th
- Five-year-old rider is Hickstead-bound with 18-year-old riding school pony
- Julia Krajewski takes Bramham CCI3* as leaderboard juggled by showjumping
- Emily King wins Bramham under-25 CCI3*: ‘I couldn’t be happier with Dargun’
- Triple amputee returns to the saddle against the odds
June 9th
- Izzy Taylor pips French rider to Bramham CIC3* win as they finish on same score
- Horse collapses and dies on cross-country at Bramham
- Julia Krajewski leads after Bramham CCI3* cross-country; William Fox-Pitt up to third
- Emily King held on course but retains top spot in under-25 CCI3* at Bramham
- Top rider recovering in hospital after ‘freak accident’ at show
- ‘Better than winning the lotto’: adorable twin donkey foals born
June 8th
- Emily King tops under-25 CCI3* at Bramham after dressage: ‘I’m super pleased’
- Pippa Funnell best Brit in Bramham CCI3* as Julia Krajewski leads on stunning score
- Ros Canter leads Bramham CIC3* despite major bridle malfunction
- Olympic champion back on British team after 10-year absence
- Is your horse in pain? New videos explain the key signs
June 7th
- Young event rider remains in hospital after cross-country fall
- Rising showjumping star dies after car accident, aged 25
- Jonty Evans still ‘stable’ in hospital as fans asked not to call for updates
- British showjumper eyes fourth Derby win
June 6th
- Four-star horse retires: ‘To ride at the pinnacle of the sport as an amateur is special’
- Eventing legend Over To You celebrates his 30th with balloons and cake
- ‘Rest in peace big fella’: Farewell to National Hunt hero Denman
- ‘A massive blow’: BD chairman to stand down
June 5th
- Showjumper ‘holding strong’ in hospital after car accident
- Totally blind horse takes to the dressage arena
- British trio lead the world in eventing rankings list
- Could you offer a former cavalry horse a loving retirement home?
June 4th
- ‘He looked at me and screamed, then he was gone’: Olympic dressage horse dies suddenly at home
- British star collects €99,000 with Global Champions Tour win
- Jonty Evans in intensive care after cross-country fall from Cooley Rorkes Drift at Tattersalls
- Charlotte Dujardin’s fiancé takes on grueling open-water swim for equine charity
June 3rd
- Can horses help cancer patients? Researcher intends to find out…
- ‘We’ve formed a horse village’: leading British rider on the move
- Horse and rider to jump sculpture in memory of World War One FANYs
- ‘We’re all heartbroken’: sad farewell to rare gentle giant
June 2nd
- Powerhouse Godolphin claim first Investec Derby success
- Blue Cross equine centre under lockdown due to strangles
- Equestrians’ views on rehoming rescue horses revealed
- Twin foals ‘Meghan and Harry’ make surprise arrival on royal wedding day
June 1st
- Oliver Townend in bidding duel for €49,000 top lot at Tattersalls event horse sale
- Leading equine vet speaks out after terrifying hacking incident
- Exciting new elite sport horse sale in the UK
- Horseshoe sculpture honours ‘extraordinary sacrifice’ of war horses