News Archive | March 2019

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March 31st
- Rider paralysed in freak fall gets back in the saddle for the first time
- Royal Windsor’s £10k extreme driving will be ‘something special’
- Queen names new police horse – and hands out carrots to top racehorses
- Jonty Evans and Cooley Rorkes Drift delight crowds with Belton appearance
March 30th
- First win for racehorse who underwent remarkable surgery on fractured leg
- Equine therapy centre needs your help to secure up to £50,000 grant
- Much-loved classic pony stories to be released as e-books
- Ian Stark ‘thrilled’ to design his first five-star cross-country course
March 29th
- Equine flu latest: 61 cases this year as work continues to control outbreaks
- No Brits at World Cup final — but Ireland flies the flag
- Three exciting British entries for Kentucky Three-Day Event
- Appleby Horse Fair warning as owner admits working pony to ‘point of exhaustion’
March 28th
- ‘The figures don’t lie’: weight gain more than doubles risk of laminitis
- Free ticket to Royal Windsor for every Horse & Hound magazine reader
- Driver who told rider ‘horses should be in fields’ adds: ‘I’m quite a rude person’
March 27th
- Show centre ‘devastated’ after loose horses killed on road
- Horse pursued on road by ‘whooping’ quad bikers crashes into wall
- Polo helmet wins top international design award
- Rider who had surgery to remove brain tumour is aiming for 2020 Paralympics
- Show pony spooked by loud motorbike goes through trailer wall
March 26th
- Two 2019 Grand National runners to be sold 48 hours before the race
- British Eventing boss to leave this weekend after resignation
- Winners of £100,000 grants revealed
- Horse found ‘mutilated’ in its field had to be put down
March 25th
- Firefighters rescue escaped horse from swimming pool
- Young mare found collapsed with broken pelvis had to be put down
- Multiple medallist aiming for Tokyo with exciting new ride
- Suffolk horse with feet ‘the size of dinner plates’ makes 1,000-mile journey back to Britain
March 24th
- US government offers $1,000 to anyone who adopts a wild horse
- Flashy dressage horse excels at team chasing
- Army riders to bid for glory on borrowed horses
- Driving pony turned showjumper ‘still winning’ aged 22 retires
March 23rd
- Day-old foal has to be winched to safety from sinkhole
- Tiny pony dumped to die leaves legacy to help other horses
- Show to run in memory of pilot who was lost at sea
- Failed point-to-pointer wins Britain‘s oldest horse race
March 22nd
- Badminton-bound event horse to run in memory of talented young rider
- Experts join forces in the fight against colic
- Close to two horses a week are killed on Britain’s roads
- Retired racing star Saphir Du Rheu makes eventing debut
March 21st
- Light exercise could help reduce laminitis risk, study finds
- Fire service considers charging for equine rescue: have your say
- Horse owners unite to fight infectious disease
- Top eventing stallion battling serious illness: ‘he’s fought like a lion’
March 20th
- Elite showjumper returns to top level after losing an eye
- Equine recruits wanted: could your horse become a crime fighter?
- Rider’s hat warning after breaking her neck in fall
- Top scientists make breakthrough in stem cell research for tendon injuries
March 19th
- New stunning venue for glitzy elite showjumping series
- Rider tackles first side-saddle race in memory of carriage driver killed in crash
- Badminton 2019 entries revealed: the defending champion, world medallists and first-timers
- British female riders win grands prix on both sides of the Atlantic
March 18th
- Showjumping groom dies in lorry fire on Sunshine Tour
- Rescued colt found ‘bludgeoned’ to death in vicious attack *warning: very graphic image*
- Outcry of donkeys carrying ‘overweight’ tourists prompts cruises to back campaign
- Pony left with painful overgrown teeth: calls for owners to check teeth specialists’ qualifications
March 17th
- New safety feature allows riders to report incidents via app
- Brother and sister both picked for Nations Cup squad
- Youngsters get the chance to drive HOYS champion for a day
- Rider faces two incidents with out-of-control dogs in one day
March 16th
- Owner’s call for law change after horse’s leg goes through horsebox floor
- Concerns raised in parliament over electric cars’ danger to horses
- Rider in intensive care after injury sustained saving a stranger’s horses from fire
March 15th
- Day four at the Cheltenham Festival: Willie Mullins trains his FIRST Gold Cup winner
- FEI investigates after video shows top-placed horse ‘injected’ in competition
- Two-hour rescue of horse trapped under huge fallen tree
- Neglected horse with fractured withers and maggot-infested wound put down *Warning: upsetting image*
March 14th
- Day three at the Cheltenham Festival: emotional scenes and history is made
- Horse spooked by police vans using blue lights and sirens falls on road: rider calls for more training
- Man who ignored welfare advice found guilty of neglecting three ponies
- Driver caught on camera skidding past horse at speed gets ‘advice’ from police
March 13th
- Day two at the Cheltenham Festival: Altior in close finish and 2018 National victor wins by 22 lengths
- Once-a-year Cheltenham punter scoops £182,500 on £2 bet
- Equine dental specialist devastated after £30k tools stolen along with his car
- Competition ban for rider who hit his horse with a bottle
March 12th
- Day one at the Cheltenham Festival: a surprise Champion Hurdle victor
- ‘I’ve loved every minute’: BHS chief executive retires after six years
- British Eventing working ‘round the clock’ to resolve website issues
- Every voice counts: hours left to back fight against long-distance transport to slaughter
- Owner’s warning after horse’s tail ‘hacked off’ in deliberate act
March 11th
- Yard owner who suffered smashed face calls for horses to be taught better manners
- War horse grave to be protected after land assigned for housing
- Family thanks those who came to their aid after horses die in devastating fire
- Dog owners held responsible for riding accident ordered to pay €815,000
March 10th
- Great-grandmother rides for the first time aged 92
- Equestrian world targeted by online fraudsters
- Clipping legs at shows no longer allowed under FEI rules
- Hunt hound enjoys R&R at canine hydrotherapy pool
March 9th
- Stud owner raffles semen to help air ambulance that saved her daughter
- Owner hopes viral video of horse falling on road will educate drivers
- Clydesdales’ owner can ‘start to dream’ after public donations secure horses’ future
- Headteacher takes assembly on her event horse to mark World Book Day
March 8th
- Equine flu remains a concern as new cases confirmed
- Racing boycott caused by prize money row reaches temporary truce
- Promising top-level event horse put down: ‘He was a little tiger’
- Supplement company switches to biodegradable packaging
March 7th
- Barrister with a passion for hunting suffers fatal injuries in fall
- Subscribe to , and get Equilibrium Therapy Massage Mitt, worth £125, as welcome gift
- Hunt appeals for help to find missing bloodhound
- Racing superstar returns to Cheltenham for first time in eight years
- Your chance to be crowned champion at the third H&H Festival of Eventing
March 6th
- British Showjumping buys National Training Centre
- Equine herpes virus survey launched for owners following flu outbreak
- Five-foot pandas to ‘spook horses across the country’ in aid of Willberry Wonder Pony
- Horses called in to help protect homes from flooding
March 5th
- Stress link between stomach ulcers and crib-biting, new study suggests
- Orphan miniature donkey foal ‘thrives’ after being adopted by sheep
- Eve Jobs crowned leading lady rider after career-best performance
- Royal Windsor Horse Show introduces rider rules for mini ponies
March 4th
- ‘The best chance to change the law’: inquiry into fireworks law launched
- Appeal for help after attacking magpies draw donkeys’ blood
- Boxer banned from keeping horses for five years: RSPCA unable to find injured horse
- Rider recovering in hospital gets surprise visit from her favourite horse
March 3rd
- Hickstead secures major title sponsor for Royal International, plus the latest equestrian sponsorship news
- Grass cuttings warning: owner seeks to raise awareness of the dangers
- Horse injured and 15 sheep killed in dog attacks
- ‘He was desperately asking for help’: horse found with 25cm bramble wedged under his tongue
March 2nd
- Horse unable to swallow due to swede stuck in roof of mouth
- Rider told she was too heavy to ride loses two stone to get back on board
- Desperate appeal for help after nine horses’ mystery deaths
- ‘He knows the way home’: visually impaired rider determined to keep going
March 1st
- Final farewell to four-star event horse with a ‘heart of a lion’
- Inspiring young eventer wins 2019 Hannah Francis Award
- Five horses confirmed killed in Rothenberger fire
- Family of young rider who saved four lives urges everyone to talk about organ donation