News Archive | May 2020 | Horse & Hound

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May 31st
- Yard manager turns David Attenborough in videos for owners during lockdown
- Therapy donkeys make virtual visits during lockdown
- Scientific breakthrough on common cancer that affects horses and humans *H&H Plus*
- Shetland reads, cooks and does Joe Wicks workouts to lift children’s spirits in lockdown
May 30th
- Two-year-old rider turns to cycling to raise vital funds
- ‘She’s a force of nature’: no plans to retire 32-year-old mare who loves her job
- New studies highlight the importance of biomechanics for horse and rider *H&H Plus*
- Out-of-control dogs ‘like lions on prey’ as they attacked elderly mare *Warning: graphic image*
May 29th
- New guidance on riding and coaching in Scotland as lockdown eases
- Riders urged to be ‘hyper-aware’ on roads as lockdown restrictions ease
- Over £11,500 raised for rider in intensive care with life-changing injuries
- Escaped horse spends stormy night stuck fast in narrow lane
- ‘My true partner’: Olympic champions to take their place in hall of fame
May 28th
- Animal Health Trust to close equine hospital as focus on research remains *H&H Plus*
- A cross-country machine who’d take off on the road out hacking: five-star horse put down
- French case ‘timely reminder’ to British owners of notifiable equine disease risk
- ‘Together, we can save these horses’: outrage at planned brumby cull
May 27th
- Public urged to make stolen one-eyed pony ‘too hot to handle’
- Damned if they do and damned if they don’t: it’s time to embrace the rules so competition can restart
- Changes afoot as rules adapted ahead of 2021 Olympics *H&H Plus*
- ‘Thank you, Max’: farewell to Hickstead specialist
May 26th
- Plug pulled on five-star international showjumping series for 2020: organisers plan ahead for 2021
- Teenager stranded 7,500 miles away by virus starts epic journey home on horseback
- Calls for riders to work smarter to help sponsors *H&H Plus*
- ‘We had a fantastic time’: final farewell to 18hh showing star
May 25th
- Stud owner paralysed in fall to complete wheelchair marathon in top rider’s memory
- Little and large among group of donkeys taken in by charity
- New owner for Global Champions Tour after major deal resolved in court *H&H Plus*
- Calls for vital support as pandemic hits hard
May 24th
- Surprise summer holiday for *nearly* all The Queen’s horses
- Teenager who had broken neck bone removed is back in the saddle – and jumping again
- Centre membership schemes could benefit all parties *H&H Plus*
- Your dad could be an H&H cover star this Father’s Day
May 23rd
- Equestrian world goes over and above to help during pandemic
- Showjumping on course to restart — and plans for more this summer
- Goats take on clear round jumping in fight to beat grass sickness
- Blow for Scotland as long-running event bows out *H&H Plus*
- Authorities investigate disturbing videos and pictures of wounded horse
May 22nd
- Spotlight on eventing refunds as concerns raised over future entries *H&H Plus*
- US calls for end to ‘inhumane’ double-decker trailers for horses
- Covid-19 causes first-ever cancellation of Burghley Horse Trials
- Top trainer visits Gold Cup-winning horse for his birthday in retirement
May 21st
- Rules on indoor schools use and training clarified as lockdown continues
- The Queen a double winner as Royal Windsor goes online
- Calls for responsible breeding to protect future equine welfare *H&H Plus*
- Fourth horse lost as owners vow to get to the bottom of mystery deaths
May 20th
- No British CCI4*-Ls this year as Covid-19 claims another major event
- Riding coaches to benefit from free mental health training
- Foal whose life hung in the balance is 1,000th horse helped by charity
- ‘She knew they needed a mummy’: mare fosters three orphaned lambs
May 19th
- ‘I could see this pony in the main ring at Windsor’: Connemara reigns supreme at virtual Royal Windsor
- It’s this way or no way – and it won’t be for everyone: why riders need perspective on socially distanced sport
- Livery contracts are crucial to protect horses and people *H&H Plus*
- Dying foal with maggot-infested wounds dumped on footpath
May 18th
- New service to support all riders’ mental health
- Rider suffers life-changing injuries after horse on bridleway spooked by off-road bikes
- Valegro II and his fellow hobby horses raise £4,000 for the NHS
- Final farewell to superstar showjumping pony
May 17th
- Rare-breed foal brightens dark days at centre suffering without income
- Owners flag equines’ waistlines as a major lockdown concern
- Your chance to look back on the good old days as part of H&H
May 16th
- ‘It’s a joy to see their relationship grow’: healthy lockdown foal born to rescued jenny
- ‘He’s my everything’: theatre practitioner working in intensive care credits her horse for getting her through pandemic
- Taking equines to the heart of the international agenda *H&H Plus*
- New research confirms straw could be valuable weapon in fight against equine obesity
May 15th
- Lockdown: cross-country courses may reopen, while vets’ guidance is updated
- Carrying ID on both horse and rider is key, says experts *H&H Plus*
- ‘We’re in bits’: mare’s death likely caused by walkers feeding her
- British racing set to return on 1 June
May 14th
- Tiny rider who was eyeing up Burghley settles for Zoom show in lockdown
- Six-inch piece of ‘deliberately sharpened’ wood found deep in horse’s neck
- Thousands take part in virtual Royal Windsor despite Covid cancellation
- International grooms to be registered with and recognised by the FEI *H&H Plus*
May 13th
- Youth Europeans in Olympic disciplines cancelled – new pony event planned for autumn
- Burghley pushes back tickets on-sale date again
- Lockdown latest: new guidelines for transporting horses for training or arena hire
- Hartpury’s European Championships and Equifest among latest cancellations
May 12th
- Latest Coronavirus advice: equestrian centres may re-open and coaches and farriers go back to work
- Nurse Fox-Pitt and unicorn Tattersall help raise £160k by apple-bobbing and showjumping on bikes
- Road nail study paves the way for future farriery research *H&H Plus*
- Five-star eventer turns Morrisons delivery driver and beauty product saleswoman owing to Covid-19
May 11th
- Riders urged to get back in the saddle following changes to coronavirus restrictions
- Fund set up to help equine charities with ‘inevitable tidal wave of welfare cases’
- Badminton winner retires – and returns to the stable she was born in: ‘I’ve never ridden a horse who tries so hard’
- 2021 European Championships cancelled: ‘The focus should be on Tokyo’
May 10th
- British rider’s bid to boost welfare in Tenerife
- ‘He’s so grumpy at not going out!’ 23-year-old event horse aiming at four-star level once competitions restart
- Equine therapy centre offers free sessions for key workers after lockdown
- Owner’s plea to litterers after pony swallows dog poo bag
May 9th
- ‘Only time will tell’: half-blind abandoned pony fights for survival
- Tennessee walking horse owner hopes to expose horrific soring practices in feature film
- Inspirational equestrians think outside the box during lockdown *H&H Plus*
- ‘He’d go through fire for you’: Final farewell to grand prix horse
May 8th
- Public urged not to let off fireworks during weekly ‘clap for carers’
- ‘I love them, even when I stink of their pee’: young riders’ school reports on their ponies
- Heartbroken owners’ quest for answers after mysterious deaths of three horses in 36 hours
- Badminton grassroots championships 2020 rescheduled, plus one-off under-19 eventing championships planned
May 7th
- National dressage championships cancelled, but sport may resume from July
- New gene therapy research could help treat arthritis in horses – and humans *H&H Plus*
- Dressage and showjumping’s plans to restart their sports
- Heartbreak as foster mare who adopted Mary King’s foal dies from colic
May 6th
- New standard for frangible cross-country fences could boost invention *H&H Plus*
- Top dressage rider in ‘critical condition’ after brain bleed
- Rider’s shock as blackened sky lantern found on electric fence
- Police investigating yard burglaries urge riders to be vigilant
May 5th
- £5,000 top prize on offer as eventing legends line up for virtual three-day event
- Working to ensure equestrian sport is one of the first to return *H&H Plus*
- ‘If he said no he meant no’: Farewell to one of the most prolific Welsh ponies of all time
- Tack worth thousands stolen in string of yard burglaries
May 4th
- ‘Her life will be at risk’: Mother of showjumper pleads for vital healthcare
- Surveys show pandemic’s impact on the equestrian industry *H&H Plus*
- ‘The kindest and bravest horse I have ever met’: farewell to international winner who completed Badminton
- Hundreds of Thai horses die and thousands more at risk in major disease outbreak
May 3rd
- Valegro’s one-legged ‘full brother’ goes up for auction
- Amazing first moments of healthy foal born to rescued mare caught on CCTV
May 2nd
- ‘I was at my wits’ end’: owner speaks out after three-month battle with strangles
- Donkeys step up to take on vital rail maintenance during lockdown
- Arrival of endangered species foal boosts lockdown spirits
May 1st
- Strangles initiative to run online as pandemic highlights biosecurity *H&H Plus*
- Hoof Hearted and Norfolk Enchance to compete for toilet roll prize in virtual event
- ‘He always had a smile on his face’: farewell to top British grand prix horse