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Badminton Horse Trials 2021 cancelled: ‘Everyone is desperately disappointed’

Badminton Horse Trials 2021 has been cancelled – the event was expected to go ahead behind closed doors, but this is no longer possible

‘Donkeys at risk’: new petition calls for ban on skin trading

A Brooke spokesman said donkeys are killed for their skins to fulfil the growing demand for ejiao, a gelatin used in traditional Chinese medicine and beauty products.

Hackney stallion thought to be oldest of his breed in the country celebrates 34th birthday

“He’s still got it, love him, every now and then you see him trotting up the field and you think ‘he can’t half shift’”

Rider living with incurable brain tumour backs calls for more research

“I’m determined to make the most of whatever the future holds for me, my husband and my beloved horse”

Weight perception must change as equines live on laminitis ‘knife edge’ *H&H Plus

96-year-old who hunted into her 80s has no plans to give up riding

“I bought a cob but that was a mistake as she simply wasn’t fast enough”

Lucky escape for pony found tangled in wire and unable to move

“He really needed our help because if he’d been left any longer the wire may have cut into his skin and caused some serious damage”

‘We are a team and this is for them’: ‘exceptional’ head girl wins top prize at stable staff awards

Rebecca “Beck” Edmunds, of Bryan Smart Racing, won the leadership award and was then named the 2021 employee of the year at the Godolphin Stud & Stable Staff Awards

Horse dies hours after walker fed him shell-on monkey nuts and almonds

“I tried to put a very balanced post on Facebook explaining how delicate horses’ digestion is, but the rule needs to be, if it’s not your horse, leave it alone”

British showjumping ‘tours’ added to 2021 calendar *H&H Plus*

‘Like death with a heartbeat’: eventer who came back from the brink speaks out on mental illness

I’ve spent so much of my life just battling to stay alive, just being ok with life is enough. But I’m not going to let someone else go through this, if I can help it.

Eventing abandonment insurance up for review *H&H Plus*

Can you help? Call for action to save desperate riding schools on last lap of lockdown

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‘Full steam ahead’: Royal Windsor to run on different dates this year

 “We are determined to produce one of our best events for the horse world to enjoy”

‘It’s a fairytale’: Park Lane Stables invited on royal visit after charity saved in £1m campaign

The stables wrote to The Queen and have received an invitation to visit the Royal Mews, when pandemic restrictions allow

Flagship endurance ride off as sport prepares to restart

“There is a great deal of excitement and momentum building for the 2021 season and we are anticipating a bumper year for the sport”

Lockdown update: confirmation on riding school reopening, lesson travel and arena hire

Lockdown restrictions are set to ease next month; what this means for the equestrian industry has been confirmed

Rescue pony who looked ‘ready to die’ helping young people 10 years on

Buddy needed round the clock care when he arrived at the charity in 2011, weighing a third of his ideal body weight

Amateur rider ban to remain for Cheltenham Festival

Amateur riders will not be permitted at this year’s Cheltenham Festival as they are not considered ‘elite’ under the Government’s coronavirus rules

Amanda Steege jumps to win $50,000 hunter spectacular at WEF

”I can trust that he’s going to jump with style so I was just trying to do my job the best way that I could“