1. Horse owner fined £12,000 for building stables on her land
An owner who was taken to court after building stables and keeping horses on her land in a National Park without permission has been fined £12,000 and ordered to remove them.
On 4 September Jane Soul, 65, of Eastleigh, Hampshire, appeared at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court where she was found guilty of breaching three planning notices.
Grade One-winning National Hunt racehorse Cyrname has died, aged 11, during a routine canter in retirement. The gelding, who was owned by Samantha de la Hey and trained by Paul Nicholls, won eight of his 23 starts, clocking £360,604 in prize money. His biggest victories came in the Ascot Chase and Christy 1965 Chase, both at Ascot in 2019, and the 2020 Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby in 2020.
Cyrname was once the highest-rated chaser in Britain.
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3. Farewell to top native stallion who covered The late Queen’s mares
The former National Pony Society (NPS)Olympia mountain and moorland (M&M) supreme champion Snowydene has died aged 30. Olwen Briant’s Highland stallion Snowydene, who was known at home as Snowy, lifted the prestigious title on his debut at the London final with Lizzie Finlayson-Briant in 2000. Snowy was bred by Scott McGregor and he was bought by the Briants as a four-year-old.
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Sarah has worked at an equestrian journalist and editor since 2004 and has held the position of Horse & Hound Editor-in-Chief since 2014. She has reported for Horse & Hound from major championships including Europeans and World Equestrian Games. She has co-written books on horses and horse sport including The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horses & Ponies. She has owned and ridden horses since 1993, and worked for and trained with Olympic gold medallist event rider Leslie Law prior to going to university. While studying for a BSc at London School of Economics Sarah also worked for top British dressage rider Louise Spate.
