Stabling

5 unexpected places to spot horses

Look around and you may find a yard full of horses in some very unexpected places…

High-spec stabling: H&H explores some of the most luxurious yards *H&H Plus*

Beauty combines with practicality at the world’s most luxurious stable yards. Emily Bevan discovers the options – if you have a blank cheque

8 easy ways riders can embrace sustainability in 2020

Awareness of sustainability is rising in the equestrian world of the importance of protecting our planet by being more environmentally conscious. Here are several straightforward changes that every horse owner and rider can make this year…

The risks and issues of stable profiteering *H&H Plus*

How to keep stabled horses happy and healthy *H&H VIP*

Keeping horses happy and healthy indoors means ditching some of the more outdated ideas about stabling, suggests Kieran O’Brien MRCVS

Loose boxes or American barns? H&H investigates the pros and cons

Deciding whether indoor or outdoor stables is best is an ongoing debate among equestrian. Each has their strengths and weaknesses, so how do you decide which one would best suit you? We speak to stabling manufacturers to weigh up the pros and cons

How to create your dream stable yard: top rider’s guide to success

Have you always dreamt of renovating a rundown yard to create your perfect set-up? Dressage rider and coach and former five-star eventer Ruth Edge did just that. Take a look at her tips for success...

‘A scene of devastation’: horse left in critical condition after thieves steal stable

The horse’s owner wants others to be aware so they can protect their property and for the thieves to realise the consequences of their actions

Five-star hotel or showjumping yard? It's hard to tell...

At first glance, it's difficult to work out whether pictures of showjumper Jamie Gornall's North Yorkshire yard are computer-generated plans of some kind of equestrian idyll — or if this is real life

App to find 'bed and breakfast' stabling for competition horses

The free app will allow horse owners to rent stables at or near competition centres

Dream stables: Badminton, Burghley and other places to hit the hay in style

Sometimes stables are more than just a bed for the night. Julie Harding asks top riders which are the stables they won’t tire of

Shetland pony Peanut gets fantasy pink castle as stable

A five-year-old from Inverness has just installed her Shetland mare, Peanut, in a shocking pink creation

Man fined £1,000 for immobile field shelters

A horse owner from west Wales has been fined more than £1,000 for failing to move his mobile field shelters in what is thought to be the first conviction of its kind

Bust Redmire Stables is sold to new owner

Timber stable manufacturer Redmire Stables is under new ownership, after going into liquidation earlier this year

Customers hit as Redmire Stables goes bust

Redmire Stables, one of the largest manufacturers of timber stables in the UK, has gone bust

Two horses rescued after stable collapses

Two Lancashire horses had a lucky escape after a quick-thinking builder saved them from a collapsing stable

Four horses rescued from Berkshire stables blaze

Firefighters from Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service rescued the horses from blazing stables at Aldermaston

Sussex stable company shells out for Children In Need

Levade Systems Ltd have vowed to donate 1% of all new business until the end of the year to the BBC Children In Need appeal

Chailey Stud and Monarch Equestrian in stables court battle

Carl Evans claims he has been forced to sell Chailey Stud in East Sussex to pay for his legal battle with West Midlands stable manufacturer Monarch Equestrian

Thousands of horse owners are not paying enough tax

According to the Inland Revenue, thousands of horse-owners are not paying the correct council tax because of their failure to disclose the use of any equestrian property or facilities to their local councils