Ride and ski in a winter wonderland

There is a moment in every couples’ holiday when things could go disastrously wrong. It’s the ‘holiday hiatus’ in which the words ‘I hate you’ will be murmured through gritted teeth, as each is obliged to enjoy their partners idea of their perfect holiday.
Unfashionable as it is, there is a holiday divide here: women [...]

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Equestrian charity Christmas cards

Is it that time already you may be thinking, but Christmas is fast approaching and these quirky horsey Christmas cards are sold in aid of Breast Cancer Haven (Charity no. 1061726).
These fabulous horse-themed cards were created with one of Minter Kemp’s colourful and amusing designs. There are 12 Cards in every pack and they cost [...]

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Horse charity helps humans too

This autumn the Brooke, the UK’s leading charity for the welfare of working horses, donkeys and mules in the developing world, launched a new campaign, HelpBoth, which draws attention to the humanitarian side of its work.
The campaign, which leads with the headline “the animal charity that helps people too”, emphasises the interdependence between animals [...]

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Zara Phillips hurt in riding accident

Zara Phillips broke her collarbone in a riding accident, where her horse died.
The Queen’s granddaughter was involved in a cross-country event near the French Pyrenees at the weekend, when her horse Tsunami II fell over a fence breaking its neck.
Zara was taken to hospital and her horse had to be put down.

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Horse dies in road accident

A horse was killed and two people were injured, after a car crash in Sussex earlier this week.
Three horses escaped from a field near Hastings. One of them later collided with a Vauxhall Vectra, before hitting a Fiat Punto travelling in the opposite direction.
A man in his 30’s who was driving the Vectra was seriously [...]

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How to feed your horse in winter

As the temperature drops, many of the nutrients such as vitamin A and C in the hay are lost, due to the lack of sunlight.
Therefore it’s important that all of those good nutrients are replaced. One option is trying a vitamin supplement, with flaxseed oil or combining alfalfa with hay. This will raise protein levels; [...]

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Queen awards Yogi a special award

Former Olympic gold medal-winning horse rider Yogi Breisner picked up The Queen’s Award for Equestrianism by the British Horse Society.
The award was presented by The Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace last week. Yogi was chosen by the British Horse Society board of trustees for outstanding services in the equestrian world.

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Horses with cancer will get better treatment

Thanks to the cancer therapy unit extending at the University of Cambridge, horses with cancer will have a much better chance of fighting cancer.
The facility at the university is the only one in Europe, which offers radiotherapy for horses. Last week, it launched a new radiotherapy machine designed to treat all animals whatever their size.
The [...]

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A record breaker…

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
When you go on holiday you don’t expect to break a world record. Especially when you’ve spent the past four years suffering with a debilitating injury and never flown abroad. 
But this is exactly what Helen Slaughter achieved on her recent trip with The Riding Company to Schlosswirt http://www.theridingcompany.com/uk/mountain-adventure-schlosswirt.htm And the group she was with made [...]

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Dragons Den star supports horse campaign

Dragon’s Den star Deborah Meaden is the latest celebrity to support Hoof, the London-based campaign to encourage city people to start horse riding.
Launched at the end of 2007, Hoof was set up by the British Equestrian Federation with the aim to make equestrianism easier and more affordable for people who live in London. The campaign is about to start [...]

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