While the saying “a good horse is never a bad color” is certainly true, it’s especially nice when you can have both a good horse and a nicely-colored one in the same package. And as it turns out, the earliest domesticators of horses felt the same way. Researchers with the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and…
Four-star event rider Nana Dalton has revealed that she has been struggling for months with the lasting effects of a head injury that occurred in late April. Nana shared her experience on her Nana Dalton Eventing facebook page to raise awareness of how debilitating even a ‘mild’ head injury can be and to give others…
I think it goes without saying that horses are among the most beautiful and majestic animals on earth. Whether you’re a devoted equestrian or just appreciate these big animals from afar, it’s always interesting to see horses interact with art, as we saw with these elegant, artistic horse haircuts. And it makes perfect sense. Few…
The mother of a nine-year-old girl with cerebral palsy says introducing her daughter to riding “was the best thing she ever did”. Sophie Wade has been able to maintain mobility thanks to time in the saddle and the help of a very patient pony. Her mother, Gina, explains how riding has enhanced Sophie’s life. “Sophie…
A heavy-horse enthusiast and her two Belgian draught horses are taking on a 1,000-mile round trip with a gypsy wagon to raise money for the Brain Tumour Charity. Daisy Saddler and her horses Olive, 13 and Olive’s half-brother Arthur, 11, and collie-cross Tad left their home town Banbury, Oxon, at the end of April headed…
Seven-year-old Chloe Phillips was riding her pony Harry on a lane when a bus overtook “really fast”. Chloe was being led by her mother, Abigail Taylor-Ashmole, and both were wearing high-vis clothing. Harry spooked and Chloe was shaken. When she got back to her yard she decided she wanted to make a video to try…
Do you think that you know horses very well? The quiz below is designed just for you. The quiz has 20 multiple choice questions with general information about horses and questions that will make the difference in how well do you know them. The horse has served men well in various roles — in war,…
Equine charity Brooke is inviting people to turn their daily dog walk into the chance to help vulnerable working horses and donkeys. TV vet Dr. Scott Miller, the star of More4’s Vet On The Hill, has leaned his support to the Dog Walk Challenge, which is encouraging people to walk 10,000 steps every day for…
Armada is one of the cross-country horses in history and she was put down at the age of 20. Owned by Paul and Diana Ridgeon and ridden first by Andrew Nicholson and then by Oliver Townend, the chestnut Spanish sport horse completed 16 CCI4* (now CCI5*) events, taking second place at Badminton in 2014 with…
Road collision has been the case of hundreds of thousands of people’s death and the story below is also a road accident who took the life of a rider. The family of the woman who died as a result of a road collision with a loose horse has paid tribute to a “generous, kind and…