At the Races presenter and former jockey Hayley Moore was knocked to the ground by a loose horse she stepped in to catch at Chepstow racecourse. The incident occurred in a seven-furlong handicap Flat race, which had 12 runners including three-year-old Give Em A Clump. The moment Hayley, sister of former champion Flat jockey Ryan…
A rider made history as she became the first transgender jockey to race on a British course. Victoria Smith, formerly known as Vince Smith, rode more than 250 winners during a career as a professional jockey between 1983 and 2000 and also enjoyed success as a trainer between 2003 and 2008. Victoria, who announced her…
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…
A pony who was taken in by the RSPCA after he was abandoned as a yearling has competed at his first championship. Storm was rescued from a field along with a number of other ponies in 2009 and it took him a year to recover physically from his difficult start in life. But the nine-year-old…
The Late Late Night Show with James Corden is one of the most successful shows in the USA with a huge fanbase not only in the country but everywhere in the world. The most successful celebrities or skillful people have been invited to this show. However, a very interesting moment of the show is when…
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,…
The Duchess of Cornwall birthday has taken over the internet; she named an adorable donkey foal as part of her birthday trip to commemorate a charity’s 50th anniversary. The filly was born at the Donkey Sanctuary in Devon three week ago after her mother was taken in by the charity as her owner could no…
The video below is all about an inspiring story of a very strong horse who despite having her leg lost, she is so determined to walk. Angel lost her leg when she was only 2 years old; her mother stepped on it and accidentally crushed it. Her leg needed to be amputated, but the rescuers…