A leading equine welfare charity said it has “serious concerns” over hoof care – as it has had to put four horses down in the past year. A spokesman for Bransby Horses told H&H the team was worried by the number of cases of hoof neglect the charity saw last year – a trend that […]
Cute little girl dressed like a cowboy playing with a homemade horse. Expressive facial expressions.Plaits will be optional, as toes pointed and elegance and energy will be the key determiners in the British Show Pony Society’s (BSPS) new hobby horse classes. The society has announced that the classes will run at some of its area shows, with qualifying opportunities for a final at the summer championships. Classes will run […]
Many of us dream of keeping our horses at home in a simple manner. We don’t need the bells and whistles – just a suitable sized paddock, a sturdy shelter and preferably a view of our horse-shaped pride and joy from the kitchen window. This house, just outside Nettleton, Lincolnshire, offers just that – and […]
2D8ANYP Archaeological dig of Medieval skeleton in burial site, Constitution Street, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK during tram line construction workExcited archaeologists have made a “game-changing” discovery of the earliest recorded use of “matchy-matchy” horse and rider gear, dating back to about 35,000 BC. Since a mummified baby mammoth from about the same time was found in northwest Canada two years ago, excavations have continued in the area as weather allows, and yesterday (31 March) […]
This year, Addington Equestrian is playing host to the Blue Chip Showjumping Finals (3–7 April), which has moved from Hartpury after 15 years, and the Winter Dressage Championships (10–14 April), which has also relocated from the same venue. We’ve put together a list of hotels near Addington Equestrian, as well as B&Bs and holiday lets […]
