The 16-time champion jockey Tony McCoy narrowly missed out on a winner in his return to racing following a fall nearly a month ago. McCoy fractured ribs and punctured a lung at Taunton on December 30th and returned to the fray aboard Key To The West in yesterday's (January 26th) Racing UK Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race. The Northern … More →

A Welsh horse trainer and equine insurance customer has become a Hollywood star after appearing alongside A-listers in Steven Spielberg's new film War Horse. Dylan Jones, originally from Llanberis, was a stunt double in the film, spending seven weeks working on location at the Duke of Wellington's estate. Mr Jones is no stranger to the silver screen, however, having already … More →

York Council has worked with the local police to safeguard horse insurance customers from an unscrupulous fraudster. Brooke Lee has been given a suspended prison sentence after the local authority's Animal Health Service investigated a number of complaints relating to the trading of horses. Lee pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud and one of unfair trading and was handed … More →

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has moved to congratulate individual courses in the UK after it was revealed that attendances in 2011 were up once again, despite the bleak economic outlook. Racecourses managed to attract a record 6.15 million people throughout the year and chief executive officer of the BHA Paul Bittar was delighted with the record figures. Mr Bittar … More →

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has announced that its representatives and members of the Professional Jockeys Association (PJA) had productive discussions over possible amendments to the whip rules. Equine insurance customers have had hopes renewed that the dispute over the whip rules that came into place in October last year could be resolved in the coming months following these discussions. … More →

The mild winter that has been experienced up and down the UK is causing major problems for equine insurance customers as mares are reportedly coming into season far too early as well as early moulting taking place. Horse and Hound vet Karen Coumbe told the publication she was noticing both recued coat growth and early shedding, which was as a … More →

Royal Ascot has announced it will refund the spectators who were at the meeting on Saturday (January 21st) that received orange stickers for breaching new dress codes. Many equine insurance customers were left red faced as males in the premier enclosure that were not wearing a jacket and tie were labelled with orange stickers as a warning. The move is … More →

New chief executive of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) Paul Bittar has indicated that the controversial whip rules introduced in October could be set for a third review. The guidelines caused a stir among riders with the severity of the punishments seemingly not equally fitting the crime. They have led to eminent riders such as Ruby Walsh to question the … More →

The deadly equine disease sleeping sickness is causing havoc in The Gambia but two British vets have pledged to help the effort to beat it with research about the condition. It is a parasitic disease spread by tsetse flies that attacks the nervous system. Patrick Sells and Laura Heaps set off from the UK to drive 5,000 miles to the … More →

Equine insurance customers thinking of heading to Royal Ascot this season would be well advised to pay attention to the new dress code that has been announced by the racecourse organisers. The course has tightened its dress code for both the Royal Enclosure and Grandstand, with new rules stating that hats must be worn in the enclosure rather than fascinators. … More →