An escaped horse from the Isle of Wright Grand National made its way onto a steam railway line, stopping trains in their tracks. The horse became separated from its rider during the main race. Then, showing off its jumping talent, the runaway jumped a fence onto the railway line. Stewards from the race had hopped onto quad bikes and set … More →

Skateboarders find a new way to ride, with the latest extreme sport craze of horse boarding. Horse boarding was invented by a professional stunt man Mr Fowler-Prime five years ago but he has recently developed the daredevil stunt in to a fully fledged sport. Thrill seekers stand on a mountain board whilst gripping on to a rope, they are then … More →

Zara Phillips looked the height of sophistication and was glowing with understated elegance at Cheltenham’s Ladies Day yesterday. Rather than opting for a busy fascinator or dramatic formal hat Zara, living up to her down to earth nature, chose to accessorise a fascinate with dramatic red detailing and bright red Mulberry handbag. Zara’s understated elegance was in stark contrast to … More →

Irish horses won six out of seven races yesterday, on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival. Chicago Grey was the first successful horse to be crowned as the winner in the National Hunt Chase and Sizing Europe surprised everyone by winning the Queen Mother Champion Chase. Davy Russell won the Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle riding First Lieutenant and … More →

The new designer boots have been made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Cheltenham festival. Racegoers at Cheltenham are often more interested in fashion than the horses. The boots are made up of 5000 individual horse hairs and cost  £1,300. They come in either ankle or knee length. The limited edition boots will go on sale at the festival … More →

Steve Whiteley was last night celebrating a record breaking £1.45million win after placing a £2 bet on the Tote Jackpot. The 60 year old used his senior citizens bus pass to get to Exeter Racecourse, for which he had a free entrance ticket to the race meeting. He was hoping he may be lucky enough to win a few pounds. … More →

The horsing world has been a run with speculation over just how 200 horses came to be, seemingly abandoned, in and around Bridgend. Some pockets of the media speculated that gypsies might be responsible for abandonment and the story gained national interest. Many horse lovers bombarded the Society for the Welfare of Horses and Ponies with their concerns. Meanwhile support … More →