Lowlands Farm in Bishop Auckland has become the first in its County to open a bed and breakfast for horses. The farm joined the British Horse Society’s Horses Welcome scheme. A spokesman from the farm said ‘Becoming a member of Horses Welcome demonstrates our commitment to providing a genuine home away from home for horses.’ The BHS visits all of … More →

Eventing legend Mark Todd claimed his fourth Badminton Horse Trials title in Gloucestershire yesterday. The double Olympic champion coaxed a beautiful clear round out of NZB Land Vision to retain his overnight lead to the delight of the Badminton crowds. Although NZB Land Vision finished the cross-country tired on Saturday he was full of bounce at the trot-up yesterday morning. … More →

While William and Kate are pacing nervously and experiencing last minute butterflies, Two Horses, with rather fitting names, will be getting ready to escort the royal wedding party. Catherine and William, the equine versions, will be playing an important role carrying Household Cavalry soldiers. The horses and their soldiers will make up part of the Sovereign’s Escort which will accompany … More →

The Badminton Horse Trials are preparing for the opening day on Thursday 21st April. It is one of the largest equestrian events in the world and it is expected to attract a huge audience this Bank Holiday Easter weekend. Last year The Badminton Horse Trials was awarded with The Event of The Year Award 2010 by The International Equestrian Yearbook. … More →

Horse Whisper’s in Snowdonia have been enlisted to try to save an endangered breed of wild horses. The horses are notoriously difficult to handle and are easily spooked by human contact. Numbers of the breed have dwindled over the years and farmers are worried that the rare breed will become extinct if they are not tamed. The Carneddau Pony Society … More →

Tomorrow’s Grand National has sold out for the first time in almost 30 years with crowd numbers expected to reach the capacity of 75,000. With this week’s warm weather set to continue into the weekend race goers are looking forward to a grand day out at Liverpool’s famous Aintree course. Don’t push it could make history if he claims victory … More →

A donkey called Dotty has been honoured for her bravery with a PDSA bravery award as she saved a sheep from being savaged by a dog. Dotty the donkey and Stanley the sheep were sharing a paddock when Stanley was attacked by a vicious dog, he was pinned to the ground and the dog would not let go of him. … More →

The world of advertising space has found a new, and rather unusual, medium to advertise to horse racing fans. Jockeys are starting to display sponsor messages on their backsides in a deal that will see the money go into a fund that provides financial protection against career ending injuries. The advertising was showcased at Doncaster races on 2nd April .where … More →

When a Scottish-trained horse, Silver by Nature, has won the Grand National trial by 15 lengths, the bookies promptly altered the odds and now the nine-year-old grey is one of the favourites to win next Saturday’s race. The last Scottish-trained horse to win the Grand National was Rubstic in 1979 so it will be nice for owner Geoff Brown, chairman … More →

11 fire fighters and 1 RSPCA officer have received special commendation for rescuing an 8 year old horse that had fallen into to the ice of Christmas day. Ghillie had fallen through the ice and only his head and neck remained above the water. Luckily some walkers for a Christmas day stroll spotted the stricken horse and called the emergency … More →