When a barn at the Royal Road Equestrian Centre in Fredericton, Canada, went up in flames early Monday morning, Shanita Fox-Pelletier did all she could to rescue the horses. Tragically, Shanita was unable to save her own horse Kingston from the flames. Shanita and her mother were both awakened early Monday morning by dogs barking and the smell of smoke, … More →

Buy equipment from the consignment section of your tack shop, and repair instead of replace your equipment. Don’t buy used helmets, and clean your own rugs and blankets with livestock shampoo. Make your own cheap polish to shine brass on harnesses with baking soda and vinegar. Organise paddock sales to sell  and swap any unused or unwanted. Also, wait for … More →

Dolly the two year old cob was reported to animal charity Happy Endings after she was seen by a passer by abandoned and dumped in a small enclosure in a field, weak and starving with no food or water. Dolly was recovered by the charity four months ago at a third of her normal body weight. She had developed sores … More →

Horse trainer Howard Johnson who won at the Cheltenham Festival several times has been disqualified which means he will be unable to work with racehorses or have any involvement in racing for this period. According to the British Horseracing Authority he breached some of the rules of horse welfare when he administered steroids into three horses whilst they were in … More →

When 15 year old Meg the Shire horse was reported to have a horrific foot injury by a member of the public, the charity World Horse Welfare stepped in. After further inspection, Meg was found to have a split all the way up one of her hooves, infested with about 100 maggots. The team at World Horse Welfare did all … More →

Racing for Change launched a scheme a little while back giving the opportunity for Twitter fans to become virtual owners of a race horse. Tweet Lady, a two-year-old filly, tweets regularly about her life and training – helped out by her trainer and jockey – and now has 1,400 followers on Twitter. She is the first racehorse to have a … More →

Toby the pony, who lives at Penny Farm Rescue and Rehoming Centre near Blackpool, is recovering very well after having an operation to remove one of his eyes. After having a poorly right hind leg, he soon after developed recurring uvieitis, which is an inflammation of the middle layer of the eye. The uvieitis was extremely painful for poor Toby, … More →

After this year’s event at Aintree, three fences for the Grand National are going to be assessed and made safer, following the deaths of horses Ornais and Dooneys Gate in April this year. This now brings the number of fatalities at the Grand National since 2000 up to 33. The fence Becher’s Brook will be changed, with 13 fatalities on … More →

Six horses have managed to escape from a block of stables in Orpington, Kent when a fire started in the stables last Monday night. A passing driver reported the fire at Downe Court Stables just before 11pm, and the blaze is not yet known to be an accident or arson. One horse was singed by the fire, but all six … More →

17 year old horse Frankie fell through the plywood floor of his trailer whilst his owner was driving to the Milton Keynes Eventing Centre. When stopped, it was found that the wooden floor had given way and Frankie was on the other side of the trailer. Owner Sarah Smith said: He had scrape marks on the front of his hoof, … More →