Equine insurance customers could be interested to learn that the Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) has received an £80,000 donation from leading rural business Countrywide. The organisation offers the largest range of equine products and services to horse insurance customers in the UK and awarded the money to the charity during a special event at Countrywide's new head offices … More →

Equine insurance customers that didn't manage to get tickets to the London 2012 Olympics will still be able to watch the Games on large screens in the capital as part of London Live. Outdoor screenings of the equestrian events, among others, will be taking place for free in Hyde Park, Victoria Park and Trafalgar Square, Horse and Hound reports. The … More →

Equine insurance customers might be interested to learn that that World Horse Welfare is implementing a new community-based approach to training people how to care for horses in developing countries. They are launching a new bespoke training programme in Nicaragua next year which, it is hoped, will specifically match the needs of each community and provide the foundations for changing … More →

Equine insurance customers could be rushing to get hold of tickets for next year's Horse of the Year Show, which go on sale from today. Taking place at the LG Arena at Birmingham's NEC, the Horse of the Year Show 2012 will be running from October 3rd to October 7th. As well as a showjumping and showing championship, there will … More →

Equine insurance customers could be interested in heading to the Horse Trust upon finding out that the charity has launched its new range of Christmas gifts. Celebrating its 125th year, the charity has launched new ranges of cards, notecards and pens in celebration of the landmark, which makes it the oldest horse charity in the world. The charity has produced … More →

Equine insurance customers might be interested to know that owner of the Great Westwood Equestrian Park in Kings Langley Neil Thornton recently got back from a trek in Peru to raise money for the Horse Trust. During the ten-day trip Mr Thornton hiked through the Peruvian Andes up to altitudes of up to 4,400m on the way to Machu Picchu … More →

Equine insurance customers could be interested to learn that the World Horse Welfare did its bit for Children in Need last week by raising vital money for the annual UK-wide fund-raising event. Staff as the horse charity's head office in Snetterton, Norfolk, wore spotty outfits and baked plenty of cakes to help out the event which aids an array of … More →

Equine insurance customers might be interested to learn that four wild Konik ponies – a central European breed – have been put to work grazing the fields of an RSPB nature reserve in Yorkshire. They have been introduced in order to create suitable conditions for ground-nesting birds such as lapwings at the Blacktoft Sands reserve. They have been brought from … More →

Equine insurance customers might be interested to learn that results from a recent survey conducted by the Horse Trust have found that 40 per cent of horses in the UK suffered a traumatic injury last year. The research, to be published in the Equine Veterinary Journal, was carried out by the Horse Trust's clinical scholar in equine orthopaedics at the … More →

Equine insurance customers might be interested to learn that the unbeaten Frankel has been named as the racehorse of the year at the Cartier Racing Awards. The impressive three-year-old colt has won all nine of his races to date and is currently trained by Sir Henry Cecil having been bred by Khalid Abdullah. Frankel's perfect season included victories in the … More →