Two-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Kauto Star is set to have a racecourse gallop after Friday's (March 9th) meeting at Wincanton in an attempt to prove his fitness ahead of the big race on March 16th. The 12-year-old is facing a battle to be fit in time for the Gold Cup after falling at the yard of trainer Paul Nicholls … More →

Changes to the new whip rules – coming into force today (March 6th) – will allow for race stewards to use discretion when making decisions. Stewards will be asked to review a rider's use of the whip doesn't exceed eight times or more for flat races and nine times or more over jumps. However, rather than automatically handing out a … More →

Horses are one of the most expensive animals that can be cared for and it appears that in the current economic climate a number of equine insurance customers are being forced to give them up at an alarming rate. Many horse owners and traders often buy or breed horses for which they can't afford a substantial level of care and … More →

Two-time champion Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Kauto Star is rated "50-50" to compete in the race after suffering a fall on the gallops last Friday (February 24th). The Paul Nicholls-trained 12-year-old horse took a "pretty awful fall" while jockey Ruby Walsh was aboard at his Somerset yard. Cheltenham's showpiece on March 16th was expected to be a duel between Kauto … More →

Those equine insurance customers and sport lovers thinking of heading to any Olympic or Paralympic events during the summer are now able to pick up team GB scarves. The red, white and blue scarf was unveiled earlier this week by The British Olympic Association (BOA) and British Paralympic Association (BPA) as part of a new campaign entitled Our Greatest Team. … More →

Top trainer Nicky Henderson – who won his first Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2011 with Long Run – is hoping to break the all-time record for Cheltenham Festival winners when it gets underway next month. Henderson is on 39 winners at the moment, which is one short of the record set by the legendary Fulke Walwyn between 1946 and 1986. … More →

World Horse Welfare has announced that its recent Rags for Nags event was once again a rip-roaring success having raised a total of £792 to help horses in need. The amount raised by selling items such as old clothes, household textiles, shoes and handbags beats the total for last year and will go a long way to changing the care … More →

Clifford Baker has been named as the employee of the year at the eighth annual Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards ceremony, which took place at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in London. Hundreds of equine insurance customers in attendance saw the Head Lad, employed by Paul Nicholls, presented with the perpetual Godolphin Trophy and a cheque for £25,000, £10,000 … More →

An equine insurance customer from West Boldon has revealed he will be appealing a council decision to order him to demolish a structure purpose built to provide shelter for his horses. Norman Keenleyside built the horse shelter without planning permission to protect his five Welsh cobs and four Shetland ponies, but South Tyneside Council has ordered he take the structure … More →

Hunt staff have stated that they will switch from identifying hounds by ear tattoos to microchipping if required to do so by law. The hunting members of staff have said that once people have been trained to carry out the procedure, the price of a microchip will be just a few pounds. Earlier this month, environment minister Lord Taylor of … More →