It was a fairytale wedding for one bride from Tyneside as she was reunited with her beloved pet horse. Like many Brides 21-year old Carmen dreamed of arriving at her wedding in a horse drawn carriage. This dream was realised for Carmen when she married Mark Pickett near Forest Hill, Newcastle. Making the dream even more special was the fact … More →

A rather unusual blood transfusion took place last week when a horse from The Blue Cross saved the life of a foal with a rare blood disorder. Vets were called to the aid of a seriously ill foul and in order to save its life knew it needed an urgent blood transfusion. The foal was suffering with a disease known … More →

Lower Withington Horse Show has been running for over 30 years attracting visitors both young and old. There are lots of things to see and do including: show jumping, competitions, jumping classes and an array of stalls selling everything from animal products to childrens toys.  This year the show, which took place an Astle Park in Chelford on 1st May, … More →

Many observant horse lovers will know that horseflies seem to avoid white horses.  Horváth, head of the Environmental Optics Laboratory at Eotvos University in Budapest, along with five colleagues conducted experiments on different coloured horses to attempt to solve the mystery.     The team took one white horse, one brown horse and one black horse and coated them in Babolna Bio … More →