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Equine insurance customers might be interested to learn that Irish showjumper Denis Lynch visited a horse rescue centre in Mallow, Cork, yesterday (December 6th) to check how his money raised was being put to use. The rider, based in Germany, managed to raise €190,000 (£163,000) for the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) through friends on … More →

Equine insurance customers are likely to be alarmed to learn that horse charities across the country are seeing an increase in the number of abandonments of the animal. Charities such as the RSPCA and Redwings Horse Sanctuary have seen the number of equines abandoned since 2009 almost triple and they blame the tough economic times along with long winters. In … More →

Equine insurance customers could be heartened to hear that a two-year-old Shire Filly named Hope has been given an early Christmas present after being rescued from the brink of death by horse owner and vet Vikki Fowler. Ms Fowler was called to a mud-filled field where the animal was laying and slowly dying of starvation, exhaustion and cold. Renamed Hope, … More →

Equine insurance customers might be looking to take a trip to Suffolk in the near future after learning that artist Tory Lawrence has paid homage to the contribution that horses have had to the county. Ms Lawrence has had a life-long love of horses and her latest exhibition celebrates the impact that equine racing has had on the county as … More →

Equine insurance customers could be advised to keep their horses stabled in the coming weeks in order to prevent the spreading of an outbreak of seasonal illness. Reported cases of Atypical Myopathy, a condition spread through bacteria in soil and pastures, have more than doubled in the last month, the Daily Telegraph reports. The illness, which is fatal in more … More →

Equine insurance customers might be pleased to know that two British Horse Society (BHS) officers were called in to rescue a horse that had gone into a panic upon trying on a saddle for the first time. Attempts to try and get the young equine back by the owners proved futile as she jumped over the fence and into a … More →

Equine insurance customers might be interested to learn that a record eight countries have applied for the right to host the 2018 Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) World Equestrian Games. Australia, Austria, Canada, Hungary, Morocco, Russia, Sweden and the US are all in the running for the championships, with Britain ruling out a bid, citing no room on the busy calendar … More →

Equine insurance customers up and down the country could soon be able to take advantage of new and improved pathways to take their horses on after the chancellor of the exchequer announced a £2 million Paths for Communities scheme. Under the initiative, new paths carrying rights for equestrians, walkers and cyclists will be created all over the country and chairman … More →

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 →