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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 →

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 →

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 →