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Surrey woman banned from keeping equines

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Imogen Johnson, 23 August 2011 16:39

A woman from Surrey has been banned from keeping equines after causing unnecessary suffering to her two old horses. Yvette Tilly last Monday (15 August) pleaded guilty to two offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. She was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to ‘Kev’, a 25-year-old 17.2hh, chestnut gelding and ‘Benson’, a 15hh, 17-year-old black gelding. Ms Tilly ...

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Surrey woman banned from keeping equines

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Imogen Johnson, 23 August 2011 16:39

A woman from Surrey has been banned from keeping equines after causing unnecessary suffering to her two old horses. Yvette Tilly last Monday (15 August) pleaded guilty to two offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. She was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to ‘Kev’, a 25-year-old 17.2hh, chestnut gelding and ‘Benson’, a 15hh, 17-year-old black gelding. Ms Tilly ...

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Top tips for training youngsters from Ruth Edge

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Imogen Johnson, 05 August 2011 17:16

Top event rider Ruth Edge offers 10 free practical tips for training a young horse and you can see them all here. Ruth is widely acknowledged as one of the leading producers of young competition horses for both eventing and dressage. She also trains a growing number of riders and as the season develops she’s full of practical practical training ...

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Could you help to rehome Hobo?

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Imogen Johnson, 02 August 2011 17:09

With winter appraoching staff at the Dartmoor Pony Training Centre (DPTC) are desperately seeking loving homes for some of their ponies. “The DPTC has unfortunately had quite a few ponies come back from their loan homes recently through no fault of their own, we would really appreciate any thing people can do to help,” said Natalie Kathryn Hulland of the ...

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The RSPCA seeks new home for the Amersham horses

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Imogen Johnson, 09 June 2010 16:54

Special owners are needed for the Amersham horses – could you offer a horse a five star home? The RSPCA is seeking special new owners for 17 of the horses rescued from horse dealer James Gray’s farm near Amersham, Buckinghamshire, in January 2008. Another 20 of the rescued horses and ponies in the RSPCA’s care will be available for rehoming ...

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Sign up for the ride of your life!

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Imogen Johnson, 02 June 2010 16:22

World Horse Welfare has organised a once-in-a-lifetime challenge ride in the Canadian wilderness for 2011 - and you could take part. Sign up for the 2010 Canadian Wilderness Challenge and next August (21-30) you could find yourself riding through some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. Using pack horses to carry your kit for the duration of the ...

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Impressive artwork from Steph Dix

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Imogen Johnson, 01 June 2010 10:51

Steph Dix, a professional illustrator and portrait artist based in Derbyshire, has grabbed the attention of the Your Horse team with her amazing equine portraits. Steph works from photos which can either be emailed via her website, or posted. Her portraits are produced in pencil, and many are then coloured digitally - the lifelike quality of her work is very ...

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All about Oscar!

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Imogen Johnson, 20 May 2010 09:00

Fred and Rowena have been working hard with ex-racehorse Oscar and they’ve been keeping a diary of his progress to share with you. Here you can find out what Oscar has been up to since his arrival at their yard and pick up tips and advice to help you on your journey with your horse - you can also enjoy ...

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James Gray still on the run

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Imogen Johnson, 13 May 2010 10:30

Following his sentencing yesterday James Gray absconded from Aylesbury Magistrates Court. Gray was sentenced to 24 weeks in jail and given a life ban on keeping horses and immediately went on the run. Thames Valley Police are currently searching the area in an attempt to find and arrest Gray but the search is still ongoing. Your Horse spoke to a ...

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Harry Meade pops the question

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Imogen Johnson, 12 May 2010 10:11

This year Harry Meade was full of nerves on the weekend of Badminton Horse Trials but not because of the competition. The 26-year-old event rider popped the question to his girlfriend Rosie Bradford - on one knee, on the Badminton cross-country course! "After retiring Midnight Dazzler I didn't have anything to ride at Badminton, and since we live in the ...

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Get long reining advice from the pros!

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Imogen Johnson, 11 May 2010 09:00

Coming up in issue 335 we’ve got great long reining advice from the experts in the next instalment of our ‘Retraining Racehorses’ series. We catch up with Fred and Rowena Cook from Equine Training and Management and see how new horse Oscar is getting on with his training. And you’ll be able to see how far he’s come! You can ...

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