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Can you rehome a horse?

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Helen Milbank, 15 May 2013 11:00

Horses4Homes has some fantastic new horses available for rehoming – over 200 on their site in total, all looking for new homes due to their owners’ change in personal circumstance. This week we’d like to shine the spotlight on three of the horses – Nero, Atheni and Aegean Breeze. You can liaise with the owners of the horses through the ...

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Can you rehome a horse?

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Helen Milbank, 15 May 2013 11:00

Horses4Homes has some fantastic new horses available for rehoming – over 200 on their site in total, all looking for new homes due to their owners’ change in personal circumstance. This week we’d like to shine the spotlight on three of the horses – Nero, Atheni and Aegean Breeze. You can liaise with the owners of the horses through the ...

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Enter the Your Horse and Horse Deals survey

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Your Horse, 14 May 2013 17:19

Your Horse and Horse Deals magazines are asking you to give your feedback in our research to help create even better publications and websites.We are asking questions such as "How many years have you been horse riding?" and "What do you love and hate about the equine world". To say thank you, we've also got 38 prizes to give away ...

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Rider sets off on 2,500-mile adventure!

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Helen Milbank, 14 May 2013 12:06

Horseback adventures don’t come much bigger than 65-year-old William Reddaway’s goal to trek to all four corners of England in an epic 2,500-mile fund-raising bid. On board Strider, William – who set off from Farncombe Estate in Worcestershire last week – aims to travel to all four corners of England via 30 cathedrals to raise awareness for two charities, the ...

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Free XC advice for eventers

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Helen Milbank, 14 May 2013 10:32

In a new initiative to support event riders, ‘As I See It’ information sheets will be given away at certain horse trials this year in a bid to help competitors understand the cross-country course and how to tackle individual fences. The scheme kicks off at Brigstock International Horse Trials at Rockingham Castle this weekend. “We’ve set out to give anyone ...

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Safe in the sun

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Allison Lowther, 11 May 2013 12:00

Summer is a season that every horse owner should enjoy, but, as well as coping with flies, some horses are prone to getting sunburnt, in particular those with areas of pink skin. Thanks to Nettex Sun Block your horse can be well protected from the sun’s harmful UVA and UVB rays and avoid painful cracking and blistering of the skin ...

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Vote for the new Rocking Horse on Kerrang Radio

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Becky Statham, 07 May 2013 14:41

In association with Your Horse magazine, Kerrang Radio is set to launch a brand new show called ‘Rocking Horse’ and they’re looking for a special horse to host it – we’ve whittled the entries down to four finalists who are all in with a chance of winning. Make sure you read their stories so you can vote for your favourite ...

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Horses 4 Homes needs you!

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Helen Milbank, 02 May 2013 12:05

It’s been a record few months for rehoming charity Horses 4 Homes, with over 200 horses currently listed on the site and more than 70 new horses added every month. Each and every one is looking for a new loving home, as the charity strives to safely rehome horses via its state of the art online application process. “The charity ...

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Celebration as 2013 Grand National passes off with no fatalities

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Katy Islip, 29 April 2013 17:29

The YH team joined racing fans and horse-lovers everywhere in letting out a big sigh of relief when the 2013 Grand National ended with no fatalities.The famous Aintree event has come under increasing scrutiny and calls for changes to the course and a reduction in the number of runners following the deaths of horses in previous years.Since 2002, 11 horses ...

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Proposed changes to para dressage representation unpopular at FEI forum

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Katy Islip, 29 April 2013 17:03

A proposal to reduce the number of para dressage riders from five to four per country for future Paralympics has proved controversial. The suggestion was made at the FEI’s annual sport forum earlier this month (April), as part of a raft of changes put forward as para dressage continues to rapidly develop as a sport. Other proposed changes include the introduction ...

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Unique Natives need protecting

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Larissa Chapman, 26 April 2013 10:04

Researchers at Aberystwyth University have found that the wild ponies grazing the Carneddau Mountains in North Wales are a genetically unique population, and need to be protected. Preserving the genetic resource of these ponies is particularly crucial since the recent snow storms which have sadly reduced their numbers.   The study, which is the first into the genetic characteristics of ...

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