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Blenheim Horse Trials to bid for 2011 European Eventing Championships

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Your Horse, 09 May 2009 09:58

Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials will be bidding to host the 2011 FEI European Eventing Championships and has been awarded National Lottery funding through UK Sport’s World Class Events Programme to assist it in its efforts.  With some of the best equestrian facilities in the world located on British soil, Great Britain is planning to host a number of Major ...

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Blenheim Horse Trials to bid for 2011 European Eventing Championships

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Your Horse, 09 May 2009 09:58

Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials will be bidding to host the 2011 FEI European Eventing Championships and has been awarded National Lottery funding through UK Sport’s World Class Events Programme to assist it in its efforts.  With some of the best equestrian facilities in the world located on British soil, Great Britain is planning to host a number of Major ...

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New bridleway The Herepath Trail opens in the Blackdown Hills

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Anne-Marie Hamill, 29 May 2008 09:57

A newly created forest trail in the Blackdown Hills near Taunton opened this month. The Herepath Trail is a 22km public access path and bridleway around Staple Fitzpaine. It is the first of three connected, off-road routes planned for the area. Local horse riders and walkers were the first to try out the new Herepath Trail at a grand opening ceremony ...

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Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) launches new website

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Anne-Marie Hamill, 29 May 2008 09:50

British horseracing’s official charity for the welfare of horses who have retired from racing, Retraining of Racehorses (RoR), has officially launched a new website. Visitors to the site can easily find information on ex-racehorses, from how to own one to the various competitions under the RoR Series. Each equine discipline is uniquely colour-coded to enable users to quickly go to the ...

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Dressage rider Andrew Gould’s all-new website online now

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Anne-Marie Hamill, 29 May 2008 09:44

International Dressage Rider, Andrew Gould has launched his new website that will keep fans, pupils and sponsors up-to-date with the most recent Andrew activity. Not only does the website feature all of the latest news, pictures and results, but also a full list of clinics being held throughout the country. Fans can check the website regularly to see if there ...

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HRH The Duke of Edinburgh receives The Queen's Award for Equestrianism

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Anonymous, 29 May 2008 09:29

Her Majesty The Queen presented HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh with the prestigious British Horse Society Queen’s Award for Equestrianism at the Royal Windsor Horse Show on May 8. The Award, which is made on the recommendation of the Trustees of The British Horse Society, is "For Outstanding Services to Equestrianism". BHS Chairman Patrick Print FBHS said: "The ...

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The Blue Cross opens first equine rest and retirement centre

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Your Horse, 08 May 2008 17:07

The Blue Cross animal charity has converted its well-known equine centre in Northiam, East Sussex into the charity’s first dedicated centre for permanently retired and resting Blue Cross horses and ponies.  The facility, which was officially opened in April, is perfectly placed in the peaceful Sussex countryside with capacity for up to 30 horses and ponies. It benefits from a central ...

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ILPH to be renamed World Horse Welfare

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Your Horse, 08 May 2008 16:48

The International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPH) has announced that it is changing its name to World Horse Welfare after 81 years. However the charity’s vision of ‘A world where the horse is used but never abused’ remains at the heart of its philosophy. It was felt that the name ‘International League for the Protection of Horses’ or ...

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Deadline approaches for Ragwort Awareness Week submissions

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Your Horse, 08 May 2008 16:19

Following the first Ragwort Awareness Week 0f 2008 in April, the May deadline for submitting reports on your activities to feature in the British Horse Society (BHS) magazine ‘British Horse’ is fast approaching. Anyone who held a Ragwort Pulling Party during the week of April 14-20 is invited to send in a brief report about their event along with any photographs by ...

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First ever cloned horse has foal through equine IVF

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Your Horse, 08 May 2008 16:15

The world’s first cloned horse, Prometea, a Haflinger mare, has given birth to a foal giving credence to the argument that cloned animals can live, grow and reproduce normally. The foal, named Pegaso, was born on 17 March 2008 following a single insemination from the semen of a Haflinger stallion. Prometea made history in 2003 when she was unveiled as the ...

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