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Learn from the Parelli experts at free open day

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Katy Islip, 27 March 2013 16:59

Find out more about Parelli Natural Horsemanship at an open day at The Horse Place.Parelli experts Alison Jones and David Zuend will be hosting their third annual open day on Saturday, 8 June, at the centre in north Devon.The pair, who are 4* and 3* licensed Parelli professionals respectively, will give an overview of the work they do at The Horse Place ...

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Learn from the Parelli experts at free open day

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Katy Islip, 27 March 2013 16:59

Find out more about Parelli Natural Horsemanship at an open day at The Horse Place.Parelli experts Alison Jones and David Zuend will be hosting their third annual open day on Saturday, 8 June, at the centre in north Devon.The pair, who are 4* and 3* licensed Parelli professionals respectively, will give an overview of the work they do at The Horse Place ...

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Caerphilly pony rescue completed after conditions fail to improve enough

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Katy Islip, 22 March 2013 15:20

A second batch of neglected ponies have been rescued from two sites in Wales following an initial rescue which saved 34 emaciated equines.Late last month, charity Redwings took part in a rescue involved dead and starving ponies from two sites in Caerphilly, south Wales, with an attending vet describing the survivors as ‘queuing to die’.Redwings took 26 of the rescued ponies ...

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Parelli showcase set to demonstrate benefits of natural training method

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Katy Islip, 04 March 2013 14:43

Fans of Parelli Natural Horsemanship can enjoy demonstrations, training and games at an open day in Devon.Organised by the Parelli Instructor Team South West UK, the event is taking place at Bicton College, in Salterton, on Sunday, 14 April from 10am to 4pm.Taking place indoors, outdoors and also in the college’s classrooms, attractions will also include a trailer loading demo, an ...

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Charity says horse welfare should also be at heart of horsemeat scandal

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Katy Islip, 13 February 2013 11:00

The ongoing horsemeat scandal has seen charity World Horse Welfare (WHW) step up its campaign to stop the live transport of horses for slaughter. The charity says it is concerned that there appears to be a casual attitude by some commentators towards eating horsemeat, while the abuse of horses in the meat trade goes largely unreported. WHW chief executive Roly Owers said: “Where ...

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UK meat businesses raided in ongoing horsemeat investigation

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Katy Islip, 13 February 2013 09:49

Two meat premises have been raided and temporarily shut down as officials continue to investigate the mislabelled of meat products.Police and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) went to Peter Boddy Licensed Slaughterhouse, Todmorden, West Yorkshire, which the FSA believes supplied horse carcasses to the second plant visited - Farmbox Meats Ltd, Llandre, Aberystwyth, in Wales. Both the police and the ...

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Get clued up about strangles with new pack from Redwings

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Katy Islip, 11 February 2013 11:04

A charity is helping horse owners fight strangles by producing a new information kit about the disease and how to fight it.Redwings, the UK’s largest horse sanctuary, wants to get owners clued up about the world’s most commonly diagnosed equine infectious disease, and has created the Strangles: Speak Out! pack to help educate owners and remove some of the stigma ...

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BHS bus poster campaign helps keep horses and riders safer on the roads

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Katy Islip, 30 January 2013 17:31

A safety poster campaign has been helping keep riders and their horses safer on the roads.Charity the British Horse Society (BHS) ran a pilot advertising scheme using posters on the back of buses in Lanarkshire, Scotland.The ‘Hit the brakes, not my horse’ poster was displayed on the back of 10 buses for four weeks, and the charity hopes its hard-hitting ...

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Runner tackles a Grizzly challenge to help donkeys

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Katy Islip, 17 January 2013 16:18

A charity worker is putting her best foot forward to help raise money for donkeys in need.Nicola Russell, a PR assistant at The Donkey Sanctuary, is preparing to take part in the 21-mile Grizzly Run to raise money for the charity, where she’s worked for two years.Although she’s a keen runner and has previously completed the Edinburgh marathon, Nicola is ...

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Buck Brannaman releases new DVD series

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Katy Islip, 29 November 2012 16:04

US horseman Buck Brannaman overcame his troubled childhood with the help of horses, and since then has devoted his life to helping them in return.Specialising in horses with what he calls ‘people problems’, Buck uses his gentle training methods to help turn things around for these equines, often helping their owners and riders along the way too. Find out more ...

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Katy meets the Metropolitan Police Mounted Unit

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Katy Islip, 26 November 2012 09:20

YH writer Katy heads to London to meet the Metropolitan Police and their equine team.Like all horse-lovers I've always been drawn to police horses and when I got the chance to hang out with some of the Metropolitan Police equines needless to say I got stuck in there with the patting!Visiting the team's base in central London was rather surreal, as ...

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