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Understanding worming

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Allison Lowther, 23 April 2012 14:22

Worming your horse can often be confusing - knowing what to worm when and how often are common queries. Pfizer Animal Health, manufacturer of the market leading equine wormers EQUEST & EQUEST PRAMOX, has unveiled a brand new website www.wormingyourhorse.info, to help. This website aims to make it easier for us to understand and follow the most up-to-date principles of sustainable ...

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Understanding worming

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Allison Lowther, 23 April 2012 14:22

Worming your horse can often be confusing - knowing what to worm when and how often are common queries. Pfizer Animal Health, manufacturer of the market leading equine wormers EQUEST & EQUEST PRAMOX, has unveiled a brand new website www.wormingyourhorse.info, to help. This website aims to make it easier for us to understand and follow the most up-to-date principles of sustainable ...

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Man jailed for neglecting his horse - the thinnest horse World Horse Welfare has ever seen

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Imogen Johnson, 04 April 2012 12:52

A man has been sentenced for neglecting his horse – which, World Horse Welfare claims, is one of the thinnest the charity has ever seen. Tom Parker, 72, from Cleveland has been jailed for 16 weeks and received a ban for life from keeping equines after neglecting his horse, which is one of the thinnest World Horse Welfare (WHW) has ever ...

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Don't miss the Countrywide specialist equestrian event weekend

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Imogen Johnson, 15 February 2012 16:22

Don’t miss Countrywide’s specialist equestrian events on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th March including 10% off all products and specialists on hand to offer you any help and advice you might need. With events taking place at all Countrywide stores across the weekend, you can take advantage of great savings and expert advice on essential products in preparation for spring ...

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Make like a stunt rider with a trick riding workshop

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Katy Islip, 12 January 2012 14:08

Adventurous souls who fancy trying a bit of trick riding are being invited to learn the ropes from a professional stunt riding team. The Knights of Middle England Jousting and Stunt Riding Team will be offering two levels of workshop on the weekend of February 4 and 5, with instruction from Emmanuel Lafon, a fully trained, qualified and Equity registered stunt ...

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Hampers with a difference

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Allison Lowther, 08 November 2011 17:36

The Saddles Direct Emporium are offering a unique hamper service this Christmas and there's not a Christmas pudding in sight! You can choose from all your favourite equestrian brands and have them exquisitely packaged and delivered in a stylish antique affect case. This bespoke service, will be loved by every equestrian enthusiast covers clothing and accessories for horse and rider.  This ...

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Royal visit to one of the longest established Colleges in the UK

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Larissa Chapman, 26 October 2011 17:08

HRH The Duchess of Cornwall brought the spotlight to Writtle College in Chelmsford, Essex as she toured the specialist College, founded in 1893, accompanied by Lord Petre and a number of Essex Civic Dignitaries.  Specialising in subject areas relating to environmental design, equestrianism, agriculture and animal sciences, the courses on offer at Writtle are of particular interest to The Duchess. ...

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RSPCA reveals annual animal welfare figures for RSPCA Week

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Lauren Gilman, 04 May 2011 09:00

We all know that the RSPCA works hard to investigate complaints of alleged cruelty but do you know just how many cases they deal with in a year?  The RSPCA have revealed the number of complaints, calls and treated animals in 2010 to coincide with their RSPCA week.  The RSPCA investigated almost 160,000 complaints of alleged cruelty in 2010 (159,686), which ...

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Retraining of Racehorses Heart Awards

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Helen Milbank, 28 April 2011 14:26

Retraining of Racehorses (RoR), British Horseracing’s official charity for the welfare of horses that have retired from racing, has launched its first RoR Heart Awards online at www.ror.org.uk Open to owners of registered RoR ex-racehorses, these awards are a fun opportunity for riders to nominate their horses for being great to know and love, whether they’ve been re-trained for fun ...

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New Exhibition by Equine Artist Tony O'Connor

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Lauren Gilman, 08 March 2011 10:14

A new exhibition by equine artist Tony O'Connor called Oculus Animi Index (the eyes are the window to the soul) opens at 20:00 Thursday March 24th and runs until Friday April 8th at Cork’s Twenty Twenty Art Gallery, Griffith House, North Mall. The exhibition features a selection of beautifully created drawings and oil paintings of both equines and bovines! The gallery ...

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National Horse Boarding Championships

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Lauren Gilman, 14 February 2011 09:54

Fancy trying something different?  Then you might want to head over to the National Horse Boarding Centre in Seisdon nr Wolverhampton.   Horse boarding is a drag race over 100meters between two teams consisting of one horse, one horse rider and one board rider; first to the finish gets two points. one point for second and no points for falling off ...

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