A 92-year-old care home resident has had her wish to ride a horse for the first time fulfilled. Staff at Prince Edward Duke of Kent Court in Stistead, Essex, arranged for Dot Bayley to visit nearby Rayne Riding Centre where her wish was granted with a ride on pony TJ. The home’s activities co-ordinator Dani…
This is one of the most amazing photographs of a horse! The image has been used in a large number of Internet memes, videos and viral images over the years. But you probably won’t know the name of the photographer or the story behind it. That’s because the photographer’s name was cropped out of his…
A donkey called Jonty who lost his sight after he stood on a sharp thorn is making progress thanks to a specialist “bug-eyed” mask. The 17-year-old has been attracting attention at the Donkey Sanctuary’s Devon headquarters, but the Guardian mask helps him cope with the sunlight as it protects him from UV rays. A spokesman…
All horses are beautiful, but this gallery of unique stallions and mares take majestic to a whole new level. 1)The Golden Akhal Teke. This horse is beautiful enough to be a bronzed statue! With an unbelievably shiny coat that appears to be metallic in the sun, the Akhal Teke is the national emblem of the…
The Marwari horse is a rare horse breed from the Indian region of Marwari which may be better known to most as Jodphur. Perhaps this beautiful smart horse is best known for its inward-turned ear tips which give its unique look. However, there are many other things which are interesting to learn about the Marwari,…
A group of women walked 26.2 miles through London wearing high-vis pony ears and tails to raise awareness of the deaths of horses and other livestock on roads in the New Forest. The 18 women, who called themselves the New Forest Night Mares, were taking part in the Moon Walk, a night-time marathon event that…
Britain’s Land Girls and the 500,000 horses they labored alongside are being remembered as the country marks 80 years since the start of World War Two. Working animal charity SPANA is calling on the public to honor the women and their equine colleagues, who worked on the UK’s farms to help feed Britain throughout the…
So many heroic stories emerged from the Hurricane Katrina era of American history that one could get dizzy from this steady stream of impossible achievements. Most have to do with rescues of people that might otherwise have drowned or lost all of their possessions only to be given a second chance at life by a…
An electrician who had never ridden and was allergic to horses had six months of riding lessons in secret in order to surprise his girlfriend with a horseback proposal. Ryan Schubert had to run into the house and jump into the shower after lessons – and drive to his aunt’s house to get his jodhpurs…
Three horses have died in a fire at one of the UK’s largest miniature horse farms. Three barns at Rosaphia Horses/Willock Farm in Wisbech St Mary, Cambridgeshire were involved. The farm is home to miniature horse breeder Samantha Wheatley, her husband David and children Charlotte and Sophia. While all people were accounted for, the majority…