A breeder has welcomed the birth of three Suffolk foals this season as he hopes to boost numbers of the rare breed. Adrian Hoskins from Buckinghamshire, a former thoroughbred breeder, welcomed a colt and two fillies last month. Adrian, who bought his first Suffolk mare in 2015, said he is keen to keep the breed…
A 10.3hh dun pony found pregnant in a waterlogged field with nothing to eat has made the perfect companion pony. Dun Dreaming came into World Horse Welfare’s Belwade Farm center at Aboyne in Aberdeenshire in March 2014. A member of the public had called the charity after seeing “Dream” and two others left in a…
A charity that has lost nine horses to a mystery condition that kills within minutes is making a desperate appeal for help in understanding the cause of the problem. Italian welfare organization Italian Horse Protection Onlus has contacted vets, scientists and authorities since the deaths, of horses who had previously been in good health, but…
A horse who faced being put down after a tumor was found in his eye has a won championship title after the affected eye was removed. Kate O’Shea from Cork and her 16.2hh part-bred Connemara Send Me On (Hudson) won the advanced intermediate championship at the national hunter trials championships at Annaharvey Farm in Co….
A rider who faced serious mental health issues but was “fixed” by eventing hopes to help others going through similar challenges. Becki Holmes, 27, from Leicester was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when she was 18. Let’s hear what Becki has to say: “Prior to being diagnosed I suffered from self-harm and anorexia, and I found…
A soldier from the King’s Troop who broke her neck as she put her life in danger to halt a gun carriage and team of runaway horses has been given a commendation for bravery. Lance Bombardier Grace Gostelow “disregarded her own safety and put herself in harm’s way” during the freak incident in Charlton Park,…
The “two best female riders of all time” have retired from racing in the same week. Katie Walsh and Nina Carberry have both announced they are to hang up their boots, each after winning her final race at Punchestown. Katie (pictured, above) announced her retirement at Punchestown, following a win on the Willie Mullins-trained Anstey….
An owner was left speechless when her miniature Shetland gave birth to a very unusual foal. Scotland-based Lauren Mosgrove only discovered her mare, Peaches, was in foal when she was grooming her stomach and felt a kick. Her vet confirmed the 12-year-old was pregnant and Lauren assumed the sire was her Shetland colt, who had…
Bill Condie’s country roots make him happy that his son, 8-year-old Carson, loves horses. Yet living in a town in Nampa, Idaho, limits Carson’s horse interactions to posters, magazines, and the occasional trip to the Idaho Horse Park to watch a rodeo or event. “He’s only been on a horse a handful of times, and…
Where would your horse fit on a genetic map of the entire horse world? Very close to his full brother, at a slight distance from his paternal grandmother. Bundled in a general cluster of horses of the same breed, perhaps closer to those more his “type.” And widely spaced from horses of completely different origins….