Horse & Hound Online news

Sussex livery yard 1,000th to receive BHS approval

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:51:00 GMT

Hurstwood Farm Equestrian Centre is the 1,000th riding establishment to receive British Horse Society approved livery yard status

H&H columnist Choc Thornton to return to the saddle this week

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT

H&H racing columnist Robert "Choc" Thornton is due to return to the racecourse this week after injuring his back in a fall two weeks ago

Team GB appeals Nations Cup demotion to Council of Arbitration in Sport

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:22:00 GMT

British Showjumping and the British Equestrian Federation (BEF) have appealed to the Court of Arbitration in Sport (CAS) over Team GB being dropped from the top tier of the Nations Cup super league.

Injured serviceman Guy Disney to take part in charity race

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

Guy Disney, who lost part of his right leg last summer serving in Afghanistan, will line up against 11 fellow former East Anglian point-to-point jockeys in a charity race at Fakenham

Farewell to hunting stalwart Brian Toon

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Brian Toon, the hunting stalwart from Aylestone, Leics, died on 7 January, aged 72

Campaign against Irish hunting ban hots up with RISE

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Campaigning against an Irish hunting ban has notched up a gear with the launch of Rural Ireland Says Enough (RISE)

Equestrian photography auction raise more than £8,500 for Haiti victims

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:15:00 GMT

An online equestrian photography auction to raise money for the victims of the Haiti earthquake has raised more than £8,500

Future of shows at Towerlands EC is secure

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

Showjumping producer Charley Nathan has taken over running equestrian competitions at the Essex show centre

Budweiser Clydesdales claim their Super Bowl place

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:54:00 GMT

Fans of the Budweiser Clydesdales ensured the popular icons secured their regular place in the ad break of the 44th Super Bowl

Apply for BEF World Class Development Programme now

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Do you think you have what it takes to be a future Olympic rider? The British Equestrian Federation is inviting riders aged 14-30, who think they do, to apply to join the World Class Development Programme

British Open showjumping wild cards claimed

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Tina Fletcher and Paul Barker have claimed two wild card places for the British Open Show Jumping Championships in April.

Farewell to Tilda Manson Goodier

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:00:00 GMT

Life-long equestrian Tilda Manson Goodier has died aged 69 following a long battle with cancer

Roman chariot-racing track could open to the public

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT

The first Roman chariot-racing track to be discovered in Britain may one day be open to the public, thanks to community campaign "Save our Roman Circus!"

LACS 'Cruel Tory' advert slammed by Charity Commission

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT

The League Against Cruel Sports (LACS) has been rapped by the Charity Commission for a second time over adverts to be aired in the run-up to the general election

FEI forces CIC event riders to stable horses on site

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Riders and organisers are criticising the International Equestrian Federation's (FEI) plan to insist riders stable their horses at CIC***s (international advanced one-day events)

Farewell to Barry Oakley

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:00:00 GMT

Barry Oakley, of renowned horsebox manufacturers Oakley Coachbuilders, has died aged 70

Compete online with Dressage Anywhere

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT

A second business has entered the arena of online dressage competitions, offering riders the chance to be marked by top judges

John Holliday is new huntsman for the Belvoir

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT

John Holliday, who has hunted the Ledbury for 14 seasons, will take over as huntsman of the Belvoir on 1 May, subject to committee approval

'Horse tax' bill is too short on detail

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT

The controversial idea of a "horse tax" to help fund the management of any future disease outbreaks among horses has hit yet more trouble

Did you order a horsebox at Hickstead?

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Nick Kerner 4 Wheel Drive Ltd of Windsor took an order for a new Endeavour Elite horsebox at Hickstead last July but has lost the customer's details. Was it you?

Team GB wins Abu Dhabi Nations Cup

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:30:00 GMT

The team of Ellen Whitaker, Guy Williams, Robert Smith and Ben Maher, led by chef d'equipe Tim Stockdale, finished on a zero score way ahead of the rest of the field.

Farewell to Sheila Berry

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:10:00 GMT

Sheila Berry, the former organiser of Kinlet Park, Ferney Hall, Downton Castle and Berrington Horse Trials, has passed away at the age of 85

Defra traces one horse related to Wiltshire swamp fever (equine infectious anaemia/EIA) cases

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:43:00 GMT

A Defra investigation has traced only one horse that it says is at risk of developing swamp fever in Britain following the cases discovered in Wiltshire last month

Muck heaps targeted by Environment Agency in Yorkshire

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:30:00 GMT

The Environment Agency is sending information packs to farmers and stable yards after complaints of muck burning in Ryedale, North Yorkshire

Show cob stars in Sky Sports spoof

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:52:00 GMT

A show cob from Oxfordshire, who normally spends his days following the Vale of Aylesbury with Garth and South Berks, turned his talents to film-making last month