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World Horse Welfare asks: Are we a nation of horse lover’s?

Equine infectious anaemia detected in a horse

Equine infectious anaemia (EIA) has been detected in a horse in Northumberland following importation from the Netherlands, Defra confirmed today.

Entries open for new horse trials event

It’s all systems go for a new autumn equestrian event to be held at Askham Bryan College near York with entries opening today (Monday, September 5).

Caroline and Lenamore win Burghley

Horsescotland launch at Blair

SCOTTISH MINISTER of Sport, Shona Robison cut the tape at the launch of Horsescotland at the Blair Castle horse trials.

Pony Club endurance championships taking place

Following the launch of endurance riding as an official Pony Club discipline in 2009, and with Dengie Horse Feeds as a sponsor for 2010, Pony Club endurance is going from strength to strength and will be enjoying its second championship on September 19 at The College EC, Bedfordshire.

OPINION - BEST OF THE BEST

Thoughts on the summer shows

IT HAS to be a sign of the ageing process that, having been an active participant for more years now that I care to (or can) remember, I am finding it increasingly difficult to go along to a show as a spectator.

Young talent on display at the Highland

MEMORIES OF an excellent and rain-free Royal Highland Show linger on a month after the event as we reach the mid point of the summer’s showing calendar.

NPS celebrates 50 years

NATIONAL PONY Society (NPS) Scotland Committee member, Kirsty Miller, must have been well pleased with the display boards which she had assembled to celebrate 50 years of the NPS in Scotland.

DISCIPLINES - SHOWING

Scottish Horse Show enjoys golden day

The Golden Anniversary Scottish Horse Show was a very special event indeed.

Second supreme for Fiona at Keith

For the second year that Keith Country Show has spanned its new two-day format, with the majority of light horses classes now held on the Sunday of the show, Huntly breeder Fiona Thomson won her second successive supreme in show sash.

Record entry at Sutherland show

This year saw a record entry at Sutherland County Show with nearly 200 horses and ponies entered.

Coghill sisters’ clean sweep at the Black Isle

The supreme in show, supreme ridden, two championships, and a reserve, was the prize haul for Lisa and Carolyn Coghill’s Stemster Millenium Bug which swept the board at the Mannsfield Showground, in the Muir of Ord, to top the final line-up of light horses at the Black Isle Show.

Pageboy best at Turriff

While the dreich weather at the Haughs might have lessened the number of spectators around the rings on the opening day of Turriff Show, the quantity and quality of light horses forward competition was certainly not marred by the wet conditions.

50 years for Scottish Horse Show

FEATURES

Mark Todd selects

The BHS Scotland/Balcormo Stud Mark Todd Selects Masterclass was an intimate and frank event attended by an audience of 900 people where Mark compared himself to a woman shopping for clothes and confessed that he loves buying horses.

Eric’s tantivy leads riders to beat the course builder!

Artistic delivery, a lightening quick mind and a sound basis in honest horsemanship were the hallmarks of Eric Smiley’s well received CPD day when over 100 instructors and coaches attended SNEC in -6 at the end of February and were so entertained and enlightened that they did not mind the cold!

Anniversary for NPS Scotland

The National Pony Society Scotland celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

Abandoned pony highlights importance of identification

THE Blue Cross, one of the UK’s leading animal charities, is advising horse owners to make sure their animals have suitable identification after taking in a seemingly healthy and well cared for pony found tied to a fence in Buckinghamshire in January.

Inglis Drever – a once in a lifetime horse

LEADING owner Graham Wylie is a man dedicated to racing.

Alex furthers the family reputation

With a family background steeped in horses it was hardly surprising Alex Barr became interested in horses but it wasn’t until he was 12 that he really got bitten by the bug.