Category Archives: "Welfare News"

Breed Society Appeals to its Members for Homes to Come Forward

Rebecca Evans, Rehoming Manager for Horses4Homes said “The assistance Breed Societies can provide in appealing to their membership for suitable homes to come forward for unwanted horses cannot be underestimated.  Breed Societies have a huge outreach to responsible horse owners and it only takes one suitable home to come forward to potentially save a life.” […]

Carl Hester's dressage training tips for all levels

Carl shared his extensive dressage training knowledge and insight with a packed house at theBritish Dressage national convention at Hartpury this weekend. H&H dressage editor Alice Collins was at the convention and shared Carl’s tips with dressage enthusiasts who were unable to attend via H&H’s twitter. If you missed our tweets, or aren’t on twitter, here are some of the […]

Horse breeder given an antisocial behaviour order

A horse breeder estimated to have as many as 2,700 horses grazing in the Vale of Glamorgan has been served an antisocial behaviour order (ASBO). Tom Price, of Glamorgan Horse Traders Ltd, was accused of repeatedly allowing his horses to fly-graze and stray on to roads. From now onwards he may only graze his horses on land where he has written permission from the […]

Rave review for Re-Educating Racehorses

Rowena Simmonds and Fred Cook’s latest book, ‘Re-Educating Racehorses-A Life After Racing’, continues to provide valuable, useful advice to ex-racehorse owners in the UK and beyond. However, this quality paperback has recently gained further endorsement by one of the country’s most successful and respected trainers, Yogi Breisner. After reading the book, Yogi commented: “The book […]

Horses killed in motorway accident

Two horses died when they were hit by a vehicle on the M1 today. Six horses got out of a nearby field and on to the motorway’s southbound carriageway near Horbury, West Yorkshire. Police were called to the scene at 5.38am after the Vauxhall Corsa hit two of the animals. Read more