Horse owners’ input sought on euthanasia survey
Charities fear that many horse owners are neglecting to plan for their horse’s death
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Red Lion Abattoir claims no wrongdoing
Suggestions that horses doped with painkillers were killed at a Cheshire abattoir under false passports have been rejected by the company that runs it, High Peak Meat Exports
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Equestrian colleges see increase in applications post-Olympics
Students are flocking to study horse-related degrees and further education courses as part of the post-Olympic effect
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Feedmark introduces three new supplements
Feedmark introduces LiverAid, Mare & Youngstock Balancer and Energise
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Protexin's Gut Balancer gets alfalfa base
The company has changed the size of tubs for the supplement and given it an alfalfa base to improve palatability
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Champion event rider Blyth Tait 'downgraded' by new rules
Former world and Olympic champion Blyth Tait is among eventers who have been downgraded by new eligibility rules that came in this season
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Payout of £35,000 for cross-country schooling accident
A rider whose horse broke its neck on a Lucinda Green XC the Safe Way Clinic has received a £35,000 out-of-court payment
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Sentence for drink driver who killed two horses branded 'pathetic'
A rider whose two horses were killed by a drink driver has described the guilty man’s fine and driving disqualification as “pathetic”
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Sponsorship news in the UK and Irish horse industries
Riders with new sponsorship deals this week include Natasha Baker, Edwina Tops-Alexander and the Moore-Williams show team
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Michael Whitaker wins £91,000 at Hong Kong Masters
Michael was second in the Longines Masters Grand Prix on Saturday night (2 March)
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Sponsorship news in the UK and Irish horse industries
Riders from the worlds of eventing, showjumping and endurance have gained new sponsors, as have a number of equestrian events
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Stallion AI Services to feature on BBC's Countryfile
The programme featuring Twemlows will be aired on BBC 1 at 7pm this Sunday (3 March)
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Olympic eventing dressage coach Tracie Robinson banned for drink driving
British eventing team dressage coach Tracie Robinson has been banned from driving for two years after admitting driving when she was almost three times the drink-drive limit
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Jail for man who neglected arab horses
Some of the horses' stable doors had been nailed shut, says the RSPCA
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Rebel foxhound packs give us a bad name, says master
Unregistered or “pirate” foxhound packs are giving law-abiding hunts a bad name, says the retiring master of the Carmarthenshire
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Heart of England packs to merge next season
The Albrighton and Albrighton Woodland will reamalgamate to become one pack again from next season, more than 100 years after the latter was created in 1908
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Season comes to an early end for a number of hunts
Wet weather has forced a number of south Midlands hunts to draw a premature close to their season
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H&H wins ESMA for most informative use of social media
For the third year running, we have won the award for the most informative use of social media
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Ten-year ban for owners who neglected eight horses
Sabrina Willey and Phillip Gee of Blackpool allowed their horses to become thin, with worms and overgrown feet
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Dr Sue Dyson wins international award for hoof care research
Dr Dyson has been inducted into the International Equine Veterinarians Hall of Fame
