Richard Davison's Olympic ride Hiscox Artemis is sold
The 14-year-old Westfalian gelding will be ridden by 22-year-old Swiss rider Philine von Bremen
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Livery yards pile on the perks to keep clients
With money tight, and many people downgrading from full livery to part or DIY, the best yards are making sure they survive by offering their clients more
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Men banned from keeping horses after leaving stallion's injuries untreated
The five-year-old cob had tried to jump the gate, suffering injuries that had gone untreated. He was also malnourished and infested with mites
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WOW launches new saddle for larger riders
The WOW Bounty has a deep profile seat “designed to offer supreme support and comfort to the larger rider”
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Welsh Government pledges £150k to fight fly grazing
Welsh deputy minister for agriculture, Alun Davies said the extra funding would help meet the significant legal costs of prosecutions already in hand and planned against fly grazers
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Horsemeat could be tainted with bute, Parliament is told
Shadow environment secretary Mary Creagh told the House of Commons that "several" UK-slaughtered horses had tested positive for bute, despite it being unlawful for horses that have been administered the drug to be slaughtered for meat
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Snow forces cancellations and disrupts horse sport
First flooding and now snow — 2013 has not begun well for equestrianism, with weather conditions forcing cancellations across the UK
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Man killed in horsebox by his daughter's horse
An inquest heard that Peter McGuire stopped in a layby to check the gelding and it “freaked out” in the trailer, fatally kicking him in the head
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Top riders competing in Ireland get ferry deal
Irish Ferries Freight is offering special rates to equestrians who are members of Horse Sport Ireland affiliated groups and those competing in Ireland with an FEI registration number
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Outcry over shocking footage taken at Cheshire horse abattoir
The undercover film, shown on Sky News, shows staff at Red Lion Abattoir undertaking inhumane practices towards horses being dispatched at the slaughter house
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Isobel Wessels will continue to judge international dressage classes
Isobel Wessels will confine British intermediate I champion Chagall to national competitions this year so she can continue to judge international dressage classes
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New tooth care standards for equine dental technicians
The national occupation standards are part of a move by the veterinary world to devolve some tooth care from the vet to suitably trained equine dental technicians
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St Fort horse driving trials will not run again, says organiser
The 30-year-old St Fort horse driving trials will not run again due to weather damage to the park, the organiser has announced
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Masked men attack hunt staff and supporters
Hunts are being asked to report all incidents with antis and saboteurs following attacks by masked men in north Derbyshire and South Yorks — one of which
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University offers free five-week equine nutrition course online
A free five-week course in equine nutrition is being offered by the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in Edinburgh
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New equestrian online TV channel to launch in Ireland
Irish Horse TV will combine coverage of flat and jump racing, excluding live racing, with showjumping, eventing, dressage and other equestrian subjects
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Sponsorship news in the UK horse industry
Charles Owen renews its commitment to the Riders4Helmets campaign, teenage dressage rider Olivia Oakley gets a new sponsor and Saracen Horse Feeds signs up to sponsor the Inter I and Inter I Freestyle qualifiers and championships at the British Dressage national championships, among other news
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New BHS initiative to advise horse owners considering euthanasia
The BHS has trained 100 of its network of welfare officers around the country to act as advisors to support owners who are considering euthanasia
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Shetland ponies will not be offered on air, says radio station
Listeners to Christian O’Connell’s Absolute Radio breakfast show this morning heard a piece suggesting that two Shetland ponies would be offered to listeners
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New ‘licensing’ rules for event riders this season
Event riders are trying to unravel the new qualification rules for international competitions that were introduced on 1 January 2013
