Event rider breaks back in rotational fall
A former British junior team member is recovering in hospital, after suffering multiple injuries — including a broken back — in a rotational fall at Rockingham Horse Trials
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Eddie Ahern banned from racing for 10 years
The career of Flat jockey Eddie Ahern is in tatters after an inquiry found him guilty of corruption charges
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Eventer Simon Grieve out of action with rare blood condition
Simon Grieve is on the sidelines for three months after being diagnosed with a rare type of deep vein thrombosis
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Seven more Godolphin horses test positive
A further seven Godolphin racehorses, including a Classic winner, have tested positive for prohibited substances
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Brits ruled out of opening leg of pilot Nations Cup dressage series
Britain was unable to contest the opening leg of the FEI Nations Cup pilot season at Vidauban, France last Saturday (18 May) — after one team member’s horse was spun at the first horse inspection
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Olympic event horse King Artus dies
Dirk Schrade’s London 2012 Olympic gold medallist, King Artus, died suddenly at a three-day event in Germany over the weekend
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RSPCA’s case against Avon Vale hunt collapses
Another judge has criticised the RSPCA for wasting public time and money prosecuting a hunt, in a case that collapsed at the last moment
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Event rider Georgie Dalton decides to quit
Event rider Georgie Dalton (née Davies), a former senior squad member, is to hang up her boots — after a bad fall left her with a crippling loss of confidence
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Charlotte Dujardin and Uthopia win on debut
Carl Hester's Olympic ride Uthopia was back in action with Charlotte in the saddle in Saumur at the weekend
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Mistral Hojris prepares for final medal bid
Laura Tomlinson (née Bechtolsheimer) says her Olympic mount Mistral Hojris will be retired later this year, despite a stunning return to competition at CDI Hagen**** (18-21 April)
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GB furious at plans to reduce number of para dressage riders
Britain has dominated para dressage since the discipline was introduced at the 1996 Atlanta Games, winning five consecutive team gold medals. But now horse sport’s governing body wants to reduce the number of riders a country can send
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Hunts rally against tough season
Hunting Office director Tim Easby has saluted masters and hunt staff for persevering through an “absolute swine of a season”
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Changes to Olympic equestrian teams
Rio 2016 will feature teams of four for each discipline, with three scores to count
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Farewell to eventing legend Supreme Rock
Rocky's many achievements included two Badmintons, two European titles, an Olympic silver medal and helping Pippa clinch eventing's grand slam
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Hunt supporters bare all for charity calendar
Not only has the 2013 Tynedale nude calendar sold out, but it has also appeared in The Field and The Sun. And now it has been picked up by men’s magazine Penthouse
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Pony Club branches act against unruly parents
The behaviour of some Pony Club parents has deteriorated to the extent that one area has introduced its own code of conduct — for mums and dads
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New venue for London showjumping show
The people behind the new London leg of the Global Champions Tour (GCT) now hope to stage the show next to the Olympic Park in east London, after plans for Kensington Gardens were rejected
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What's next for dressage stars Valegro and Uthopia?
Efforts are continuing to form a syndicate to keep Valegro in the UK, but his Greenwich team-mate Uthopia looks set to be sold imminently
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Charlotte Dujardin withdraws Uthopia from Addington over equine herpes fears
Top dressage names have pulled out of this weekend's competition at Addington as more cases of equine herpes are confirmed. The venue says it is taking all necessary bio-security precautions
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Sir Peter O’Sullevan making 'good recovery' from mild stroke
Friends of the ‘Voice of Racing’, Sir Peter O’Sullevan, say he is making a good recovery after suffering a mild stroke
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