Four prize-winning show ponies die in lightning strikes
Two ponies from Tidkin Stud, Yorkshire and two ponies from Julie Templeton's show yard in Shropshire have been killed by lightning
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Youths plead not guilty to killing two Shetland ponies
Two teenagers have pleaded not guilty to causing the deaths of two Shetland ponies in Whitchurch, Shropshire.
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Nine-year-old girl dies after opening fizzy drink on her horse
A young American girl has died after spooking her horse by opening a can of fizzy drink while riding
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Two horses killed in road accident in Yorkshire
Two horses have been killed and three riders injured in Yorkshire last Friday, 22 May
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Man drove into horse and rider while speaking on a mobile phone
A Gloucestershire man has been banned from driving after admitting driving into horse whilst talking on his mobile phone, killing the horse and injuring its rider.
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Racecourse worker dies after being crashed into by loose horse
Haydock Park worker Malcolm Siberry died in hospital on Saturday (3 May) from injuries sustained by loose horse Pure Imagination running into him
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Fayr Jag suffers fatal injury in Pontefract starting stalls accident
Fayr Jag suffered a broken shoulder when he collided with the starting stalls at Pontefract racecourse yesterday (21 April) while being prepared for the start of a race
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Horse dies after collision with train in Surrey
Loose horses stray onto railway line near Egham Surrey and one is killed in collision with a train
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Greyhound racing cancelled at Cheltenham over horse bacteria
Greyhound racing during next week's Cheltenham Festival has been cancelled after scientists established a link between greyhound deaths and a bacteria found in horses
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Hounds from the North Staffordshire hunt to attend funeral of Mike Slater
Two of Mike Slater's favourite horses and hounds from the North Staffordshire hunt will attend his funeral in Woore next Tuesday
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Man dies after fall while out with the North Staffordshire hunt
Mike Slater, a member of the North Staffordshire hunt, has died in hospital from complications resulting from a fall out hunting last Saturday
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British young rider killed in Florida International three-day event
Twenty-one-year-old Eleanor Brennan died after a fall at the Florida International three-day event on Saturday in which her horse Mister Barnabus was also killed
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Woman, child and horse die in road accident
A mother and her four-year-old daughter have died as they walked beside a horse on a Cambridgeshire road last night.
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Dressage trainer Georg Theodorescu has died
The internationally renowned trainer has passed away in Germany, aged 81
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Woman dies after being kicked in the show ring
A 38-year old woman died on Sunday after being kicked in the head by her yearling while in the show ring
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Top dressage horse electrocuted in South Africa
One of South Africa
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Horse dies after falling into sinkhole
A horse died last Sunday after becoming trapped in a sinkhole in the Queen Creek area of Arizona, USA
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Safety of horsebox floors
Owners of horseboxes and trailers are being urged to check the flooring on their vehicles after a horse was destroyed last week following a motorway accident
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Horse killed by lightning
An Arab gelding was killed in Dorset last week when he was struck by lightning as he grazed in his field
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Foaling mare kills stable girl
A 20-year-old stable worker has died after being kicked by the mare who she was helping to foal
