Accidents

Former jump jockey victim of hit-and-run crash

Police are appealing for information after former jockey Steven Wilson was hit by a car in Saughall, Cheshire, and died later in hospital.

Spate of road accidents caused by horses

Horse owners are warned to check field boundaries after traffic chaos and equine fatalities

Woman hospitalised after being crushed by horse in horsebox

A woman was taken to hospital earlier this week after being crushed by a horse inside a horsebox

Man airlifted to hospital after fall from horse out with the Beaufort

A Malmesbury man was airlifted to hospital after falling onto his hunting whip

Racehorse dies of heart attack on gallops and crushes rider

Work rider Michelle Bentham is recovering from being crushed when the horse she was riding collapsed due to a heart attack

Warning after promising young event horse killed in road accident

Kate Ludden is warning other owners to be vigilant after her horse was hit by a car after gates were left open allowing him to stray on to the road

Pony rescued from bizarre accident in New Forest

Firefighters rescued a pony trapped upside down in a ditch in the New Forest

Child stable after being impaled by metal spike at Dublin Horse Show

Eight-year-old girl seriously injured when stand collapses at the Dublin Horse Show

Riding school insurance no longer on the rise

Insurance premiums have dropped for some riding schools as a result of better record keeping and risk management

New York Skyline put down after field accident

Leading show jumping pony which took a succession of riders to the top put to sleep

Ponies (UK) says lessons to be learnt over accident

The use of metal posts to support ring ropes is under the spotlight after a filly was seriously injured at Ponies (UK)'s South show during May Day bank holiday weekend

Wheelchair-bound woman sues over fall from 'green' horse

A woman left in a wheelchair after being thrown from a horse, has launched a damages claim, potentially worth millions, in the High Court

Equine rescue teams spring into action over festive season

Fire and rescue services were called to a number of horse related incidents over Christmas and New Year

Driver wins £1.25m pay-out after hitting runaway horse

A taxi driver left with severe head injuries when his car struck a runaway horse that was on the road has won a £1.25million pay-out in London’s High Court

Out of court settlement for woman kicked in 2002

A woman has recieved a six-figure sum in damages for a kick she sustained leading in a horse from the field

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

Horse in drowning scare during pool therapy

A racehorse in Maryland, USA, nearly drowned after becoming distressed during an aquatherapy session

Horse impaled on gate

An Oldenburg gelding is convalescing after an accident involving youths in a field in Cranleigh, Surrey

British Eventing investigates serious accidents

British Eventing (BE) is currently investigating the recents accidents which lead to the death of Jo-Anne Williams and serious injury of Claire Lomas

Judge rules horse kick was an accident

A dispute between former friends over an incident out hunting has been brought to an end after a period more than four years