Wales

Horse owner unimpressed with family's £2,000 holiday selfie

David Bellis took a selfie with his three-year-old son on a public footpath, which was “photobombed” by a horse in the field behind

Head collar scheme improves safety for horses and ponies in Wales

The Pettifor Trust launched the initiative to target the number of road accidents involving horses on the Gower Common

Sky lantern ban imposed by Welsh council

The RSPCA has welcomed the news that a 12th council in Wales has banned sky lanterns from being released on land it controls

Contraception programme to tackle equine crisis in Wales

The Society for the Welfare of Horses and Ponies introduced the scheme in April due to welfare concerns

Bride-to-be banned from reading Horse & Hound

A bride-to-be has been banned from reading H&H after a catch-up on dressage reports nearly ended in disaster

One year on, is the Welsh fly-grazing Bill working? [H&H VIP]

H&H investigates how the bill, introduced a year ago, has performed in Wales and what improvements need to be made

Campaign to increase riders' access

Riders sign petition for increased off-road hacking routes due to fears over safety

Feral horses find new homes

Horses abandoned on a Welsh common have been rehomed thanks to various charities

Paralympian supports equine crime initiative

Nicola Tustain encourages local horse owners to sign up to North Wales Horse Watch

Welsh Assembly to act on fly-grazing and the abandonment of horses

Members of the public are being asked to help the Welsh Government find a long-term solution to the problem of fly-grazing and the abandonment of horses

Wales slams loss of equine database

Welsh Deputy Minister for Agriculture Alun Davies has branded Defra’s decision to stop funding the National Equine Database as “a disaster”

Crackdown on fly-grazing and abandoned horses

A new zero tolerance stance is to be taken on horse abandonment and fly-grazing in Wales

Wales fields first official national polo team

The Hurlingham Polo Association has allowed the team to become official and represent the principality in competitions in Wales, England and the US this season

More dead foals found dumped in Wales

Ten dead foals have been found in the Cowbridge area in three separate incidents, but the cause of death is not clear

Pony express? Man tries to take pony on train

A man tried to board a train at Wrexham station with a pony in tow — and rumours are the pair had already visited a town centre pub and a hospital A&E department

Charities give council inspectors in Wales equine welfare training

Equine welfare cases in Wales stand a chance of more prompt investigation, thanks to recent training of local authority staff

North Wales mounted police disbanded due to lack of funds

The North Wales mounted police unit is to be disbanded due to lack of funding — just three years after it was set up

Welsh pony farmers may put out hay in environmentally sensitive areas

The Welsh government has granted permission to put out hay to farmers who are normally forbidden from doing so on their land

Welsh councils unite to improve horse welfare

The Mustang project involves Cardiff, Newport, Vale of Glamorgan, Bridgend, Neath Port Talbot, Swansea, Rhondda Cynon Taff and Merthyr Tydfil

Can you help foster James the abandoned foal?

HorseWorld in Bristol is looking for a mare, who has lost her own foal, to adopt four-day-old foal James, who was abandoned on a Welsh common