3+ hour, 30+ min ago  (454+ words) A mare who was rescued pregnant, extremely underweight and with a major heart murmur has beaten the odds to survive " and both she and her foal are "starting to shine" with a secure future. The Mare and Foal Sanctuary took…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (544+ words) The story of a 30-year-old part-thoroughbred who had suffered "prolonged starvation" and was in desperate need of help is "far from unique", a welfare charity has warned. The elderly gelding had a body condition score of 0 and his future was…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (607+ words) Livery yard owners and managers are facing increasing challenges and "emotional labour" " as new research shows the need for better support. Researchers at the University of Liverpool explored the experiences of 52 yard managers and managers around yard set-up and management…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (591+ words) Equine breeding season occurs in the spring and summer. It is during this time that mares go into recurring cycles of oestrus, giving a window of approximately five to seven days in roughly every 21 days in which a mare is…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (1091+ words) How long to soak hay for horses is one of those questions that you hear asked by owners time after time, especially in the summer months, and there's a lot of confusion around the subject. If your horse is overweight,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (809+ words) Changing our perspective on our horses could change their lives, a researcher believes, as a study found that riders" personality traits have a significant influence on horse-centred riding and the horse-human partnership. The research, led by Manuela Kesselmann of the…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (374+ words) A foal who was abandoned to die when he was less than a day old is thriving as he approaches his first birthday thanks to those who went to his rescue. Biggles was thought to be less than 24 hours old…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (509+ words) Misconceptions around colic and reluctance to change are influencing owner decision-making, research has shown. In a study published in Equine Veterinary Journal, researchers from the University of Nottingham investigated the impact of evidence-based information on horse owners" decision-making for colic....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (280+ words) A foal who was stuck in an aqueduct three feet deep has been reunited with her mother thanks to the RSPCA. The filly was spotted by walkers in the leat, or man-made watercourse, on Dartmoor on 1 April. It appeared she…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (837+ words) A showing producer who appealed two societies" six-year ban imposed after a video of a horse left in a field tacked up and with a backing dummy on board has been banned for two more years on appeal. H&H…...