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US eventer Phillip Dutton has joined forces with the Muscular Dystrophy Association and will make a donation to the Philadelphia chapter of the organization every time he wins a competition.

A Pennsylvania woman who allegedly promised several people a good home for their thoroughbreds but set them on the path to slaughter will avoid jail, it has been reported.

Equestrian sport celebrates a milestone this year, with its 100th anniversary of Olympic involvement coinciding with the London Games.

Former Olympic showjumper Robert Ridland is to take over the reins from George Morris as US Show Jumping Chef d' Equipe and Technical Advisor next year.

The Jockey Club in the US today has launched a new mobile horse naming application, and has also made changes to its identification app.

A barn fire has claimed 38 horses in Michigan, with one farm worker taken to hospital with burns.

The latest victim of Miami's horse slaughter trade was a miniature, according to reports.

Retro-style reproductions of registration certificates for paint horses are on offer by the American Paint Horse Association to commemorate its 50th anniversary.

Thousands of dollars in grants are open to registered equine non-profit organisations in the US, through the USA Equestrian Trust.

Three separate investigations are likely after a standardbred was accidentally dragged along Waikouaiti Beach, near Dunedin, on Saturday.

Five neglected donkeys were taken in by the Irish SPCA last week, with the charity saying it has continued to encounter widespread equine welfare issues.

Whip rules in British racing are to change again, just four months after new rules were introduced to improve horse welfare.

Beezie Madden and Prima won the $50,000 G and C Farm Jumper Derby for the second year in a row at Wellington's Winter Equestrian Festival on Sunday.

The executive committee of American Quarter Horse Association has appointed a 12-member Animal Welfare Commission.

The country's top young eventers will have their chance to shine this weekend at the Young and Junior Rider Championships in the Bay of Plenty.

Firefighters used "a great deal of manpower" to rescue a shivering horse from a freezing river in North Yorkshire, England.

The remains of a slaughtered horse were found in a rural area of Miami-Dade County, Florida, on Monday.

Fourteen-year-old Victoria Colvin took out the $50,000 WCHR Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular at Wellington's Winter Equestrian Festival on Saturday night, riding Way Cool.

US rider Todd Flettrich won the FEI Olympic Grand Prix Special at the $50,000 Florida Dressage Classic CDI-W on Sunday.

A horse which escaped its pasture in California suffered nasty injuries when it became entangled in discarded razor wire.

Top Kiwi showjumper Katie McVean and Dunstan Daffodil spearhead a strong New Zealand team to take on the Australians in a two-test trans-Tasman teams clash next month.

A woman in Northamptonshire, England, has died after being thrown from her horse, which apparently spooked in the wind.

An Arabian horse rescue group has stepped in to help a family in trouble over caring for a herd of more than 50 animals.

Four special constables have successfully completed their assessments by World Horse Welfare and will soon be playing their part in driving down rural crime in South Norfolk, England.

Reigning Olympic champion Eric Lamaze has three new horses in the running for this year's Olympic Games in London.

A New Zealand study has gone some way towards allaying concerns over the racing of thoroughbreds as two-year-olds.

Sweden's Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven captured her second victory on Don Auriello at the $50,000 Florida Dressage Classic CDI-W, presented by the United States PRE Association, this time in the FEI Grand...

A wild horse advocacy group fears mustangs could be wiped out in Nevada if a bill that threatens their access to water is passed.

Helen Langehanenberg had the biggest smile of all as she headed a German whitewash at the eighth leg of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 Western European League...

A specialist animal rescue team taking part in a training exercise were on hand when a Dartmoor pony found herself stuck in a ditch.