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Author: Robin Marshall

Allister Hood won his seventh British Horse Society Supreme Ridden Horse Championship title, riding Diamonds are Forever to victory at Hickstead.
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Renowned horse showman honoured with lifetime achievement award

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 Robin Marshall 3774 Views 0 Comments

Recently retired show producer Allister Hood honoured with Horse & Hound’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

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The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance is giving $3,420,000 to 74 Thoroughbred aftercare organizations that currently hold TAA accreditation.
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Thoroughbred aftercare group gives $3.5m for ex-racehorses

November 29, 2020November 29, 2020 Robin Marshall 2760 Views 0 Comments OTTB

Grant brings the total given by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance to more than $20.7 million since it was founded in 2012.

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Fürstenerbe (Fürsten-Look) sold for €126,000 at the 93rd Fall Elite Auction at the Oldenburg Horse Center in Vechta last week.
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Oldenburg dressage prospect tops sale at $NZ225,000

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Robin Marshall 4573 Views 0 Comments

Fürstenerbe, by Fürsten-Look, sells for €126,000 ($US148,000, $NZ225,000) to Swiss buyers at the latest Fall Elite Oldenburg auction in Germany.

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Surgeons at the Glasgow Equine Hospital and Practice perform an arthroscopy on a horse's hock.
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Glasgow university launches new equine practice

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 Robin Marshall 3862 Views 0 Comments

The Glasgow Equine Hospital and Practice at The Weipers Centre, based at the University of Glasgow Garscube Estate campus, will service horse owners around the northern side of Glasgow.

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Donkeys at work at a brick kiln in India.
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Boost for welfare of world’s working equines

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 Robin Marshall 3123 Views 0 Comments

The Welfare Aggregation and Guidance (WAG) tool, an accessory to The Donkey Sanctuary’s welfare assessment questionnaire EARS (Equid Assessment Research and Scoping), has been published by the peer-reviewed scientific journal, “Animals”.

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A Racing to School outing at Fontwell in Britain.
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Charity moves to keep school kids engaged in racing industry

May 21, 2020May 23, 2020 Robin Marshall 4067 Views 0 Comments

A British charity that offers education programs free to schools at racecourses, studs and trainers’ yards  is managing to keep

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#TheNakedChallenge bares even more for equestrian well-being

March 2, 2020March 8, 2020 Robin Marshall 15065 Views 1 Comment Rider safety

There’s a new twist and a new focus for this year’s Naked Challenge, which raises awareness of concussion and traumatic brain injury in an entertaining way.

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Erewhon Station's Mike is a son of thoroughbred stallion Zed and one of the station's best Clydesdale mares, Maggie.
Breeding News 

Zed brings his A-game to Erewhon’s breeding

August 15, 2018August 18, 2018 Robin Marshall 23823 Views 0 Comments

Formerly unfashionable thoroughbred stallion Zed has left his mark on station bred horses in New Zealand’s South Island.

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Philip Graham and Rosewood Bashir heading for the finish line after completing 160km at New Zealand's 3* championships in 2016 at Springfield. The combination won in 10:43.00.
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Philip Graham: Endurance rider ready to go the distance

May 18, 2018May 22, 2018 Robin Marshall 8036 Views 0 Comments

North Canterbury endurance rider is one of just two New Zealanders aiming for this year’s FEI World Equestrian Games.

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Foal development and health is one of the goals of the AgriFutures Australia Thoroughbred Horses program.
Health 

Aust thoroughbred research plan under starter’s orders

January 26, 2018January 27, 2018 Robin Marshall 5130 Views 0 Comments

Research proposals are being called for to address the priorities of the Australian thoroughbred industry under a new program by AgriFutures Australia.

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Computer modelling will be used to drill down into Eventing mishaps. The riskiest tumbles in Eventing are not like this one, but involve horses taking a rotational tumble over jumps. Photo: Mike Bain
Research 

Alzheimer’s link with contact sport concussion questioned

April 24, 2017April 27, 2017 Robin Marshall 8261 Views 0 Comments Rider safety

“The findings of the research may help us understand better the underlying pathophysiology and hopefully render in developing better therapeutics in the future.”

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Culture Reviews 

Galloping to freedom: Saving the Adobe Town Appaloosas

July 12, 2016April 14, 2020 Robin Marshall 8962 Views 0 Comments Wild horses

Photographer Carol Walker shines a light on the struggle faced today by wild horses in the Americas.

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News 

Are we saddling horses with the raw end of the deal?

April 1, 2016April 4, 2016 Robin Marshall 7087 Views 4 Comments

Is respect for the horse being lost in pursuit of the prize?

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Philip Graham notches first NZ 160km endurance champs win

March 27, 2016August 26, 2016 Robin Marshall 7907 Views 1 Comment

3* winner powers home on locally bred horse to take title for first time.

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One of Jill Dickie's Kaimanawa horses.
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South Island lifeline for Kaimanawa horses

March 16, 2016March 23, 2016 Robin Marshall 6688 Views 0 Comments Wild horses

Christchurch woman in bid to get horses to the South Island.

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Features 

Paying homage to the horse in the deserts of Dubai

January 28, 2016July 11, 2016 Robin Marshall 16364 Views 0 Comments

Dubai must surely be the centre of the equine world in the Emirates.

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Global Champions League co-owner Frank McCourt.
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McCourt aims for home run with new showjumping League

August 6, 2015January 24, 2019 Robin Marshall 5894 Views 0 Comments

“The sky’s the limit”, says creator of new teams competition.

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Features 

The Kiwi Crabbet Arabian horse connection

July 19, 2015July 11, 2016 Robin Marshall 14293 Views 2 Comments

A look at recent developments in the breeding of these special horses.

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News 

The Spotted Wonder, by The Tetrarch

February 24, 2015July 29, 2016 Robin Marshall 9623 Views 0 Comments

Entertaining book on the racing “rocking horse” from the early 1900s.

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Conventional wisdom abounds at Crabbet arabian horse gathering

June 23, 2014July 12, 2014 Robin Marshall 14382 Views 1 Comment

Crabbet enthusiasts got together for their 2013 convention in Britain.

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