Talking trains and horses: BBC doco makes equine stopover
TV show Great British Rail Journeys stops off at charity to learn about its pioneering founder.
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Horse riding bucks sporting trend with more people taking part
Sport England survey reveals a significant increase in rider numbers, with 311,200 people riding fortnightly, an increase of 49,400 riders in the past year.
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Munnings relegated to runner-up in Christies sporting sale
Racing artist John Frederick Herring Senior tops auction in London with a work painted before he became famous for his equestrian works.
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How did the plague reshape Bronze Age Europe?
The plague reshaped Bronze Age Europe. Could it have been transported by, or on the back of, newly domesticated horses?
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Charity calls for ban on donkey skin trade and smuggling crackdown
Donkeys are being slaughtered at five times the rate of production, “and that means that is not sustainable”.
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Works by Sir Alfred Munnings feature in auction of sporting art
Auction comprises a curated collection of works representing more than 300 years of the history of the genre of sporting art, with works portraying racing, hunting and shooting.
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Free audiobook tells inspiring story of saving world’s donkeys
“Down Among the Donkeys” charts the life of Dr Elisabeth Svendsen, the founder of The Donkey Sanctuary. It has been released as a free audiobook on the 50th anniversary of the charity.
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Donkeys in desperate fight for survival as skin trade takes grip
“This is suffering on an enormous and unacceptable scale. This suffering is not just confined to donkeys as it also threatens the livelihood of millions of people. The skin trade is the biggest threat to donkey welfare we have ever seen. Urgent action needs to be taken.”
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Global farriery project spearheads improved equine hoof health
In developing countries, many working horses, donkeys and mules are receiving poor treatment, where farriers often have a lack of training or tools, and suffer a low status in the community.
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Rare sale of equestrian sculptor’s private collection
Renowned equine artist and sculptor Gwen Reardon to offer dozens of pieces from her personal collection at auction.
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Police horse goes on strike to help other working animals
Actor Brian Blessed and other famous voices highlight the plight of working animals overseas.
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Huge equestrian sculpture an “important national conversation”
Rumors of War portrays a young, African-American figure dressed in urban streetwear sitting astride a massive horse in a striking pose.
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On film and in bronze: Valegro makes mark again
“Valegro: Sculpting the Legend” tells the story of the citizens of Newent in Gloucestershire and how the honoured Olympic gold medalist Valegro.
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Wild horse shot wins photo competition
Hundreds of entries in competition to find the best snap of a horse, donkey or mule on either a camera or a smartphone.
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NY carriage horses inspire Central Park’s latest equine sculpture
15-foot tall aluminium work “The Horses” to stand at Central Park’s Fifth Avenue.
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Remains of extinct horse found at site of early human occupation in North America
The findings add weight to the hypothesis that initial human migration to the Americas followed a Pacific coastal route rather than through the opening of an inland ice-free corridor,
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First human arrivals in Mongolia ate horses, wild cattle and sheep, findings suggest
First arrivals, around 45,000 years, most likely first encountered their mysterious cousins, the Denisovans, there.
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Upgrades enhance conditions for Santorini’s “equine taxi service”
“Our mules and donkeys are part of our lives, our family and part of our daily routine – in short, we love them!”
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Hunting art tops auction with £2.1 million price tag
The Bramham Moor Hounds at Weeton Whin by Sir Alfred Munnings tops London auction, selling for £2,171,250.
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Quirky horse link found to the origin of the word “oops”
Compelling evidence unearthed that ties the expression “oops” to the Great Epizootic of 1872, the most widespread and destructive horse flu epidemic in North American history.
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