Freedom at last: Idaho preserve welcomes wild horses home
Mustangs from 2019 BLM Challis roundup arrive at their new home at Wild Love Preserve in central Idaho.
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Features
Top eventer Paul Tapner suffers stroke after horse fall
Leading rider sustains two brain bleeds and a stroke after a fall while out hacking on August 5. Recovery “will be slowly over weeks and possibly months”.
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British venue revives horse trials after 20-year hiatus
Cornbury House in Oxfordshire was the site of an eventing competition from 1993 to 2000, and David Howden is bringing the event back to life.
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Filly tops Chincoteague pony sale at $28,250
Record-breaking auction of ponies with total gross sales of $389,500 and an average sale price $5697.
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Good things take time: Mouse’s long road to horse happiness
Staff at The Mare and Foal Sanctuary in Britain have spent four years helping a terrified semi-feral pony overcome his past trauma.
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Scientists shine a spotlight on mare’s milk
Mare’s milk is surprisingly similar to human milk, scientists note in their just-published review.
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Wildlife thrives as equine charity remains closed to the public
Relaxed management of The Donkey Sanctuary’s grounds has meant wildflowers have been able to flower and seed, providing pollinating with a spring and summertime boost, as well as a notable increase in a whole host of other insects.
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Happy horse course student gives $100K for equine education
The Kerr family donates $100,000 to Canada’s Equine Guelph to establish an equine education and community outreach endowment.
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Knowledge gaps among owners a key welfare issue for domestic animals – study
Study findings raise questions around how well owners understand their pets, and whether many do enough research before taking up animal ownership.
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Covid-19’s impact expected to bite equine rescue groups harder in winter
Covid-19 will likely exacerbate the equine crisis which has lasted almost 10 years and “should now be recognised as a failure of the system”.
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Praise for efforts to save the Hucul horse, but ongoing breeding management needed
Regeneration efforts to increase numbers of the “vanishing” Hucul breed since WW2 has limited inbreeding and genetic variability has increased.
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Youngster’s giant leap gets Olympic rider’s attention
Young rider’s prowess out hunting leads to an invitation for a lesson with top showjumper Cian O’Connor.
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“One health” approach vital in combating zoonotic diseases, UN hears
Working livestock; horses, donkeys and mules, are often overlooked by policymakers, despite their contribution to an estimated 600 million people around the world.
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Sweet! Royally named donkey foal celebrates first birthday
Sweet Pea, the donkey named by the Duchess of Cornwall during The Donkey Sanctuary’s 50th anniversary celebrations, has celebrated her first birthday.
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23 years together: Jackie farewells faithful rescue horse Ru
Ru’s mum was rescued from Wales and he was born at a World Horse Welfare centre. He lived with the Robertson family for nearly all of his life.
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What do donkeys mean to you? Research project aims to find out
People are being invited to take part in an exciting new research project that will help international animal welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary understand more about public perceptions of donkeys.
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Global Farriery Project aims to improve hoof care in poorer countries
Brooke and The Worshipful Company of Farriers will work together on the charity’s Global Farriery Project to provide expert mentorship and training in low and middle-income countries.
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Super cute! Meet the five lockdown foals born at Blue Cross
New mums among a group of ponies rescued from a flooded field in Northamptonshire in February.
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Britain’s Animal Health Trust to close
Its board of trustees will next week formally begin the process to wind-up the 75-year-old Animal Health Trust.
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Filly makes remarkable winning comeback from fractured leg
“A condylar fracture was once considered the death of racehorses, and as time and science progressed, it was considered career-ending.” But not any more.
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