“We will always open our doors when the police call to take in an abused equine facing an uncertain future.”

“There is something truly special about being able to provide hope and reassurance to so many donkeys and their owners, but especially at Christmas.”

“Donkeys provide a lifeline of independent and income for millions of Ethiopians and we cannot afford to put that at risk at any price.”

Cobra a dressage and western dressage champion after being captured from the wild in 2010.

New “Equine Soundness Professionals” organization will serve farriers and veterinarians working on equine podiatry cases.

Britain’s Blue Cross is calling for help to find retirement homes for rescue horses this Christmas following an influx of older horses and ponies being admitted to its centres.

A provincial equestrian organisation has given just over $30,000 to help fund equine health research in Canada.

A young pony left to wander the streets has made an amazing recovery since being rescued by World Horse Welfare, and is now the focus of the its Christmas appeal.

Invasive weed from America was behind positive test for scopalamine in an endurance horse.

Kentucky lacks laws to punish animal abuse and neglect, and currently ranks last of all 50 states for animal safety.

Young donkey dumped in a plastic bag by a river in Spain was suffering from dehydration and starvation, as well as a severe case of pneumonia.

“The evolution of different miRNAs in different species might lead to important changes in how genes are used and controlled,” says researchers.