Neglect sees return of equine skin disease
Verrucous Pastern Dermatitis eliminated from horses in the British Army during the Crimean War, but is making an alarming reappearance.
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Super pony Theodore O’Connor put down after accident
Standing at just 14.1hh, the Shetland/ Arabian/ Thoroughbred-cross gelding was the reigning Team and Individual Gold Medalist from the 2007 Pan American Games.
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Coloured thoroughbred a first for Australia
A stud in Australia has imported a thoroughbred colt whose unusual colouring is thought to be unique in the breed in the Southern Hemisphere.
Read moreWorld’s tallest horse is still growing
He weighs in at 1.3 tonnes and wears an eight-foot cover.
Read moreIan Millar’s wife Lynn dies after long illness
Lynn Millar played a quiet, behind-the-scenes role in the sport, she was an outstanding horsewoman and an integral part of Ian Millar’s success.
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World horse population estimated at 58 million
According to the 2006 FAOSTAT report, there are 58,372,106 horses in the world.
Read morePalomino thoroughbred colt a first for Britain
The importation of a fully registered palomino thoroughbred colt to Britain is a first for the country.
Read moreIdaho’s extinct Hagerman horse to ride again
US shipping company U-Haul is featuring the extinct Hagerman Horse on 1800 of its new 26-foot moving vans. The Hagerman
Read moreBill and Ben world’s oldest equine twins?
Meet Bill and Ben, who, at 24, are seeking recognition as the world’s oldest living horse twins.
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Korean rider killed in rotational fall at Asian Games
The eventing competition for the Asian Games at Sport City in Doha was interrupted after South Korean rider Kim Hyung Chil suffered a fatal accident at the eighth fence on the cross-country and was crushed under his mount.
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Eventer dies three months after cross-country fall
US eventing rider Amanda Pirie Warrington has died following a fall on the cross-country at the Fair Hill Horse Trials in Maryland in September.
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