Dressage master João Oliveira dies at 57
João Oliveira, the legendary Portuguese classical dressage master, lost his battle with lung cancer and died in his sleep on Monday, May 7, in Los Angeles. He was 57.
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Horse injured at Kentucky three-day dies
Le Samurai, the horse injured during the final stages of the cross-country at the Kentucky Three-Day-Event on May 5, has been euthanised.
Read moreTwo horses die on Badminton Horse Trials cross-country day
The cross-country phase of the Badminton Horse Trials was marred by the death of two horses; neither related to a cross-country jump.
Read moreWelsh rider killed at horse trials
Eventer Jo-Anne Williams suffered a fatal injury at a one-day novice horse trials event in Worcestershire on Tuesday.
Read moreDNA from great racehorse Eclipse studied
Scientists from the Royal Veterinary College and the University of Cambridge are researching what made the undefeated 18th-century horse, Eclipse, such a great champion.
Read moreEvent rider killed in France
French rider Amelie Cohen suffered a fatal accident at a national competition in France, at Fontainebleau, on Sunday.
Read moreThe unspoken lesson from Barbaro’s death
Much has been written in the editorial pages regarding the need to euthanize Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro after treatment failed for a shattered right hind leg incurred at the 2006 Preakness race.
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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.
Read moreWarning for horses on Paterson’s curse
The humble little purple flower, which is now flowering across broad areas of southern NSW, can cause immense suffering and in some cases death in horses and pigs.
Read moreScience finds new angle to Phar Lap mystery
New leads have been found by scientists which add another facet to the mysterious death of legendary New Zealand racehorse Phar Lap in 1932.
Read moreIrish rider dies during one-day horse trials
A top Irish event rider was killed yesterday during the Brockenhurst One Day Event near Southampton in Hampshire.
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Joint approach: Dr Wayne McIlwraith on racehorses and joint issues
New Zealand-born Dr Wayne McIlwraith is a world authority on equine joints. He has performed surgery on more than 10,000 horses. He talks about yearling x-rays and what US research is telling us about the racing careers of horses with joint issues.
Read moreStudy shows heavy riders can hurt a horse’s back
A research group in The Netherlands has revealed that heavy riders can directly affect their horses’ performance, and cause spinal pain and abnormalities.
Read moreThe British Horse Society Complete Horse and Pony Care
Well illustrated and thoroughly researched, this is a book that could well become “the bible” for horse owners, especially those new to the wonderful world of horses, or those thinking about becoming part of it.
Read moreHorse cloned in North America
In what is believed to be the first success of its kind in North America, researchers at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University have successfully cloned a horse.
Read moreScarteen’s Thady Ryan dies at 81
Thady Ryan, the former master of the Scarteen Hounds, one of the most famous packs in the world, was laid to rest on January 11 in New Zealand, far from his beloved Galtee mountains in Ireland.
Read moreHeart failure claims life of Christopher Reeve
Reeve was being treated for a pressure wound that he developed, a common complication for people living with paralysis. In the past week, the wound had become severely infected, resulting in a serious systemic infection.
Read moreBritish rider dies after Burghley Horse Trials accident
Cheshire rider Caroline Pratt, 42, of Middlewich, has died in hospital after being injured during the Burghley Horse Trials in Lincolnshire.
Read moreLeading NZ dressage coach Lockie Richards dies
Dressage coach Lockie Richards died earlier this month at his home in Reikorangi on the Kapiti Coast after a long illness. He was aged 67.
Read moreOlympic eventing format shortened after IOC recommends dropping 3DE
The FEI proposal, to do away with the Steeplechase and Roads and Tracks portion of the 3DE, was in response to the IOC Programme Commission’s recommendation to exclude Eventing altogether from the Olympic programme.
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