Horse & Hound

Edited by Eleanor Jones Share your news story Call 0330 390 6386 Email eleanor.jones@futurenet.com @ jones_eleanor_ CHANGING the way we talk about equine welfare – and treating horses like horses rather than “like kings” – may not only improve it, bu

CHARITY rehoming figures have dropped in 2023, as owners continue to feel the effects of the cost of living. Although inflation has eased since last year, families still face high food, fuel and energy bills. A survey run by the National Equine Welfa

THE FEI will work with riders to ease problems with its new tack app, which was designed to make life simpler but has caused confusion and “chaos”. The FEI TackApp was launched in May with the aim of being a one-stop shop for riders, grooms and offic

USING the plastic packets in which stiches come could be an economical, effective method of treating serious wounds. This is the finding of a study published in the Equine Veterinary Journal, on a “novel tension relief technique”. Study author Dylan

THREE trail-hunting demonstration days have been open to both opponents and supporters, and more are planned, as part of work to protect and preserve the sport. The British Hound Sports Association (BHSA) hosted the events, the most recent of which w

Email to hhletters@futurenet.com Name and address must be included. Letters may be edited. @ horseandhound instagram.com/horseandhound facebook.com/horseandhound CHILDREN from Morpeth Hunt branch of the Pony Club in Northumberland have recently been

Edited by Jennifer Donald jennifer.donald@futurenet.com @jen_donald THIS year has flown by and by the time you read this we'll have found out if we've made the nice list. December slows down for me and it's a chance to sleep in my own bed and enjoy t

“I'M a Yorkshireman, I speak my mind, I don't do politics, I tell it as I see it. Some people agree with me, some people don't – that's their choice. My choice is to say what I think.” Who else would make a statement like that other than one of showj

Edited by Alex Robinson alexandra.robinson@futurenet.com @alexrob_journo_ OPINION THE 2023 season seems to have gone by in a flash, and we'll soon be on with early winter shows in preparation for the summer. However, looking at hairy, muddy and gener

FROM the age of three I was put on a pony and led around, I didn't really have a choice, I just got stuck on the pony and off I went. I've ridden for the rest of my life. I had lots of different ponies: my first pony was a leading-rein pony called To

I was brought up on a farm, milking cows. I could have taken it over but cows aren't my passion! I'm not from a horsey family – they were flown from Ireland to Southwell in 2015 to see my first race back (pictured, right) after my accident and they d

“MY partner Greg Kinsella and his mother Gwen were looking at horses in Ireland – Greg called to say, ‘You've got to come and see this mare’. A friend of mine and I jumped on a plane and went to try ‘Cav’, who was a just-broken four-year-old, big and

THE wounds of horses are subject to several impediments that delay healing. Because there is no known way to “speed up” healing, we can only make it happen at the maximum rate nature intended. In real terms, that is how fast the new skin cells (epith

WOUND healing is an orderly biologic process of repair that restores continuity to injured tissue. Whether the wound is created by the surgeon's scalpel, a kick from another horse or from rusty wire, the process is the same. Following injury, the wou

THE most exciting recent advance in wound healing for horses has come from the treatment of human wounds following traumatic injury. The technique known as hydrosurgical lavage uses a jet of sterile saline solution, which is capable of removing and s

ONE of the reasons that wounds may break down is due to tension on the tissue. Following an injury, wounds get bigger as the tissue retracts. This can make it challenging or impossible to pull the edges back together. However, another recent innovati

There are 10 differences between these two pictures. Can you spot them all? We cheered and we cried as the big spoils at the top of the sport went to the wire. But how much do you remember about the past season's major championships? 1 What placing d

Wigsley, Notts For you: a two-/three-bedroom bungalow located on the edge of a village on the Nottinghamshire/Lincolnshire border. The property is surrounded by open countryside, with no near neighbours. The extensive equestrian facilities are comple

NEVER judge a book by its cover or a horse by its looks. “He wasn't overgraced with bone,” says Alan Hill, Masters of Foxhounds Association (MFHA) representative to the PointtoPoint Authority board. “Vet Bob Baskerville had a look and said, ‘He's sou

IT is a Christmas Eve meet at the Curre and Llangibby and 70 mounted riders are gathered, sipping mulled wine and waiting for the hounds to arrive. It will not be their own pack, who have the cough, but the Duke of Beaufort's doghounds, hunted by ken

“SHE'S flying,” said Robbie McNeill of Reventador, who scored a 73% novice win at Hunters Equestrian, Gloucestershire. Bred and produced at Equiperformance, the five-year-old Revolution daughter already has a record at regional and national champions

HIGHLIGHTS 7–10 December Forest Edge, Norfolk HENRY SQUIBB has missed out on most of the season because of injuries to his string but he was back on winning form here, piloting Kimba Kasino to a 4.79sec victory in the Blue Chip Dynamic B&C. “It's nic

Bromyard Equestrian, Herefords IRISH DRAUGHT gelding Paddy's Flight scored an overall elementary win with David Molloy, who rides him for his owner-breeders Patrick Blackburn and Robert Cusack. After backing him as a three-year-old, David started com

Chard, Somerset LASHING wind and rain did nothing to dampen competition in the Socks By Ruby Diamond Championship qualifier, in which Phoebe Sealey (Amelusina II) and Zoe Coombes (Chamora S) tied for first place on 37.39sec. They had just a 0.09sec a

RUBY WALSH, as voluble as he was talented, was all but speechless at the outcome. He had just ridden Kauto Star, on whom he'd won the 2007 Gold Cup at Cheltenham, to chase home Denman in the same race 12 months later. “At the time I was disappointed

EXPERTS have called for a welfare charter to help inform those in equine management. Research published by the Sporthorse Welfare Foundation (SWF) in Animals has examined key priorities in sport horse welfare. The foundation comprises researchers and