Where Horses Rule
The last weekend was followed by bad news of a rider falling at a one-day riding club event and as a consequence, ending up her life. An anonymous female rider was taking part in the Solihull Riding Club one-day event on Saturday (13 July) afternoon when she fell from her horse. West Midlands Ambulance Service…
Extremely sunny days are one of the worst things about summer, especially during the mid-day when the temperatures exceed 35 degrees Celcius/95 Fahrenheit. Most of the times during these moments we are at the workplace or enjoying our summer vacations, however, most horses are at their stalls. The one in the video seems to have…
A 10-year-old little girl who scored 93.8% in a British Dressage (BD) rider skills test is aiming for team selection in the future. Ten-year-old Abigail Gray from Aberdeenshire received the score in the BD youth D squad rider skills test on her 14-year-old Welsh section C gelding Rascal on 19 January. Abigail’s mother Karen said…
What you are going to watch in the video is a group of hundreds of sheep standing on the horses’ way. The horses on the video went for a ride but little did they know that after they would come back they would see hundreds of sheep standing in front of them. The horses seemed…
Although horse care has experienced a lot of advancement, the simplicity of horse care previously is believed to have been better. Here are 5 examples why: Then: If the horse is too thin, give it more food. Now: If the horse is too thin, Change from current set of six supplements to another set of…
I bet you have all had hilarious moments with your animals, which is one of the most important reasons why do we love being around them. If you don’t own a horse, then you will understand how much fun do horsey people have around their horses by watching this video. Actually, the name of the…
Do you enjoy having meals with members of your family, relatives or friends, because these beautiful animals sure do? The video below is a beautiful moment showing a group of them having lunch together. A horse, pig, dog, cat, goat, turtle, kangaroo and capybara, they are all eating at the same time and you can…
For us horsey people, riding is one of the most amazing activities. However, humans are not the only species who enjoy horse riding and the cat named Morris in the video is an example of it. Morris has been riding the horse almost everyday for 5 years. Champy was Morris’ very first friend. In the…
Two days ago we wrote an article about the Suffolk horse, which is a critically endangered species in the UK. A police force has welcomed a critically rare Suffolk horse as its latest recruit after she successfully passed her training. The nine-year-old mare, Rose, passed the recruitment process on 19 June and joins the Police…
A volunteering teenager of Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) named James Wiseman explains how this experience has saved him. At the 50th anniversary of the organization, Wiseman presented a report on the benefits of volunteering. In investigations funded by Sport England, the RDA looked into who its 18,000 “vital” volunteers are, and how they…
Developers have revealed a 3D tour of the Equestrian Mega Center due to open in 2021. The World Equestrian Centre in Ohio, US, is already one of the largest venues in the world, with 200,000 sq ft of riding space. It is now expanding to take in a new, Florida location — complete with a…
Parrots, a very popular species of birds found in most tropical and subtropical regions, are considered to be amazing imitators. Some of them are even able to articulate the words of humans. Paquito, a parrot living in Italy attempts to imitate a horse and he definitely succeeds. His owner is asking Paquito: “Come fa il…
Two identical twin horses each won a BE100 section at Rackham Horse Trials – with a fifth of a penalty between their scores. Sacha Hourigan rode Caroline Richardson’s Twice As Nice IV (Ernie, pictured above) and Double Act IV (Eric, below) to victory on 16 June, finishing on her dressage scores of 28.8 and 29…
US teenager Ashley Stout and her horse, Avant-Garde, were training at Standing Ovation Equestrian Center (SOEC) in Halfmoon Township, Pennsylvania when a terrible accident got the lives of the 13-year old girl and her horse on 11th of July. It is believed they had a rotational fall. A statement from the center said: “Tonight we…
Smoke, a very dangerous mix of gases like carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, soot, hydrocarbons, and other organic substances is one of the biggest threateners not only for the environment but also very dangerous for humans. But have you ever thought how dangerous can it be for horses? Smoke can irritate horses’ eyes and respiratory tracts,…
Suffolk Punch is one of the most critically endangered species but Britain’s oldest draught breed has received a boost with the birth of a prized filly. The Suffolk, who has been named Dawley Flossie of Foy, was born at Thorpeley Stud and is by Bruce Langley-McKim’s stallion Craikhow Hall Jensen out of Dawley Freya Of…