Day: 8 May 2024

What personality type is your horse?

Suzanne Ashton
what personality is your horse?

What personality type is your horse? Here we take a comical look at some of the most typical horse-type personalities most yards have to offer. The Drama Queen, or King I see a leaf and jump in the air; a height equivalent to a four-story building. I hack out with my head higher than an HGV, with my tail swinging from side to side, ready to whinny my heart out at the sight of another horse as I suffer from extreme anxiety. Grids could very well end your life, and don’t…

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How TV has Impacted the Growth of Horse Racing

Suzanne Ashton
black and white images of horses racing

Television is one of the most popular things in the world as is sport and these two things go hand in hand, with some of the most watched channels in the world being sports channels. Horse racing is one of the most watched and bet-on sports in the world and as more people want to watch horse racing the more views it gets on TV. When more people watch the sport it invites more money and a better viewing experience for the fans. More viewers means a bigger prize purse…

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Emirates ban on the carriage of donkey skins

Suzanne Ashton
Donkeys grazing

The Donkey Sanctuary has applauded Emirates for implementing the worldwide carriage ban of donkey skin on World Donkey Day on May 8th. Millions of donkeys are killed for their skins each year, which are exported across the world and used to make traditional medicine and remedies. The move by the world’s largest international airline serves to disrupt the donkey skin trade by restricting the international movement of hides, protecting donkey populations and the communities that rely on donkeys for their livelihoods.  In February this year, African Heads of State and Government…

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