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Lifetime Ban for Owner Who Kept Horses in Dank Shipping Containers Derbyshire man and mother plead guilty to animal welfare offences A Derbyshire man has been given a lifetime ban from keeping equines after he left five ponies confined in damp, dark shipping containers with little or no access to fresh air, turnout or food. Anthony Melland (DOB 01/12/1970), of Ashbourne Road, Flagg kept two Shetland ponies, Robin and Allana, in a plastic container which had once formed the body of a van and two other ponies, Vienna and Kiara,…

Comeback king Skelton scoops Britain’s first Olympic individual Jumping gold By Louise Parkes Skelton to date; he broke his neck in a fall 16 years ago, he has a replacement hip, he’s 58 years old, competing at his seventh Olympic Games and he was riding a horse that has been struggling with injury for over two years, but Nick Skelton made Olympic history when becoming the first ever British rider to win individual Jumping gold at Deodoro Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro yersterday.   In a thrilling finale to…

Thieves Steal Equestrian Charity Collection Box Bransby Horses Overwhelmed by Support Following Break In Equine rescue and welfare charity, Bransby Horses, was left devastated when thieves broke in to their Lincoln Visitor Centre stealing a collection box containing money to help horses that have suffered cruelty or neglect. The incident took place in the early hours of Wednesday 17th August and was captured on CCTV. The charity was deeply saddened by the theft, and not only was the donation box stolen but they also need to repair damage to the…

Ludger Beerbaum announces retirement from German team End of an era as Olympic champion Ludger Beerbaum announces retirement from German team By Louise Parkes “A legend in his own lifetime, a complete horseman and a man who is deeply involved in the development of the sport.” That was the description of Olympian Ludger Beerbaum given by FEI Jumping Director, John Roche, today after the announcement of the German rider’s retirement from his national team. Beerbaum, who turns 53 later this month, has long been the rock on which his country has…

The Final Days of the 2016 British Showjumping National Championships The 2016 British Showjumping National Championships and Stoneleigh Horse Show was one of the busiest to date! With over 60 Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) qualifiers and a HOYS Wildcard at stake there was certainly a lot to work towards! With some serious horse power and game play in hand, the first few days got underway without delay. Here is the report on the final three days of action at one of the most anticipated equestrian showjumping events of 2016!…

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VETERINARY CHARITY’S NEW STUDY AIMS TO MINIMISE THE GLOBAL THREAT OF EQUINE DISEASE AHT Call to Horse Owners – Act Now to Help Prevent Disease Outbreak Infectious diseases, and their spread worldwide, are not only a human concern, but are a threat to our equines too. Last year the Animal Health Trust (AHT), reported 22 outbreaks of equine influenza and almost 3,000 laboratory samples tested positive for the respiratory disease Strangles, in the UK alone, but that is only a snapshot of the true status of disease, with many more…

  Olympic Team Jumping final by Louise Parkes France claimed Olympic Team Jumping final gold for only the second time in the history of the Olympic Games with a brilliant performance at Deodoro Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) yesterday. Silver went to Team USA who completed with five faults while Germany won out in a thrilling two-way jump-off against Canada for the bronze. This is only the second French team gold in the history of Olympic Jumping,   Sharing There were four teams sharing a zero score as the day…

Two show jumpers through to Individual Final for Great Britain Great Britain’s Nick Skelton and Ben Maher have successfully qualified for Friday’s Individual Jumping Final after producing some skilful riding earlier today at the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Deodoro, Rio. Coming forward to complete his round, seven-time Team GB Olympian Nick Skelton with Beverley Widdowson’s Big Star, produced a lovely jumping round across a technical and challenging course. An unfortunate pole down in the middle of the combination saw the pair accrue four penalties, alongside a single time fault for…

BEF FUTURITY TO BE AVAILABLE BY LIVESTREAM The 2016 Baileys Horse Feeds/British Breeding/BEF Futurity Evaluations will be available to view live for the first time, thanks to livestreaming of the series by Equestrianpro.tv.   The service will allow a much wider audience including connections and potential owners and riders to view our talented young sport horses presented at an early age. The BEF Futurity will be free to watch at www.EquestrianPro.tv in High Definition and can be viewed on any device whether it be mobile phone or laptop, providing reasonable internet access is…

New HBLB disease control App now available for Android HBLB disease control App EquiBioSafe, the free App launched by the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) last month, is now available for Android . EquiBioSafe covers all the key elements of contagious disease prevention and control and is an indispensable download for the owners and keepers of any kind of horse or pony. Early diagnosis and prompt implementation of biosecurity measures are essential to reduce risk of spread of infectious disease. The EquiBioSafe App has been designed by vets with support…

Long distance slaughter rules to change  as UK Government Urged to Join Fight and Help Stop Live Long-distance Transport of Horses Across Europe to Slaughter Charity calling for UK to join other countries in calling for changes to European animal transport law Leading international charity, World Horse Welfare, is gathering public support as it lobbies the UK government to join many other European countries in calling for a review of the Animal Transport Regulation under which livestock, including horses, destined for slaughter are transported live for days on end with…

Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro Take Gold for GB, by Louise Parkes Great Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin and the fabulous 14-year-old gelding, Valegro, were in a class of their own when posting an Olympic Dressage record score of 93.857 in the Grand Prix Freestyle to claim their second successive individual title today. The double-gold medallist at London 2012 is the first British woman to retain an individual Olympic title, and she now matches the British record of three gold medals for a female athlete set by cyclist Laura Trott yesterday. On an…

Packed stadium as Brazil and Germany dominate Olympic Jumping opener by Louise Parkes The packed stadium at Deodoro Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) exploded into a wall of sound today when Team Brazil matched the performance of a mighty side from Germany to post a zero score as Olympic Jumping got underway. The first Jumping qualifier decides the starting order for the first round of the Team medal-decider on Tuesday, 16 August, and is taken into account for the individual rankings. Following today’s result, Brazil and Germany will…

Rio Dressage 2016 Olympic Games Day 3 – Germany takes Olympic Dressage team gold once again By Louise Parkes Rio Dressage Day 3 – Germany clinched team Dressage gold  at the Olympic Equestrian Park in Deodoro yesterday. Germany has now won eight of the last nine Olympic team Dressage contests – with only Great Britain spoiling the party on home soil in 2012 – and today’s result brings the Germans overall tally to 13 sets of Olympic team golds. Already looking like the ones to beat after topping Friday’s Grand Prix,…

Olympic Showjumping Horse Inspection welcomes jumping to Rio Olympic Showjumping gets underway – Earlier this morning the jumping Horse Inspection took place up in the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Deodoro. The horse inspection precedes the first round of the competition, which gets underway on Sunday (14 August), with the first Individual Qualifying round. The British team of Ben Maher (Tic Tac, owned by Jane Forbes Clark), Nick Skelton (Big Star, owned by Beverley Widdowson), John Whitaker (Ornellaia, owned by Team Harmony Management Co Ltd), Michael Whitaker (Cassionato, owned by Beverley…

Katie McNamara clinches victory in the Championship Final There was an exciting finish to the first class of the day at the British Showjumping National Championships in Championship Arena 1 for the Pony Restricted Rider 1.00m Championship Final. With 24 pony and rider combinations through to the jump off out of a class of 50 competitors, it was all to play for. Dominic Turner was up first in the jump off riding Freddie the Star and the pair performed an exemplary round going clear in a time of 35.66 seconds…

Oliver Fletcher clinches the Pony Silver League 148cm Final British Showjumping Championships, day 2 Oliver Fletcher from Farringdon, Oxfordshire was the first winner of the day in the British Showjumping Pony Silver League 148cm & Under Final. At just 13 years old Oliver jumped a show stopping round aboard his dad Graham Fletcher’s eight year old bay gelding, The Bobster. With endless support from both dad and mum Tina Fletcher, both leading international show jumpers themselves, it is no surprise that Oliver shows such talent so early on in his…

The El Remanso Pony Club Polo Championships The El Remanso Pony Club Polo Championships were held 5th to 7th August 2016 at prestigious Cowdray Park Polo Club, West Sussex, and saw some incredible displays of young talent under sunny skies with superb support from title sponsor El Remanso. 188 players made up the 47 teams who played well over 150 chukkas across the action packed weekend, as the Championships hosted the annual finals for The Pony Club Polo sections of Handley Cross, Surtees, Loriner, Langford, Rendell and Gannon. The action…

Equestrian eventing draws to a close in Rio The final day of the equestrian eventing competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games got underway earlier yesterday and with it the decisive showjumping phase. After a horse inspection during the morning, forty-six horses came forward to contest the third and final phase, with twelve nations represented across the team event. With two showjumping rounds at an Olympic Games deciding first the team, and then the individual medals, the British team were looking to deliver some good performances, and they did just…

Day 1: British Showjumping National Championships The first day of competition here at the British Showjumping National Championships, we welcomed the brand new for 2016, British Showjumping – Just for Schools National Championship classes. This exciting new Championship allows schools and colleges across the UK to submit teams of three or four riders and individuals within a specific height category: 70cm, 80cm, 90cm, 1.00m or 1.10m. There are two qualifying routes for the final; either by being within the top eight of the British Showjumping – just for schools team…

Olympic Eventing – Change at the Top…. By Louise Parkes Australia, Eventing team gold medallists in Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000, heads both the team and individual standings in Olympic Eventing after a day of cross-country thrills, spills and surprises at the Rio 2016 Olympic Equestrian Venue in Deodoro yesterday. Topping the teams on 150.3 and with Christopher Burton in pole position in the individual rankings with Santano II. But their neighbours from New Zealand are stalking them closely going into today’s final showjumping phase, just 4.5 penalties…