Horse News

Josh Widdicombe, Angela Rippon and John Nettles are among the well-known names sending messages of support as The Mare and Foal Sanctuary opens a major new welfare and education centre near Totnes. A new chapter in the care of vulnerable horses and ponies is beginning in Devon as The Mare and Foal Sanctuary officially opens the Rosemary Kind Barn at Coombe Park on Wednesday 30 September. The purpose-built centre, one of the most significant developments in the charity’s 38-year history, provides 13 stables for rescued horses and ponies with complex needs, alongside dedicated spaces for specialist care, education and community work.

Horse owners buying Sundown Yellow bedding this autumn could find more than they bargained for, with 300 Golden Tickets hidden inside bales and prizes including £100 worth of bedding. Horse owners stocking up on bedding this autumn could be in for a welcome bonus, as Sundown prepares to hide 300 Golden Tickets inside bales of its Sundown Yellow horse bedding. Launching in mid-October, the competition will see 10 horse owners win £100 worth of Sundown bedding, with a further 290 winners receiving a free bale of Sundown Yellow. The Golden Ticket competition marks 50 years of manufacturing for Sundown and

Fourteen veterinary students have spent a week gaining hands-on experience in equine practice as part of inspiring vet care’s annual Equine Bootcamp. Now in its fourth year, the programme is designed to give aspiring UK based equine vets greater access to practical Extra-Mural Studies (EMS) experience, while offering students a closer look at the realities and opportunities of a career working with horses. Third, fourth and fifth-year veterinary students joined teams at Scarsdale Equine Clinic, Pool House Equine Clinic and Oakham Veterinary Hospital in the Midlands for this summer’s programme. Rather than simply observing clinicians at work, students were able

Equine asthma diagnosis, treatment and long-term management are the focus of a new quality improvement project launched across CVS Equine practices. The condition is common and often requires ongoing care. However, differences in how cases are diagnosed, recorded and treated can make it difficult to evaluate outcomes across a large number of horses. For the first stage of the Equine Asthma Quality Improvement Project, veterinary surgeons, nurses and client care teams will be asked to record equine asthma consistently as a formal diagnosis within the company’s clinical management system. This will allow CVS Equine to identify cases accurately and build

Harry Meade’s Cavalier Crystal has won the Twemlows Burghley Scholarship for the fourth consecutive year following another strong performance at Defender Burghley Horse Trials. The scholarship is awarded annually to the highest-placed British-domiciled mare finishing inside the top 20. Cavalier Crystal secured the honour after completing this year’s competition in 10th place. Provided by Twemlows Stud Farm, the award includes two embryo transfers and is designed to support the breeding of elite British mares without interrupting their competitive careers. Twemlows has presented the scholarship in partnership with Defender Burghley Horse Trials for the past 18 years. Previous recipients include leading

Young event rider Charlotte Bell has received British Eventing’s August Spotlight Award in recognition of her commitment, positivity and determination to learn.