‘People want change’: pub cancels fireworks display in support of animal welfare
The pub plans to make an animal-friendly display the focus in the future
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‘You don’t want to run into tankers’: rider takes on daring English Channel swim
‘I’m temporarily filling my competitive streak and adrenaline junkie side by swimming’
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‘There is a clear appetite for change’: strangles campaign celebrates first anniversary
‘We know people are more likely to make positive, proactive changes if they’ve made a commitment to do so’
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‘We haven’t forgotten’: memorial ride for horses killed in suspected arson attack
‘We want to get people talking about it again especially for people who might not be aware’
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‘He was everyone’s favourite’: heartbreak as 32-year-old RDA pony dies
‘He wanted to be the most important person on the yard – and he was’
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Horse movement receives green light post-Brexit
EU members granted the UK listed status in April but this did not apply for the delayed Brexit date of 31 October
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‘He always makes people giggle’: Shetland pony raises spirits and vital funds for charity
‘I don’t know if it’s just his spirit but it brings something out in people. He’s a very special pony’
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Staff devastated after RDA pony stabbed in malicious attack
‘We can’t understand why someone would want to take something out on a non-judgemental pony’
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‘It makes you feel sick’: thieves steal Shetland pony then dump him ‘hopping lame’
‘The yard had been our happy place for almost 20 years but I don’t know what we’ll do with it now’
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#buddydontbully: online campaign aims to combat nastiness in the equestrian community
‘Horses are so emotionally draining – we put so much into them; our health, money, time, everything, and we should be able to enjoy them without worrying what people are thinking of us’
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Arabs ‘unrecognisable’ a year after being rescued from horrifying conditions
A spokesman for the charity said the rehabilitation of the Arabs had been some of the “most challenging” work it had done
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‘Heartbroken, gutted, devasted’: eventer loses the ride on four top horses
‘When one door closes, another opens and to start a new chapter you must focus not on regretting the old, but on building the new’
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‘I’ve never screamed like it’: van brushes horse in terrifying ordeal
‘I raised my arms to ask the driver to slow down but as he came round he brushed Sizzler’s exercise sheet with his bonnet’
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Rehoming drive to prevent funding bad breeding
‘Adoptober’ aims to showcase the charity’s horses and ponies’ versatility and capability, whether they are ridden horses, companion animals or youngsters with lots of potential
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Badminton winner sets new eventing record
‘I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has played their part in a really unbelievable season’
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Do you have what it takes to look after the Queen’s horses?
The role involves all aspects of horse care, including caring for and training of the Queen’s carriage horses and maintaining harnesses
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‘Without the horses, we’re nothing’: rider salutes his HOYS winner
‘Everything we’re doing at the minute is for a very close teammate and friend of ours, Kevin Babbington, who’s fighting a really tough fight at the minute – this is for you Kevin’
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Formal warning for driver who verbally abused rider in shocking tirade
‘People need to understand we’re not on the roads to deliberately inconvenience them’
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Pony falls on to car bonnet in frightening hit-and-run
‘I can’t believe the driver knocked a child off her horse and left her there. You don’t leave the scene of an accident’
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‘Massive’ support as venue reopens following strangles outbreak
The co-owner of the centre said all horses at the venue are now clear of the disease
