Category Archives: News & Research

Seriously injured cavalry horses recovering well

The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) has announced that the Life Guards soldiers and five

Negligent shetland pony owner jailed for cruelty and neglect

A Shetland pony owner hiding behind a ‘veneer of respectability’ has been jailed for 12

At last! The UK to ban the live export of horses for slaughter

History in the making – finally the UK set to ban the live export of

Household Cavalry horses loose in London

Wednesday 24th April  – there are reports that horses from the Household Cavalry were on

First foal from ‘Dover 26’ smuggled horses born

World Horse Welfare announces birth of first foal from ‘smuggled’ horses rescued by the Norfolk-based

National minimum wage increases

On the 1st April the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates rose across all bands There

Research reveals inbreeding contributes to pregnancy loss in Thoroughbreds

New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), in collaboration with Cornell University, has found that

Carbon calculator for equestrians launched

 The never ending wet winter of 2023/24 will be forever etched in minds of equestrians

Study into pre-purchase exam study

A new study from the Royal Veterinary College has identified the most common findings in

Horses signed out of the food chain bound for undetermined fate in Europe seized at Dover

A consignment of vulnerable horses, some of which had been signed out of the food