As with any industry, especially those which involve animals, there are always issues around management, regulations and welfare. Here we aim to keep you up to date with current issues affecting the equestrian industry. From changes to racing rules, to riders actions at competitions to the horse population crisis. We aim to bring you the latest.
For some parts of the UK, it has been an awful summer for grass and hay. Until the last week where we have finally had a lot of rain, our… Read More »Potential UK Hay Shortage & How Panic Buying Could Make It Worse
The horse world is a passionate community and spending time with horses can do wonders for your mental health. However, behind the scenes it can also have the opposite effect.… Read More »Mental Health Challenges in the Horse World
As someone passionate about horse and their welfare, I find it crazy that absolutely anyone can go out and buy a horse without demonstrating any knowledge of their care. Horses… Read More »Should the UK Introduce Licenses for Horse Ownership?
I have always loved the Olympics and part of that is because of the platform it gives Equestrian to the general public. Other than racing, our sport rarely makes it… Read More »There’s a shadow over Equestrian at the Olympics this year
A little while ago, I was sent The Life of Malé by Sabrina Ballentine to review. I’ve been incredibly slow at working my way through my bookshelf recently, but I… Read More »The Life of Malé Book Review
I regularly see posts on social media about the idea of horses needing to respect you as wrong and old fashioned. I understand the point they are trying to make.… Read More »Opinion: Having a horse respect you is perfectly ok and not cruel.
Times are hard right now. Everything is going up and as we start to head into winter, horse owners are really going to start feeling the pinch. But here are… Read More »6 Tips To Save Money With Everything Going Up
Horse events are getting less and less TV coverage. Equestrian streaming services have tried to replace this, but I have found their coverage to be a bit patchy or just… Read More »Should every event have their own subscription service?
Over the past few years, vets and nutrition experts have been raising awareness of the obesity crisis in UK horses. It is currently one of the biggest killers of horses.… Read More »The symptoms of an overweight horse
I think we can all accept that keeping a horse stabled for hours at a time isn’t natural and it probably isn’t something horses are happy about. But there are… Read More »Does your stable meet your horse’s needs?