The thoroughbred is possibly the most popular breed across the world and is certainly one of the most influential. Having been selectively bred for centuries for speed and stamina, they have been used as an improver for many other horse breeds. Thousands are bred around the world each year for racing and each year thousands retire to have new lives as riding horses.
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Horse racing, in particular National Hunt racing, gets a lot of stick for not being safe and not putting the horses welfare and safety first. While racing is never going… Read More »Racing Is Changing Fence Colour To Improve Safety
Horse racing is a hard sport what asks a lot of our horses. I am a racing fan, but I can see why people might think racing is wrong. It… Read More »4 Things You Need To Know About Horse Racing
In this article, the experts at Mansion Bet share their insight into how the weather could affect a horse’s performance at Cheltenham Festival. Cheltenham, taking place in March, narrowly misses… Read More »The going: Expert weather predictions for Cheltenham 2022 *Partnered*
I am sure we have all seen the video now of Mark Todd smacking a horse with a branch at one of his clinics. I have always been a huge… Read More »My response to Mark Todd
Today I am pleased to say I am joined by Sanne Westera from Hooves Around The World, a blog dedicated to equestrian travel. Sanne has experience retraining racehorses with a… Read More »Guest Post ~ Ex racehorses turning their hooves to safari and trail rides
Horse racing syndicates can be an affordable way for racing fans to get more involved in racing. For a small yearly fee you can own a share in a racehorse… Read More »Stage Star the Syndicate Star!
It’s an exciting time as a racehorse owner at the moment. Not only have I got a new horse in my stable, we’ve had some exciting races and hopefully a… Read More »Owners Group Update ~ Wouldubewell does it again!
EquiPepper was born out of my love of thoroughbreds and my belief that they are just as good as other breeds. So many of the articles here on EquiPepper are… Read More »New Research Finds Thoroughbreds Don’t Deserve Their Quirky Reputation
As a chestnut lover with a stable full of bays, this handsome lad really caught my eye! I first looked at and love Genesius last year when he was first… Read More »Introducing Genesius
I want to start this by saying I have a lot of respect for Bryony Frost for standing up and calling out what is appalling behaviour. The hard thing about… Read More »I am so disappointed with how the media has covered the Frost v Dunne case
