The Fell pony, gained recognition in the driving world thanks to the Duke of Edinburgh. Susan Dunne finds out more about this native of the north. First published in Carriage Driving September 2019
Ashfields National Driving Trials 14th-16th August 2020 The British Carriagedriving event is going ahead but in line with Government advice on sporting events, the Ashfields event will run behind closed doors.
This is our third year and the event has now become an established part of the carriage driving calendar. The awards,celebrate success, achievement and outstanding contribution across all the carriage driving disciplines. This year the judges had a vast amount of entries to read through, deliberate and then make their final decisions. It was not an easy task - so congratulations to all those who have reached the shortlist and thank you to everyone who to the time to nominate or who was nominated.
A rare Suffolk Punch horse has given birth to a filly foal following an innovative approach using sex sorted sperm to determine the gender. It’s the first time in the world that this technique has been used to support the survival of rare breeds.
Mental Health Awareness Week,in May saw the launch of Riders Minds, a bespoke, comprehensive, online resource dedicated to supporting and improving the mental health of people inn the equestrian world
World Horse Welfare have launched a series of conversational, welfare-related free-to-watch webinars which are proving extremely popular. Topics in the pipeline include worming, weight (overweight and underweight), dentistry, transport, euthanasia, and grazing systems and each will feature an external expert in addition to a speaker from World Horse Welfare.
Managing good-doers, and preventing laminitis, involves being in control of every aspect of a horse or pony’s diet and exercise regime.
It is with great regret, that we, the Board of Grandstand Media Limited must announce the cancellation of the 2020 edition of Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) due to public health concerns linked to the coronavirus pandemic. We look forward to staging the 72nd Horse of the Year Show from Wednesday 6th – Sunday 10th October 2021, at the NEC Birmingham.
Ticks are opportunist creatures and can live on a variety of hosts, including horses. So, how much of a problem are they to equines? Claire Shand, SQP at Westgate Laboratories explains what signs to look for and the steps you can take to keep your horse healthy and tick free. First published in Carriage Driving, July 2019
Sports Driving Unlimited, a voluntary group based in Lockerbie, has been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK.