RENOWNED PHYSIOTHERAPY GROUP WINS PLANNING PERMISSION FOR NEW HQ

By Sally Newcomb | 1st November 2019

Renowned physiotherapy group Bradford’s has secured planning permission for a new headquarters. After two years of negotiations with planners, the specialist physiotherapy and veterinary physiotherapy practice will be allowed to convert a series of historic outbuildings at Coton Cottage Farm, off the Hanley Road in Malvern. The old dairy parlour will become a suite of…

British Breeding Celebration Ball

By Sally Newcomb | 27th October 2019

As the 2019 British Breeding Baileys Horse Feeds Futurity series comes to a close, the British Breeding Celebration Ball on Saturday 9th November will recognise the achievements of top-scoring participants.  Awards will be presented by Baileys to the top scoring foal, yearling, two-year-old and three-year-old within the dressage, endurance, eventing and showjumping discipline categories from…

RoR Showcase to be held at Hartpury

By Sally Newcomb | 10th October 2019

Building on the success of the first RoR Showcase at Aintree last year the 2019 RoR Showcase will be held at Hartpury University and College in Gloucestershire on Saturday 23rd November 2019 A show for anyone interested in buying or retraining a former racehorse A day of live demos, close up clinics, expert advice and displays…

England farriery team victorious at the BFBA International Championships

By Sally Newcomb | 27th September 2019

The British Farriers and Blacksmiths Association (BFBA) 40th International Team Horseshoeing Championships took place over the weekend of 21st and 22nd September. England’s Senior and Apprentice Teams both secured wins in their respective Championships with England’s Steven Beane securing the Individual Championship. 15 senior teams and 8 apprentice farrier teams from across the world undertook…

BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS GETS A MAKEOVER

By Sally Newcomb | 23rd September 2019

World-renowned Badminton Horse Trials is proud to introduce a new look for the 2020 event and beyond.  The new Badminton logo signals an exciting stage in the event’s evolution as it moves into its eighth decade.  Having celebrated its 70th anniversary this year, the 2020 event will quite literally be marked by a fresh and…

Castlemorton Alert

By Sally Newcomb | 2nd September 2019

Important for Anyone who lives or rides near or on Castlemorton Common. There is a car race rally on Saturday 7th September involving 120 rally cars. The rally starts at Eastnor and repeats a circular route to Castlemorton Common 3 times over the day. Some roads will be closed from 7 am until late PM/Evening.…

Voting Now Open for Absorbine National Groom Awards

By Sally Newcomb | 16th August 2019

For the ninth year running, Absorbine are hugely proud to be sponsoring The Groom of the Year Awards.  Voting for this year’s nominees is now underway for this prestigious national award, with the winner to be announced at The British Showing Awards on 19th October 2019, at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham.  Finalists have been…

Piggy French remains unbeatable but Harriet Beaumont wins the 2* at Hartpury

By Sally Newcomb | 12th August 2019

Piggy French made the NAF International Hartpury Horse Trials her own with a win & 2nd in the CCI-S 4* and a win in the CCI-L 3*. The weather threw everything at us from lovely sunshine to high winds, horizontal rain, torrential showers and thunder over the 5 days, but nothing spoilt this fabulous event…

Westgate Labs supports horse health on the front line with World Horse Welfare

By Sally Newcomb | 31st July 2019

Leading laboratory Westgate Labs has forged a successful partnership with World Horse Welfare to tackle the ever present threat of parasite infection in horses. Worm burdens are a significant feature of the nearly 2000 situations that the 16 World Horse Welfare Field Officers attend annually. Westgate Labs is providing free worm egg count tests to…

William Funnell seals deal in Hartpury Area Trial with sole double clear

By Sally Newcomb | 23rd July 2019

William Funnell claimed victory in the Hartpury Equine Area Trial with the only double clear from the 33 runner field. Hartpury has proved to be a happy hunting ground for the Surrey-based rider, proven once again with a host of wins and placings during this show. The imposing chestnut jumped faultlessly in the first round,…