Horse banned from boarding train
Mystery surrounds the identity of a man who attempted to board a train in North Wales with a horse. Read More »
False hoof for tiny horse born with three-and-a-half legs
A miniature horse born with half a back leg is gamboling freely after vets fitted it with a prosthetic lower leg. Read More »
Horses seek refuge on rooftops from Australian floods
Horses caught up in Queensland’s floods have been filmed desperately swimming in the muddy torrents trying to clamber to safety onto rooftops. Read More »
Bulgaria to lock up horses in cart traffic crackdown
Beware if you’re planning on taking a horse and cart into Sofia, the Bulgarian capital, in the near future: your horse could end up in the pony pound. Read More »
Pharmacy admits drugs error in polo horse tragedy
Twenty-one polo horses which dropped dead during a prestigious international tournament in Florida last weekend had been given incorrect doses of medication, a veterinary pharmacy has admitted. Read More »
Mystery over polo horses’ sudden deaths
Polo officials in the United States have launched an investigation after 21 horses died in mysterious circumstances as they were due to compete in a match in Florida on Sunday. Read More »
Miniature horses trained as Muslim ‘guide dogs’
A tiny former show horse has been trained to act as a guide for a blind woman whose Muslim family consider dogs to be ritually “unclean”. Read More »
Racing zebra to run in Grand National
Horse racing officials have announced that a zebra will be allowed to compete in this weekend’s Grand National. Barcode Boy will become the first non-horse to jump the fences in the legendary race’s 170-year history after arriving in the UK from a secret Middle Eastern training camp. Read More »