Posted by on Apr 17, 2011 in General News, Mimi | 1 comment
Today seemed as good a day as any to finally try Mimi in with another horse. Up until now Mimi has been next door to other horses but never in with them. One reason was because there was never a herd here we felt was suitable to put her in with, but we think we found a good match for her in Jolie.
Whilst we don’t ever want to see a horse get injured, we felt that due to Mimi’s...
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Posted by on Mar 27, 2011 in General News, Horses | 0 comments
An unavoidable part of keeping equines is the fact that they produce manure….manure in great quantities! On average a horse will produce about 8-12 piles of poo a day, that could be more that 22kg a day for just one horse.
If you are managing your paddocks by ‘poop scooping’ or have your horses in and muck out each day, you will, like many of us be wondering what to do with all...
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Posted by on Sep 9, 2010 in General News | 0 comments
This Sunday, September 12th, is officially classified as Journée du Cheval in France – Day of the Horse.
More than 1,000 clubs open their doors to horse enthusiasts and amateurs to discover or rediscover the world of the horse. This year the main emphasis will be the on ‘quality of life and good knowledge of the behaviour of horses’.
Why not check out your local Centre...
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Posted by on Jun 15, 2010 in General News | 1 comment
Princess Haya, in her position as President of the FEI, has spoken out in favour of compulsory microchipping and passporting. Speaking to top European Veterinary officials attending the third European Veterinary Week (EVW) in Brussels today, the FEI President highlighted the need to create a clear distinction between the sport horse as an equine athlete and livestock that is part of the food...
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Posted by on May 29, 2010 in General News, Horses, Tourism | 0 comments
Within the space of a few weeks I’ve seen both ends of the spectrum of horse welfare from the extreme neglect of the unwanted souls at markets, to the minutest attention to detail paid to the horses behind the scenes at the Saumur 3* 3DE.
After recent outings to several Foires des Chevaux, it was wonderful to be going to a horse event simply for fun, with no intent other than to catch up...
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Posted by on May 15, 2010 in General News, Welfare | 0 comments
The appeal against the sentencing of James Gray and his family was rejected on Wednesday the 12th of May at Aylesbury Crown Court. All sentencing was upheld, with Gray receiving a a lifetime ban from keeping horses, a 26 week prison sentence (sadly the maximum allowed for such an offence) and instructed to pay £400,000 costs. The other four family members had minimum disqualification periods...
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