November

Calendar and Christmas Cards

The Horse Trust is delighted to offer our supporters our 2008 Calendar and/or Christmas cards. Only £4.00 a pack for the cards and £6 for a calendar.

Clear Out Your Clutter for The Horse Trust

If your home is crammed with clutter that you'd like to clear out and help The Horse Trust into the bargain, you could end up on BBC prime-time TV.

Horse Trust Wins Welfare Award

The British Horse Society has made its 2007 Welfare Award to The Horse Trust, for the contribution The Trust has made to equine welfare over many years.

Knutsford Farrier Wins Inaugural Award

Gary Darlow,Meadow Bank Farm, Over Peover, Knutsford, is the first Horse Trust Open Farriery Champion.

Loaning or Leasing Your Pony?

When you can't afford to buy your own horse or pony outright, or have an animal which is costing more than you thought it would, there is always the option to lease or loan it to another rider to help offset some of the costs.

Watch out for African Horse Sickness Vets Told

Outbreaks of bluetongue disease in East Anglia are an indication that its close relative African Horse Sickness is poised to strike the UK horse industry, warns Paul Jepson, chief executive and resident veterinary surgeon at The Horse Trust.

When the Time Comes to Say Goodbye

The responsibilities of owning a horse are toughest when the time comes to arrange the humane destruction of the animal.

October

Coughs and Sneezes Spell Diseases

As daylight hours grow shorter, horses and ponies are rugged up or brought indoors for much of the time to protect them from the cold weather.

Heavy Horse Joins The Horse Trust

The Horse Trust is delighted to welcome its third drum horse to the sanctuary in Speen. Constantine, a 17.1 hh blue roan Clydesdale, served the Household Cavalry for 20 years and during that time paraded 10 times at Trooping the Colour.

Time to Review Your Management Routine

As the weather gets colder and the days are getting shorter, it's time to review your management routine and make sure your horse or pony remains fit and well throughout the winter.

September

Blue Tongue - A Sharp Reminder

The confirmed outbreak of Bluetongue disease in a cow on a farm in Suffolk is a sharp reminder that African Horse Sickness could strike the UK at any time, warns The Horse Trust. The impact of this disease on the £4 billion a year horse industry would be devastating.

Register Now to Attend Europe's Biggest Annual Thoroughbred Conference

On the 15th November 2007 Europe's biggest annual thoroughbred conference will be held at the award-winning Centaur at Cheltenham Racecourse. The Thoroughbred Racing and Breeding Seminar show cases the latest research and thinking on the health and welfare of Thoroughbreds to benefit both the racing and breeding industry. Now in its seventh year, the event has become an established and anticipated event in the Thoroughbred calendar.

Laminitis is Focus

One of the most crucial seminar sessions at this week's BEVA congress will be that led by John Stewart, starting at 2pm on Friday 14 September.

Nothing But the Best for Horse Trust Horses

With around 100 horses and ponies in its care, the demand for water at The Horse Trust's Home of Rest for Horses at Speen is enormous.

August

Vulcan and Pepe Join The Horse Trust

Two former Army horses have been retired to The Horse Trust's Home of Rest for Horses in Buckinghamshire from their working base in Germany.

Horse Trust Blood Test Identifies Horses Infected with Strangles

A new blood test to diagnose strangles is being developed as a result of funding from The Horse Trust.  The process will provide a more effective, reliable and less invasive method of diagnosis than the current test.

July

'Bad Attitude' May be Due to Hock Pain, Horse Trust Research Shows

A 'bad attitude' to exercise may in fact be due to hock pain caused by undiagnosed and untreated osteoarthritis, research funded by The Horse Trust has revealed.

Exotics May Hold Key to African Horse Sickness

Blood samples taken from exotic imports may hold the key to the way in which African Horse Sickness is spread.

June

Horse Trust Quotes The Price of Ignorance

Science is knowledge... but the enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the pretence of knowledge.

Seven is a Lucky Number for The Horse Trust

The Horse Trust has welcomed seven new arrivals to its Home of Rest for Horses in Buckinghamshire. Three miniature Shetlands, two horses from the Greater Manchester Police Mounted section, a mule and a hinny have all retired to the charity's sanctuary near High Wycombe.

Life Begins at 40 for Little and Large

The Horse Trust is celebrating a special birthday for two of its long-term residents. Forty is a remarkable age for any horse and the charity is proud to have two elderly equines, both of which have reached this old age.

The Horse Trust Has its Cake and Eats It.

The Horse Trust is in the fortunate position of having its cake and eating it, according to chief executive and resident veterinary surgeon Paul Jepson.

May

April

Facts & Figures of the UK Equine Industry

BETA represents about 800 manufacturers, distributors and retailers of  equestrian goods and services.

March

Caught Out on the Internet

The power and speed of the world wide web continue to grow - and with it the risks inherent in internet horse trading.

What is African Horse Sickness?

African Horse Sickness is a variant of the Bluetongue virus of sheep which is principally carried and transmitted to horses by Culicoides species midges.

Scientists call for Midge Survey

Leading scientists Dr James Wood, director of Cambridge University’s Infectious Diseases Consortium and Professor Philip Mellor, head of the Department of Arbovirology, Pirbright Laboratory, today called on the Government and the horse industry to get together and fund a full survey of the life, movement and breeding of the Culicoides species midge.

A Little Goes a Long Way

It's amazing how far 50p can go! An inspired idea from pupils at Princes Risborough Primary School not only created a day of fun for the school but also raised funds for their favourite charity, The Horse Trust.

Horse Trust Seizes Initiative on African Horse Sickness

Midge-borne viruses which have already seriously affected sheep and cattle in Europe are poised to strike the UK's equine population ­ where mortality rates of around 90% are predicted, says The Horse Trust.

February

Horse Trust Research Helps Horses Heal Themselves

Horses are exposed every day to the risk of injury or infection but, because their bodies respond by creating protective inflammation, they can naturally repair injured tissue and deal with the cause of the problem without veterinary intervention.

Horse Owners' Seminar moves to Cirencester

Following last year's very successful inaugural Horse Owners’ Day, the 2007 event organised by the British Equine Veterinary Association Trust in conjunction with The Horse Trust, is to be held at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, on Wednesday 11 April.

January

The Horse Trust Says Farewell to Visitors' Favourite

The Horse Trust has said its final goodbye to Bomber, its smallest resident. Standing at a tiny 32 inches high this cute grey Shetland mare, which had lived at the charity's Home of Rest for Horses since 1999, died on January 9.

Apply Now for a Horse Trust Welfare Grant

The Horse Trust is inviting applications for its 2008 welfare grants for non-invasive research into equine diseases and post-graduate scholarships. The charity boasts an impressive programme of existing equine welfare grants with a rolling financial commitment of £3.5 million.

Janus Shows the World a New Pairs of Heels!

Gentle giant Janus, who retired to the Horse Trust's Home of Rest for Horses in Buckinghamshire five years ago from The Household Cavalry, has been treated to a new pair of high heels.

The Horse Trust Pumps £1 million Into Equine Research

The Horse Trust has committed a further £1 million to equine research and clinical scholarships, creating five clinical scholarships and five scientific research grants following the recent meeting of its Scientific Committee.