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The Sport of Kings in the UK
It is bigger than the glamorous headline grabbing festivals of racing such as Royal Ascot, Cheltenham, Epsom and Aintree, which are the meetings that infect the wider public’s imagination and interest in the sport of kings. British horse racing is also bigger than wet Saturday afternoons in front of the television pin hooking winners from obscure racecourses tucked away in the furthest corners of the United Kingdom. In fact, and there will be plenty of them in the following piece, British horseracing is a huge industry.
By Alan Russell9 years ago in Petlife
Fred
This is Fred who sadly had to be put to sleep in October 2017. Fred found us on a cold November day. The sort of day when there is no sunlight, just clouds and rain that was carried through the air on cold biting winds that seemed to come from all points of the compass.
By Alan Russell9 years ago in Petlife
British Breeding — A Novice Tale
It is day 168 of Tia's gestation. Tia is a Shire cross Warmblood - 50 percent Warmblood and 50 percent Shire. She is in foal to a KWPN Stallion with Dreamboy bloodlines. She is five years old and, being a Shire cross, I have taken the opportunity to put her in foal as she reaches her final stages of maturation, in the hopes of reducing the risk of injury or impacting her heavy frame.
By Catherine Averill9 years ago in Petlife
Joey
It was dark. Not as dark as night, but dark as in something was different. I could feel the ground shifting as the clash of metal was heard along with the wind whistling through the cracks in the trailer. I was scared, where was mom? I hadn't been apart from her the whole two years of my life. I couldn't understand things so I tried to stay calm. I could hear dogs barking, instead of shifting forward we were now going backwards. When they opened the door I saw nothing but a pen. I hopped down to investigate, not knowing anything about this new world I was soon to discover.
By Nathania Walker9 years ago in Petlife
The Story of Annie the Rescue Mare
This is Annie, a 7 year old cob mare who started off life in a less than pleasant way. I rented a small holding where there was enough room for more than the 2 young ponies we had got already. I had a phone call asking can we take in a mare and 2 week old foal?! Absolutely yes! She arrived off the trailer very scared, little foal at foot. She was in a pretty bad state with scars across her chest where she had gone through a barbed wire fence, terrified of being caught. Over the coning days she lost weight very badly. It took no end of feeds, finding the right balance for her, she was like a bag of bones at one point. But then I found the right balance and she put it on very fast! She looked a picture! Lenny, her foal, was doing wonderfully too along side her. I started to gain her trust and even managed to groom her a little bit, only what she was comfortable with though, not too much. It was all going well... until... we were told that there was the wrong planning on the small holding and equines were not allowed there. It was a mess!!
By Caroline Hickling9 years ago in Petlife
Wounds and Their Treatment
Wounds, scratches, lacerations, etc. are probably the most common form of injury in horses. They are extremely lively animals, they can be inquisitive, which along with their flight or fight response and the dominance hierarchy within the herd, which can make them very accident prone. So owners and carers cannot hope to get away without some form of injury at some time.
By Clare Scanlan9 years ago in Petlife
Competition Horses and Disease. Top Story - August 2017.
Competition horses travelling regularly to shows are prone to catching any disease that is prevalent at the time, particularly those that are viral diseases passed on by contact or through the air. Equine Influenza and Strangles are the two diseases most commonly caught on the showground.
By Clare Scanlan9 years ago in Petlife
