Adelinde Cornelissen, a personal favourite of mine, is a dressage rider from the Netherlands who recently pulled her horse from the Olympics after he suffered a fever on the Olympic equestrian venue at the DeodoroContinue reading
Category: Equine News
Famous dressage stallion’s first foal born
The legendary Moorlands Totilas’ first foal was born on Sunday, January 23rd 2011 at a veterinary hospital in Utrecht, located in the Netherlands. The filly was named Moorlands Guinevere and her owners, Moorlands Stables, areContinue reading
Young owner fights to save disfigured foal’s life
What a sad story. In the Daily Mail newspaper out of the UK, young Maddison Biddlecombe is trying to save the life of her disfigured foal Diego. He has an abnormality called Wry Nose SyndromeContinue reading
The unofficial smallest horse in the world
A tiny minature colt was born on Friday, named “Einstein”. Weighing in at 9lbs, his owners would like him to be considered for the Guinness Book of Records. Click on the video below to learnContinue reading
Get well soon, Courtney Dye
MyHorseChat.com wishes a speedy recovery for Courtney Dye (nee King), who was injured while schooling a horse in Florida on March 3rd, 2010. Courtney is well known in dressage circles, and was a competitor inContinue reading
Canadian vet clinic hosts educational event to raise money for charity
A veterinary clinic located north of Toronto, Canada will be hosting an educational conference in order to raise money for local equine charities. “We realized that our annual client education day was a great opportunityContinue reading
Unusual horse skeleton found in California park
An off-the-track hiker found the skeletal remains of a horse in Samuel P. Taylor State Park in November. What made the discovery unusual is not that is was a mere 260 feet from the highway,Continue reading
Spectacular 2006 horse rescue effort
[Excerpted from Five Star Ranch] The biggest horse story that came out of The Netherlands in 2006 was the amazing tale of the Great Netherlands Horse Rescue. A group of about 100 horses were strandedContinue reading
Dressage horse with blue tongue at World Cup qualifier due to rollkur
This video says it all. Epona.tv/uk has posted a video of dressage rider Patrik Kittel on Watermill Scandic at the Odense World Cup qualifier in Denmark last week with a blue tongue due to hyperflexion,Continue reading
Famous cloned showjumper offspring
Excerpted from Horsetalk.co.nz A colt foal has been born who is the clone of champion US showjumper Gem Twist. Owned by the Chapot family, the cloned colt is a full thoroughbred, and will be aContinue reading
Bitless Bridles Safer Alternative for Horses
While bits are required in many upper-level riding competitions, they may not be in the best interests of all horses. If you have a horse with a sore/fussy mouth, then click on the link belowContinue reading
Horse slaughter video
Many people are not aware of what happens when their beloved show or pleasure horse is sold. As horse owners, we obviously try to find the most suitable home for our equine companions, whether theyContinue reading
Changes being made to Team Chasing in UK
Excerpted from Horse and Hound magazine’s website: Team chasing is to review its medical and major incident procedures after the recent fatalities in eventing. Current guidance from the governing body, the Masters of Foxhounds Association,Continue reading
Supplement prepared incorrectly caused polo pony deaths
Excerpted from MiamiHerald.com: (Palm Beach Post) – The head of a Tallahassee-based pharmacy admitted Thursday that it incorrectly mixed a medication that was given to 21 horses that mysteriously collapsed and died before a poloContinue reading
Tainted vitamins may have caused polo pony deaths
Excerpted from CNN.com (CNN) — The captain of a polo team at the center of the mysterious deaths of 21 horses told an Argentine newspaper that he has “no doubts” vitamins administered to the animalsContinue reading
Wellington horse deaths
Excerpted from CNN.com: (CNN) — Fourteen thoroughbred horses dropped dead in a mysterious scene Sunday before a polo match near West Palm Beach, Florida, officials said. Teams are trying to figure out what happened atContinue reading