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Dressage officials back efforts to stop rollkur

The International Dressage Officials Club is supporting efforts to stop horse abuse in the form of hyperflexion, or rollkur, and is urging the FEI to clarify rules under which stewards work in such situations.

Rare Pony Express material up for auction

One of only three known surviving envelopes postmarked on the first day of the famous Pony Express service in 1860 is coming up for auction.

Composer of "Little Donkey" dies, aged 88

Eric Boswell, the British composer who wrote the famous Christmas song, "Little Donkey", has died, aged 88.

Racecourse barns quarantined after EHV-1 outbreak

Three stables at a Florida racecourse have been placed under quarantine after a horse tested positive for Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) this week.

British outbreak of African disease could cost billions

An outbreak of deadly African Horse Sickness in Britain could halve the nation's equine industry and cost 3.5 billion pounds, a report reveals.