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Top London club’s floors flooded by idiots doing pull-ups!
Embarrassingly, a student caused £150,000 damage to the flooring in a club in Central London by attempting to do three pull-ups on a sprinkler pipe to beat his friend’s effort of two.
In this alcoholically fuelled test of strength, water gushed from the fire suppression system’s pipe down the stairs and across three floors in Tiger [...]
Horses to get help with Equine Grass Sickness
A survey conducted by the Animal Health Trust (AHT), the Universities of Edinburgh and Liverpool and the Equine Grass Sickness Fund is asking horse owners and vets to share information in the first equine grass sickness survey.
Equine grass sickness (EGS) is an incurable disease which is usually fatal that was first discovered in 1907. Researchers [...]
Man’s Best Friend becomes his Competitor
The Welsh Llanwrtyd Wells Man v Horse race is madness quite frankly.
Pitting themselves against the elements and on a supposedly level playing field, individual runners endure a 22-mile race though the hills surrounding Llanwrtyd Wells all the while trying the beat horses to the finish line.
That alone sounds difficult, without adding in to the [...]
Not every Horse steals the show – and that’s alright by New Zealand
With viewers claiming that it’s offensive to watch animals fornicating on television, the country’s Advertising Standards Authority has quashed their complaints, reporting the footage might be juvenile but certainly not gratuitous or offensive.
Additionally, they informed the public, that it was technically impossible for the animals to “fornicate”.
The advert itself gravitates around the notion that [...]
Field Frolics producing unwanted Foals
Controversial news as state-subsidised castration of stallions hits the US equine agenda.
The cause, that groups are campaigning for across the American nation, would help resolve the currently unmanageable situation where horse rescue centres are inundated with foals produced as a result of poor breeding practices.
The Kentucky and Minnesota Horse Councils are promoting an incentive scheme [...]
Holidays for Horses: An equine getaway!
A hotel for horses has just opened in South Carolina. Not so odd when you think about it, the Town & Country Inn and Stables in Aiken, South Carolina offers the perfect solution for people who want to holiday with their horse.
Set amongst a four-acre reserve with room to roam, the old sandy roads and [...]
3D Virtual Stables: The future in equine education?
A new website, set up by international horse insurance company Petplan, has just been launched; the real news is that Petplan let a highly talented team illustrators and animators loose in creating an online horse stable to help horse lovers learn about proper horsecare and horse health in a safe and fun environment.
Log on to [...]
Sneezing in the stables: 1 in 6 horses can suffer from Hayfever
It’s been reported that respiratory problems caused by spores in bedding and hay affect a sixth of horses, and even more so for horses who are stabled as they are prone to developing an inflammation of the airways. Therefore, keeping your horse in prime condition can seem a struggle when the elements are against you.
A [...]
Stable Mats help rescue Trapped Horse
An unfortunate horse became trapped up to its shoulders in mud, near a farm by Caernarfon this week.
15 hands high Shay was helped from his entrapment from fire rescue crews from Porthmadog, Caernarfon and Bangor who used safety ropes to lift him out of the bog. Once loosened, mats provided by Shay’s owner, Tracey [...]
Horse Owner blames Bedding for Poor Performance at the tracks
Canadian horse owner Ian Moore recently commented upon his horse’s poor display at an elimination round of races in London, citing bad bedding as the cause.
His horse, Shadow Play, continued to blow hard up to an hour after the race on a seemingly cool night. After examination, the practicing veterinarian discovered substantial amounts of non-infectious [...]
