World Cup England Doormat

C’mon England, C’mon England…… The days are ticking away to this years Football World Cup in South Africa and the whole nation expect the England team to win. In reality they probably wont but as with all World Cups and Euro tournaments it is a great excuse to get your friends round, light the BBQ [...]

Flooring alternatives that are cost effective

In our present economical downturn, keeping costs down is a on the top of most people’s list. But how do you spruce up your home without spending too much? Flooring ladies and gentlemen, that’s how. Flooring is one of the most important factors in a room. It can influence the temperature of [...]

Coir’s just too cool these days…

Gone are the days when coir (coconut husk) matting was the preserve of matronly households and stamp collector types.

You can be assured that you won’t need to be putting leather elbow patches on Norwegian knit jumpers in order to pass of this little collection of cutesy coir doormats.
Keeping it natural, designer Ed Annink based these [...]

DOORMATS FOR SAFER FLOORS

The HSE (Health and Safety Executive) continues to promote its Shattered Lives Campaign which focuses on the need to reduce slip-related accidents in different sectors of business.
Accidents caused by slipping can be extremely distressing and remain alarmingly high in terms of statistics.  For some unfortunate individuals, it can lead to a lifetime of disability and [...]

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.
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