A Shetland Pony who was stolen from a field in the Castle Combe area eight months ago has been reunited with her owner. Maisey the miniature Shetland mare was taken from a field between July 11 and 12, 2023. The 16-year-old pony’s owner appealed for her safe return but despite enquiries and a number of…

The BHS (British Horse Society) has issued an appeal to the public to stop feeding horses after a foal suffered a bout of colic when he was fed by passers-by. Samson, whose field bordered a public footpath, presented with “severe abdominal pain” after he was fed what was suspected to be human food. His owner was distraught to…

28/3/24 – Break in at a yard in Milton Bryan. Goats, chickens and ducks stolen and severely injured another duck . Tack room was attempted to be broken into. Please be vigilant, review your security and if you have any information that could assist the Police with their inquiries please call 101mand ask for Bedfordshire…

An Ifor Williams Horse Trailer, 2 horse Hunter 505, was stolen last night (5th March 2024) from the Lymington area of the New Forest. It is possible that it could be parked up in a remote location awaiting collection.  If it is seen or you have any information that could help the police with their…

Crime number 13240069801 Ifor Williams 511 black horsebox 22/23 model stolen from the Horsforth area on the 6th February. No wheel trims serial number 3031817. Described as being immaculate. Any info please call 101and ask for West Yorkshire Police referring to the crime reference above. Thank you.

Crime Ref: 44240049175 On Friday 2nd February, 2024, unknown offenders forced entry to a vehicle outside The Old Beams public house in Ringwood, Hampshire and stole a 17.5 Utopia GP black saddle. It had 54 inch Henry James leathers, black Avacello stirrups and had its Utopia saddle cover on. The saddle is also marked under…

Crime Ref: 23/5978/24 Sometime between 13.00 hrs and 23.45 hrs on 6th February, unknown offender(s) forced entry to a vehicle parked near to Warwick Railway Station at Budbrooke and stole 3 x saddles, bridle parts, horse girths and saddle cloths. The saddles are very identifiable, 1 x Erreplus Essenza dressage saddle, 17”, 34, black with patent…

A rider who was seriously injured in a road collision that killed her horse said she “would not wish what I’ve been through on anyone”. Rubrics, a 13-year-old former racehorse owned by Sarah Cunningham from Handsacre, Staffordshire, had to be put down after the incident involving a 4×4 on a lane in Nethertown in December…

Northumbria Police and the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) have launched a joint investigation after five horses were killed in a fire. Emergency services were called shortly before midnight on Monday, January 22, to reports of a fire at a stables on Blue House Lane, in East Boldon. The Fire Service dispatched…

According to its figures, the British Horse Society (BHS) has announced that, in 2023, at least one horse per week was killed on the roads across the UK, and that during that same time period, three equestrians also died as a result of a road incident – the highest number of human fatalities in horse-related…