The BHS Access & Safety Conference is scheduled for Saturday 16 November 2024, 10am-4pm. Presented by the BHS Access and Safety Teams, featuring keynote speakers, the day will explore how working together horse riders can access more safely. For more details see the BHS website: www.bhs.org.uk.

A joint operation targeting dangerous drivers at the NEC on Tuesday (13th August) resulted in six vehicle seizures and two arrests. Officers from the Road Harm Prevention Team teamed up with council licensing teams, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), DataTag and HMRC Revenue and Customs to crackdown on road safety offences. The operation…

Following a horse box being stolen overnight on the 19th July from Surrey, officers began following up on information that they had obtained, resulting in them locating and recovering it for the owners. This excellent result was assisted with the horsebox having a tracker, that stopped pinging after a while but gave officers some information…

On Saturday 20th of July 2024 officers from the Essex Police Commercial Vehicle Unit attended Beechwood Equestrian Centre, Rettendon Common to promote the very first ‘safe pass’ mat used to educate drivers on the safe passing distances and speeds for horses, wild animals, cyclists and pedestrians. Officers also provided property marking services for tack and…

Police are appealing for witnesses and warning owners to be vigilant after a horse was found dead and mutilated in a field near Worksop. Alfie, a 16-year-old traditional tri-coloured cob, was found at a property off Owday Lane, Carlton-in-Lindrick, Worksop, around 10.30am on Thursday (25 July). Alfie had been turned out into the field by his…

Crime Ref: 23/28910/24 Some time between 22.00 hrs on 9/7/24 and 05.00 hrs yesterday (10/7/24), unknown offender(s) stole a blue Ifor Williams 511 horse trailer from Hurley, North Warwickshire, (pic below). If anyone has any information that could assist the police with their inquiries, including CCTV or dashcam footage, please advise by using either the…

Cheshire Police are investigating the theft of a HBX511 silver and black Ifor Williams horse trailer (picture below), that was stolen at 22.45 hrs on 17/06/2024 from the Marton area of Cheshire. If you have any information that could assist the police with their enquiries please contact Cheshire Police on 101 and refer to IML…

The RSPCA is appealing for any information after a horse was worked to death at this year’s Appleby Horse Fair. The stallion – a three-year-old skewbald trotter, 14hh – collapsed at Jubilee Bridge at around 3pm on Wednesday 5th June. RSPCA chief inspector Rob Melloy said: “The horse’s temperature was very high, and he was covered in…

A new report has been published and released by Redwings Horse Sanctuary today (Thursday 23rd May), says the Animal Welfare Act does not offer recourse or protection for pets or livestock caused to suffer because of firework displays, and the assertion by Ministers that it does is an ‘illusion’.   The largest horse welfare charity in…

On Tuesday 7th May one of the Mounted volunteers with Cumbria Police, Heather with her horse Marchie visited Great Asby Primary School along with the forces Rural Crime Team. This was a chance for the children to talk about what they think rural crime is and to talk about the work the team, mounted and…