A research project funded by The Horse Trust has discovered that the expression of a particular protein in fat tissue is positively associated with an increased rate of post-operative mortality in horses. The research was led by Melissa Packer, who…
A research project funded by equine charity The Horse Trust has developed and validated two simple techniques that can be used to monitor respiratory problems in horses and ponies. These techniques could potentially be used by vets to screen for…
Laminitis is an extremely painful condition and more than 8000 ponies and horses in the UK suffer an acute attack for the first time each year. Many of these animals become chronically debilitated and prone to recurrent attacks, joining the…
Due to the growing problem of drug-resistant worms, people are advised to take a more informed and strategic approach when worming their horse. Small redworms (cyathostomins) are the most important parasite affecting horses. But overuse of worming drugs has led…
The Horse Trust is running a variety of activities during the Spring half-term at its sanctuary in Speen, Buckinghamshire. Staff at The Horse Trust will be running activities from 2pm onwards between Monday 15th and Sunday 21st February. A shoeing…
A sales assistant from John Lewis' High Wycombe store is temporarily leaving her job in the china, glass and gifts department, to work on secondment at The Horse Trust in Speen, Buckinghamshire. Great Kingshill resident Sue Goodman, 53, has been…
The Horse Trust has sadly said goodbye to ex-Household Cavalry drum horse Leonidas and miniature Shetland pony Thuglet. Leo was the last remaining drum horse living at the sanctuary in Speen, Buckinghamshire, after the other drum horses Janus and Constantine…
The Horse Trust today announced that it is reopening its doors of its sanctuary, thanks to an increase in donations from the public. The first horse to benefit from this is Weller, a Greater Manchester Police (GMP) horse who has…
The Horse Trust has sadly said goodbye to Constantine, a drum horse who had worked for the Household Cavalry for 20 years before retiring to The Horse Trust. 25-year-old Constantine, a 17.1hh blue roan gelding, had a high-profile career working…
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