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Yards encouraged to take up challenge for Strangles Awareness Week

GET YOUR FREE PACK NOW: YARDS ENCOURAGED TO TAKE UP ‘TEMP CHECK CHALLENGE’ THIS STRANGLES AWARENESS WEEK  Horse and yard owners are being invited to order their FREE Strangles Awareness Week pack now and get behind this year’s event.  Strangles Awareness Week begins in eight weeks (1st-7th May) and aims to make regular temperature checking a […]
March 7, 2023
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Blue Cross Equine Bereavement and Grief Support Training Workshop

Enhance your own or your team's skills with this crucial equine bereavement and grief live online workshop. Discount on course costs available for NEWC members! Blue Cross has developed its own accredited and award-winning Continual Professional Development (CPD) training courses, workshop days and webinars to help you and your team learn techniques to confidently support […]
February 27, 2023
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Equine health experts host free information evenings at Bransby Horses

Bransby Horses is hosting a series of free-to-attend events aimed at equine owners who would like to hear from experts in nutrition, farriery and grassland management. These ‘Make A Difference’ equine health and wellbeing events will feature experts in weight management, laminitis, farriery, rural crime and track systems who will share their experiences and offer […]
February 17, 2023
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2022 in numbers: Redwings finds record new homes for rescued horses

2022 saw 154 Redwings horses and ponies find a new home, a record number for the charity.   Horses are rehomed on the charity’s Guardianship rehoming scheme as either ridden ponies, non-ridden companions or unbacked projects, for experienced Guardians to continue their training to be ridden.   Last year saw five former unbacked projects begin life as […]
January 19, 2023
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Equine Charities Work Together to Gauge Effect of Cost-of-Living Crisis

NEWC member charities are asking equine owners and keepers how they are being affected by the cost-of-living crisis. A new survey is being launched today (Wednesday 21st December) to gauge how people are coping this winter. NEWC Chair, Carolyn Madgwick, said: “We want to establish how those of us who care for equines are dealing […]
December 21, 2022
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Cutting costs, not care advice

NEWC member organisations are aware that equines are expensive to keep and know that owners often feel that the costs associated with their care spiral constantly upwards – more so than ever with the increasing costs of feed, bedding, and services we are currently experiencing. The average cost of keeping a horse or pony on […]
December 20, 2022
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New RSPCA survey on equine management, ownership, population and welfare

Understanding the management, ownership, population and welfare of horses, ponies, donkeys and their hybrids across England and Wales The RSPCA has commissioned a research project to find out more about the use and care of equines across England and Wales. Specifically, they are interested in the supply and demand for horses, ponies and donkeys in these countries and […]
November 24, 2022
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Incidents involving fireworks

Many of us will be heaving a huge sigh of relief that the main fireworks event is over for another year. Fireworks cause distress to many owners and their animals, including equines. A survey carried out by the RSPCA in 2021 found that between October and January almost 12,000 animals were reported to have suffered […]
November 9, 2022
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Devastating risk fireworks post to horses is subject of special podcast

The UK’s biggest horse charity is asking supporters to listen and share the episode to encourage more people to think about the dangers and take action to help, as we head towards Bonfire Night. A Redwings vet who had to put two ponies to sleep due to fireworks says she is still affected by the […]
October 31, 2022
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Her Majesty The Queen

We share the nation's sadness on the passing of our Monarch, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Our sincere condolences to the Royal Family on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Our thoughts are with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren who have lost the cherished head of their family and a nation that mourns […]
September 9, 2022
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