A horse on a practice platform, Badminton updates and different issues the equestrian world is speaking about

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It’s not typically you see a horse showing to be ready to board a practice however that’s what passengers in Sydney, Australia, encountered final week. CCTV caught the equine passenger coming into Warwick Farm railway station simply earlier than midnight on 5 April. It wandered up and down the platform then as a practice pulled in – drivers had been warned to be on the alert and journey slowly – it “patiently waited for it to cease”.

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Badminton and Kentucky withdrawals

As the primary two CCI5* occasions of 2024 method quickly, there have been adjustments to the entry lists for the Mars Badminton Horse Trials and the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Occasion, with title contenders withdrawing and wait-listed entries accepted. Ros Canter has withdrawn her personal and Alex Moody’s Izilot DHI from Kentucky to focus on Badminton, so British followers can have an opportunity to see the pair in motion. Gemma Stevens has withdrawn from Badminton on Chris Stone’s Jalapeno, who completed sixth there final 12 months.

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An excellent police horse misplaced

Police Horse Blaise, of the Avon and Somerset Police mounted department, has died after a sudden bout of colic. The 15-year-old, who had been with the power for six years, couldn’t be saved regardless of vets’ finest efforts. The power paid tribute to a “cheeky” however “good” member of the group, who was steadfast and courageous in his work. He was on responsibility in the course of the 2021 Bristol riots, after which the Avon and Somerset Police mounted part was honoured in 2021 with the primary ever Police Horse and Officer Motion of the Yr award, offered on the final evening of the Horse of the Yr Present that October.

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H&H information editor

Eleanor is an skilled journalist who spent over eight years working for native and nationwide newspapers earlier than becoming a member of H&H as information editor in March 2016. Captivated with equine welfare and exposing the reality, Eleanor has reported on all facets of the business, from Brexit to anti-bullying campaigns, and from dressage guidelines to mules. Her sport of alternative is showjumping, wherein she competes her personal horses, and she or he additionally enjoys reporting at native leaping reveals by means of to worldwide championships.