The article details the work of IRA (Intervention and Rescue Core for Animals), an organization founded in 2016 by Tomás Pires after rescuing a severely neglected dog named Kira. Since then, IRA has grown to over 60 employees and...
The article challenges the stereotype that only tall, flashy warmblood horses excel in dressage, highlighting how native pony breeds like Connemaras, Welsh Section Bs, and New Forest ponies can also perform impressively with proper training. International rider and British...
The Naturewatch Foundation (NF), an animal welfare charity based in Cheltenham, has launched a "donate a dinner" campaign to mark the 100th anniversary of World Animal Day. The initiative encourages people to provide meals to local rescue centres struggling...
Middlesbrough's Unicorn Centre, a horse-riding facility established in 1998 that offers people with disabilities and learning difficulties the chance to ride and interact with horses, is set to close due to insurmountable financial pressures. Despite dedicated fundraising efforts by...
David Duff, former Hibernian FC shareholder, recounts the dramatic 1990 attempt by Hearts chairman Wallace Mercer to merge the rival Edinburgh clubs, a plan Duff believes was aimed at destroying Hibs rather than uniting them. Despite pressure to sell...
Lynn and Paul Cairney founded Thor and Athena’s Promise Sanctuary in 2015 to provide a permanent, loving home for elderly and abused horses, many of whom suffered from neglect, hard labor, or pharmaceutical exploitation. Unlike typical rescues focused on...
