“The ____ have returned to ____. Nature is healing. We are the virus.” It has been a popular meme on social networking for the last while. And as funny as the meme has been, there is some truth to it. There are news stories of how animals are returning to areas once busy with human activity. Elephants have broken into a distillery making corn wine and slept off their hangovers in a nearby tea garden. Deer and turkeys are wandering city streets. Orcas are showing up in areas they haven’t visited for years. Swans are swimming the canals of Venice and stray horses have been grazing the parks and roadsides of a community in Turkey. A nearby park, Sasali National Forest is home to a herd of wild horses who apparently have decided to turn the tables on the humans that live next door.
On the first day of lockdown, most of us sat in our homes. Silent, shellshocked, looking through old pictures of our horses and trying to come to terms with the fact that we had to be without them for 3 whole weeks. Worrying about ...
30th Mar 2020 |
Equine Disease and Prevention |
Winniefield Park
Covid19, the new coronavirus that has turned into a global pandemic is affecting almost everything and certainly dominating the news. It’s likely to be that way for weeks, and possibly months to come. Coronaviruses take up residen ...
17th May 2020 |
Equine Disease and Prevention |
Polo the Weirdo
The elongated shutdown of racing brings with it many great consequences, many of which are already beginning to show as owners, breeders and trainers alike are forced to begin euthanasia of horses they can no longer afford to keep ...
30th May 2020 |
Equine Disease and Prevention |
Winniefield Park
There are a lot of out of work horses right now! Even the horse cast members at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California are in lock down, no longer pulling carriages of tourists down Main Street, USA. But, they're doing just fine ...
11th Apr 2020 |
Equine Disease and Prevention |
Polo the Weirdo
With our current global pandemic, many equestrians the world over are suddenly being forced to face a horseless reality as entire nations enter lockdown. It is a miserable and testing time, but equestrians are tough. We’re gonna m ...
For over 10 years, a white mare has been roaming the streets and green spaces of Frankfurt, Germany. Now, with the roadways empty, and more people at home, she’s lifting the spirit of many residents during the coronavirus lockdown ...
There’s no doubt the competition season has been put on hold, at least in the northern hemisphere, while we deal with the effects of CoVID-19. And that has a lot of repercussions for the horse industry. The possible financial fall ...
16th Apr 2020 |
Equine Disease and Prevention |
Winniefield Park
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Whiskey and Lulu are spreading the message about not spreading the virus. The tweet, videoed from the comfort of Schwarzenegger’s kitchen table, has the Terminator actor and his two equine companions urging ...
Stables are dealing with restrictions and recommendations from various government agencies around the world. Depending on where you live, your stable might be closed to visitors altogether. But that doesn’t mean your horse isn’t b ...
21st Jun 2020 |
Equine Disease and Prevention |
Winniefield Park
Covid-19 is taking its toll on so many businesses and individuals. One rescue stable in British Columbia, Canada, fears that they are running out of time to save 30 horses and ponies, many of which could be sent to slaughter. The ...
Rejected by her mother, the veterinarian wasn’t optimistic about this tiny equine’s chances for survival. But after careful nursing, rearranging the furniture and just taking things day by day, this little one didn’t just survive ...
12th Jan 2021 |
Equine Disease and Prevention |
Winniefield Park
When your dad decides to sell the family farm, what do you do with your horse, your very best friend? They say if you love something, set it free. And that’s what Timothée Chalamet did in the SNL skit, The Farm. Happy ending ensue ...
10th Jan 2021 |
Equine Disease and Prevention |
Winniefield Park
Hello 2021! We changed out our calendars looking forward to a fresh year! Did you stay up to see the new year in? While we snoozed or celebrated, these horses were busy competing in jump-offs, ringing in 2021 in the top spots. ...
There is a lot going on in your horse’s legs and although we know there are muscles, tendons, bones and other soft tissue within, it’s hard to picture how it all works together. Using a cadaver leg, Dr. Steve Allday shows how thos ...
Most horses peak at around 14 years old. But there are a few in it for the long haul. These horses are still well within the top 50 rankings after the age of 20. ...
Many of us will be glad to put 2020 behind us, but many Ponybox stables have had their best year ever with horses that have consistently reached the top rankings and earnings. ...
31st Dec 2020 |
Equine Disease and Prevention |
Winniefield Park
We know horse manure can be useful. Fertilizer, building material and beer can all be derived from manure, but the most traditional use is as heating fuel. And strangely enough, this is something pandas have discovered as well. Re ...
28th Dec 2020 |
Equine Disease and Prevention |
Winniefield Park
Military pack horses and mules may be a thing of the past, but the US military is spending tens of millions of dollars to build a drone/robot that can carry up to up to 400lbs (181Kg) of equipment over rough terrain to replace the ...
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