Air ambulance

Air ambulance based at Cheltenham Festival to aid injured jockeys

‘As an emergency pre-hospital service, we take the welfare of jockeys and horse riders very seriously, and on average airlift a horse rider every four days’

Seriously injured rider thanks air ambulance for ‘amazing’ care

‘I’m lucky because I can speak for myself, but sometime people aren’t as lucky as me’

Severely injured rider reunited with air ambulance ‘heroes’ who saved her life

The rider, who shattered her pelvis in a fall, has paid tribute to the ‘amazing’ work of the Great North Air Ambulance Service

'I heard my neck snap’: paralysed rider takes on new challenge

Tara Stewart fell from her horse while riding near her home three years ago

Rider who suffered stroke after horrific accident returns to thank air ambulance

The rider's daughters have said they are "eternally grateful" to the Great North Air Ambulance Service for saving their mum's life

Rider critical but stable in hospital after rotational fall out hunting

The hunting and showing enthusiast is being cared for in the Royal London Hospital after being airlifted from the accident

'Words can't express how grateful I am': para rider meets team who saved her life

The meeting was particularly special for H&H blogger Suzanna Hext

US rider pays £1,100 to hunt Burghley winner

The rider flew across the Atlantic for her day out on the 23-year-old Olympic medal-winner

Vets strip off in storm to raise funds for air ambulance

The one-off calendar was shot by photographer James Rudd and featured vets, reception staff and nurses

'Invaluable' air ambulance praised by rider who broke her back

The rider, who is now recovering at home, is encouraging people to support the air ambulance

Daring riders take on bareback hunting challenge

Georgie Wagstaffe and Sophie Cripps will be hunting without saddles on 5 March in aid of charity

British event rider air-lifted to hospital after schooling fall

Louise Harwood was riding a youngster at home when the accident happened

Riders jump from 12,000ft after air ambulance helps four family members

On Saturday (18 July) Natalie Brodrick and her niece Izzy Sharpe jumped out of a plane at 12,000ft

Survivor of serious carriage driving accident sews quilt for air ambulance

A former nurse who suffered a severely broken leg and six broken ribs in a carriage driving accident is helping to raise money for the air ambulance

Air ambulance crews report spike in equestrian accidents

Crews are urging riders to stay safe this spring and will be giving away In Case of Emergency cards to encourage safe practices

Riders to jump out of plane at 12,000ft for air ambulance

Three generations of the same family have been attended to by the air ambulance, which has led to the decision to do a skydive to fundraise for the charity

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Riders go eventing on foot for charity

A team of four are going to complete a three-day event on foot to raise money for their local air ambulance

Suzanna Hext’s road to recovery: progress plus tough decisions

Our blogger has been making some tough decisions about which horses to keep and counting down the days until she can get back on her crutches

Grandmother's hacking death an 'accident'

A judge has ruled that a rider who suffered head injuries in a fall out hacking died as a result of an accident