Scotland

Free-range Highland ponies penned

Three Highland ponies that carry deer carcasses on a remote Scottish peninsula are to have their wandering privileges curtailed

Scottish riding school re-opens following strangles outbreak

Staff at one of Scotland's biggest riding schools have been praised for the way they handled the disease outbreak

Scottish horse tax group 'too small', says equestrian industry

The Scottish government has come under fire for failing to include the equestrian and veterinary industries in a working group looking at responsibility and cost sharing in animal health

New Scottish showing series for former racehorses

New series will culminate in a championship at Blair Castle Horse Trials

Ian Stark joins Scottish Sports Hall of Fame

Former European eventing champion Ian Stark has been inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame

Calls to ban hot branding in Scotland get mixed reaction

Calls to ban hot branding in Scotland have been met with mixed reactions, with supporters claiming hot branding has been unfairly targeted

Scottish Horse Show celebrates its 50th anniversary

The Scottish Horse Show began life in 1960 as the Edinburgh and District Riding Club’s summer event — now it has more HOYS qualifers than any other one-day show

New Horsewatch group to combat crime in Scotland

Horse owners all across Scotland have a new alliance to fight crime, thanks to a new Horsewatch group to cover the entrie company.

Scottish hackers urged to clean up their horses' muck

Riders in Scotland are being asked to clean up after their horses to protect their access rights

New pack planned to hunt in west Scotland

Plans to create a new hunt to cover the whole of the West of Scotland have been revealed by the Masters of Foxhounds Association

New equestrian centre for Aberdeenshire

A new £500,000 equestrian centre, The Cabin Equestrian Centre, has opened in north-east Scotland at Inverurie

Scottish equine welfare code launched

The Scottish government launched its Equine Welfare Code of Practice this week at an equine conference in Fife

Scottish NEC show jumping results, 12-13 September

Scottish Championships affiliated dressage results, 6-7 September

Scottish showing show results, 9 August

Scottish HPI show jumping results, 31 July-3 August

Champions of Scotland show jumping results, 5-6 July

Equine flu warning for Scottish horse owners after more outbreaks

Owners are being called on to keep their horses' vaccinations up to date following an increased number of equine flu cases in central Scotland

Shetland Isles struggle without a farrier

Horse owners in Scotland are suffering from a shortage of farriers, with only 27 based within the Highlands and Islands, leaving them in a desperate situation

Scottish welfare code is waste of time, says The Horse Trust

The Horse Trust has slammed the Scottish government for “reinventing the wheel” with its new equine welfare code of practice rather than embracing the UK's Equine Industry Welfare Guides Compendium