The Blue Cross

Charities celebrate as rehoming at record high in 2014

Welfare charities are celebrating after a record number of horses were rehomed in 2014, but why the upsurge?

Owners urged to take part in equine health survey

The National Equine Health Survey is run by the Blue Cross and the British Equine Veterinary Association so that common equine diseases to be identified and addressed

Para dressage rider rescues two potential future stars

The rider who was a victim of meningitis has taken in two homeless foals with the help of the Blue Cross

Warning: equine obesity on the rise

Alarming trend of expanding equine waistlines detected by latest survey

Survey shows laminitis is on the rise

The National Equine Health Survey run by the Blue Cross shows laminitis is on the rise

Help Horse & Hound support good causes

Discover the latest charity events being run by the equestrian community and find out how you can get involved

Help the Blue Cross in an equine survey

The welfare charity is asking horse owners to complete a survey to help with research into equine health

Horse owners wanted for equine health survey

A welfare charity is urging horse owners to complete an online survey to help safeguard the future health of equines throughout the UK

Two jailed and family banned from keeping animals for cruelty offences

Five members of a family have been banned from keeping animals and two received prison sentences

Blue Cross appeals for foster homes for horses

Due to the growing number of abandoned horses and ponies, the welfare charity has set up a fostering programme

Horse walker designed to help keep small ponies fit

If you have trouble keeping your pony's weight down, Monarch Equestrian could have the answer with its specially adapted horse walker

The Blue Cross opens archives to remember real war horses

Animal charity The Blue Cross is remembering the "real war horses" in a new online archive, to coincide with the release of the Steven Spielberg film

Three-fold rise in equine abandonments this year

Leading horse welfare charities are seeing almost a threefold increase in abandoned horses this year

Take part in a survey to win a photo shoot with your horse

Would you like to win a photo shoot of you and your horse?

BEVA award presented to Horse Trust's Paul Jepson

The British Equine Veterinary Association Welfare Award, which was introduced by BEVA and the Blue Cross 11 years ago, recognises significant contributions made by veterinary surgeons and others to equine welfare

Dengie Horse Feeds supports The Blue Cross

The Blue Cross is to receive free feed from Dengie Horse Feeds to help with the rehabilitation of its rescued horses and ponies

Blue Cross boss goes undercover in Channel 4 series

The chief executive of the Blue Cross goes undercover at the equine and animal charity in a new series of Channel 4’s Undercover Boss

Could you and your horse become cover stars?

The Blue Cross is looking for an owner and their horse to front a national awareness campaign

Lameness is most common horse health problem, says survey

It's official. The most common veterinary problem afflicting British horses is lameness, according to research for the country’s first National Equine Health Survey

Homes wanted for Blue Cross companion horses

The Blue Cross is looking for caring homes for a number of rescued horses as companions