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$Mum left stranded with a fractured back after being thrown off a horse is rescued thanks to an app pinpointing her location$

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Mum left stranded with a fractured back after being thrown off a horse is rescued thanks to an app pinpointing her location

A mum who was left stranded with a fractured back after being thrown off a frightened horse was rescued thanks to a location app pointing paramedics to where she was. Rachel Moyes, 41, an occupational therapist and fitness business owner, was ...

26 Jul 2022 at 08:30

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Man battles thunderstorms and rain on ‘faithful steed’ as he tackles 3,500-mile horse ride across US in memory of friend

A Scottish man has embarked on a 3,500-mile horse ride across the US in memory of his best friend who died of cystic fibrosis (CF), battling thunderstorms and singing Beatles songs in the rain, to help fund research into better treatments ...

03 Jul 2023 at 07:00

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Horse riding school proposed for North Kildare, planning permission documents show

A new horse riding school has been proposed for a region in North Kildare. Planning permission documents lodged with Kildare County Council show that one Vincent Dempsey is proposing the development at the Laragh Demesne in Maynooth. ...

28 Mar 2023 at 12:33

Horse Racing

Carlow-based trainer's horse wins the Gold Cup at the Cheltenham Festival

In a week that saw the Carlow based trainer, Willie Mullins take his 100th Cheltenham Festival race victory. He wins the Gold Cup with Galopin Des Champs. And it is an all Irish affair as jockey Paul Townend of Cork rides Galopin ...

15 Mar 2024 at 16:33

Students saddle up to learn how to ride on ‘RoboCob’

Students are getting into the saddle to hone their skills in an innovative way – on Scotland’s first robot horse. The £100,000 simulator, dubbed “RoboCob” by students, has been unveiled at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) ...

15 Dec 2023 at 13:43

Girl, 13, makes ‘amazing’ recovery after being ‘broken in half’ from horse fall

A teenage girl who was “broken in half” after falling from her horse and told that she might never walk again has made an “amazing” recovery by walking out of hospital unaided. Aliza Rae AliKhan was rushed into ...

28 Mar 2025 at 00:01

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Former Paralympic horse rider faces paralysis due to ‘crumbling’ spine but would not change his time at top of his sport

A former Paralympic horse rider faces the prospect of paralysis due to his “crumbling” spine, but he would not change the time he spent at the top of his sport. Ricky Balshaw, 38, from Telford, Shropshire was ...

20 Jan 2025 at 06:30

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Horse riding school proposed for North Kildare, planning permission documents show

28 Mar 2023 at 12:33

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Paralympic dressage hopeful who lost leg after motorbike crash and almost died from injury inspires with gold body paint

A single mother who had her leg amputated at the age of 21 after a motorcycle accident left her fighting for her life is now a Paralympic dressage hopeful and social media model hoping to encourage those ...

31 Mar 2023 at 07:00

Horse rider dies after falling at fence during competition

A horse rider has died after falling at a fence during a major eventing competition. Sarah Yorke, 37, could not be saved by medical professionals after the accident at the third fence at the ...

09 Aug 2025 at 19:02

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Mum paralysed after being thrown off horse recalls landing headfirst and telling daughter ‘I can’t feel anything’

A mum left paralysed from the shoulders down after falling off her horse headfirst is battling to regain her old life after being left with only a ‘flicker’ of movement in her hands and ...

30 Sept 2024 at 06:35

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Avid horse rider who had stroke at 13 and was left partially paralysed credits beloved horse for helping her move again

An avid horse rider who had a stroke aged 13 which left her body partially paralysed has credited her beloved horse for helping her learn how to move again. Summer Chard, now 15, who ...

04 Aug 2025 at 00:01

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