DASHING DONKEYS DOMINATE AT UK 50th CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW They came from all over the United Kingdom for this was no ordinary Championship Show, this was the ‘50 th Championship Show of the Donkey Breed Society’. Held at Moreton Morrell College, Warwickshire on Saturday 19 th August, there were seven In-Hand Championship classes before the Supreme […]
The British Horse Society urges all riders and carriage drivers to report every incident they are involved in, regardless of severity. This allows them to better understand the rate of equine-related incidents and, ultimately, to use this data to lobby for change in safety laws. Please go to the website for further details and the incident […]
The combined effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate shocks and conflicts such as the war in Ukraine are causing huge food shortages across West Africa which is having a devastating effect on both people and animals. The Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust (GHDT) are a UK registered charity who have been working to improve equine […]
Vets welcome commitment from leading UK online marketplaces to new pet advertising standards The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed commitments made this week by the UK’s leading online marketplaces, including Gumtree, Preloved and Pets4Homes, to sign up to new best-practice advertising standards for pets advertised for sale online. Alongside the minimum legal requirements for pets advertised online, the […]
A super video of the Region’s most recent Show, filmed and edited by Bill Tetlow, is now available to enjoy on YouTube https://youtu.be/NYs0KiGUxKY . Catch up with all the latest from the Northern Region on their regional page.
Under a brilliantly sunny sky on the King’s Coronation weekend, donkeys from all over the Northern Region of the Donkey Breed Society came together in Whitestake, with their humans, for a Coronation Spring Show! In addition to the usual Showing, Driving and Children’s classes, there was a Scavenger Hunt and a Fancy Dress class. Possibly […]
We were thrilled to see the starring role of Jenny in Oscar-nominated Banshees of Inisherin. Well worth a watch: https://ew.com/awards/oscars/banshees-of-inisherin-donkey-jenny-crashes-2023-oscars/ Congratulations to the team for their nomination from the Donkey Breed Society!
Pam Moon and the showing team have produced new guidance for showing points and a new showing points card from 2023. Please click here to go to the showing page for details