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Students in Nantwich make history at 75th Horse of Year Show

Students in Nantwich make history at 75th Horse of Year Show

Equine students in Nantwich made an impression at the 2024 Horse of the Year Show (HOYS).

The Reaseheath College students celebrated the event’s 75th anniversary and gained valuable experience for their careers.

October 21, 2024
Nantwich equestrian event raises funds for Riding for Disabled Group

Nantwich equestrian event raises funds for Riding for Disabled Group

A festive equestrian event held at Reaseheath in Nantwich has helped raise vital funds for the Riding for Disabled Group.

The event, organised by The Equine Network, was a sell out and included a Christmas Fair and Demonstration at Reaseheath College.

December 22, 2022
Reaseheath College students praised for HOYS work

Reaseheath College students praised for HOYS work

Reaseheath College’s student arena party has been praised by key industry professionals for its support of the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS).

A team of 40 equine students and staff worked alongside the show jumping course designers in the international arena.

November 5, 2021
Reaseheath College and Rookery Equine launch new training course

Reaseheath College and Rookery Equine launch new training course

Two Nantwich equine specialists have teamed up to launch a training course dedicated to horse hydrotherapy.

Reaseheath College’s Equine Department and Rookery Equine, one of the UK’s leading Rehabilitation, Fitness and Therapy Centres, have formed a partnership to create a one year Level 2 Certificate for Equine Hydrotherapy Assistants, which launches this September.

July 14, 2021
Reaseheath student project hailed by British Horse Society

Reaseheath student project hailed by British Horse Society

A project by Reaseheath College equine students in Nantwich to identify safe off road routes for horse riders has been recognised with a British Horse Society (BHS) national award.

The students plotted more than 300 bridleways or footpaths with bridleway rights in Staffordshire which could be lost if not officially re-recorded on new maps by 2026.

December 28, 2020
RSPCA sounds horse welfare warning amid 84 incidents in Cheshire

RSPCA sounds horse welfare warning amid 84 incidents in Cheshire

RSPCA has voiced fears a recession will bring “welfare catastrophe” for horses after responding to 84 horse incidents in Cheshire during lockdown.

The charity is bracing itself for an influx of sick and abandoned horses following the pandemic
that will cripple resources.

October 4, 2020
RSPCA chiefs warn of equine crisis across Cheshire

RSPCA chiefs warn of equine crisis across Cheshire

RSPCA were called about more than 407 equine incidents in Cheshire last year, sparking fears that more sick horses will be dumped during the current pandemic.

The charity is warning a financial recession could plunge the country into a second equine crisis which has already led to thousands of dumped and dying horses and crippled welfare charities.

June 15, 2020
Equine students in Nantwich hail local vet’s online lectures

Equine students in Nantwich hail local vet’s online lectures

Equine science undergraduates Reaseheath in Nantwich have praised a local vet for helping them keep on track with their final year degree studies during the pandemic.

April 10, 2020
Equine students in Nantwich learn from showjumping designer

Equine students in Nantwich learn from showjumping designer

Equine students keen to join Reaseheath College’s arena parties have picked up top tips from national show jumping course designer Sue Barratt.

March 20, 2020
Reaseheath College students to host charity equine event

Reaseheath College students to host charity equine event

Four big-hearted Reaseheath College students in Nantwich are organising a special equine charity event in memory of former Team GB star Tim Stockdale.

March 5, 2020
Eight animal cruelty complaints every day in Cheshire, shock RSPCA figures show

Eight animal cruelty complaints every day in Cheshire, shock RSPCA figures show

Eight new animal cruelty complaints in Cheshire are being received every day by the RSPCA, new figures show.

The RSPCA investigated 2,787 complaints about animal cruelty in Cheshire last year – with eight new animal welfare concerns being looked into by local inspectors every day.

April 24, 2018
Nantwich students riding high after winning college equine contest

Nantwich students riding high after winning college equine contest

Nantwich equine students are riding high after winning a hotly-contested inter-college team competition.

Katie Gibbins, Lucy Lloyd-Brown, Nieve Dillon, Lucy Lunt-Bell, Emily Hassell and Cerys Calcutt, who study Horse Management at Reaseheath College, competed against teams from four other leading land-based colleges.

June 6, 2017
Retired racehorses help Nantwich students on career path

Retired racehorses help Nantwich students on career path

Four former racehorses are being used to show Nantwich students a path to careers in the racing industry.

The British Thoroughbred Retraining Centre (BTRC) loaned four retired and retrained thoroughbreds to Reaseheath College as part of a pilot scheme.

January 13, 2017