Nantwich & District RDA has ‘smashed’ its fundraising target to purchase a new horse, thanks to an overwhelming response to an appeal backed by Nantwich Life.
Laddy is now settling in with Nantwich & District Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) after local people dug deep into their pockets to support the charity’s Horse of Hope appeal.
Fire crews were called out to rescue a horse left stranded in a ditch in a field near Hankelow, Nantwich.
The incident happened at around 8.15pm last night (July 6) on Longhill Lane in Hankelow.
A young Nantwich horse trainer is celebrating her first race win – at the iconic course at Cheltenham.
Hannah Roach, 22, won with a horse she only bought and started training a year ago, called Iskandar Pecos.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans for a small pet and horse crematorium near Nantwich have been given the go-ahead by Cheshire East councillors.
Cheshire East’s southern planning committee had earlier this month deferred the application to use a rural outbuilding at Doddington Mill House, off Mill Lane in Doddington, for the cremations.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
An application for a pet and horse crematorium near Nantwich has again been recommended for approval following a deferral for more information.
Georgina Carter wants to use a rural outbuilding at Doddington Mill House, off Mill Lane in Doddington, for the cremations.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councillors have deferred an application to use a rural outbuilding near Nantwich for pet and horse cremations.
They want to visit the site and get more information before making a decision.
Annie Power was one of the greatest mares to ever grace the racetrack.
Beaten in just two of her 17 races, she eventually retired from racing in 2016 having won the Cheltenham Champion Hurdle.
Nantwich showjumper Grace Wallace was runner up in the NAF Five Star Silver League Qualifier at Dean Valley EC.
Wallace was pipped at the post by fellow Cheshire rider Rebecca Hart, from Macclesfield (pictured).
A Nantwich horse breeder has scooped a top honour at the British Breeding Futurity Evaluations event.
Rhiannan Lomas entered her foal Elara into the competition while helping her husband on their dairy farm and looking after two small children.
A horse was rescued in a two-hour operation by fire crews to pull it from a water-filled ditch in Hatherton near Nantwich.
The incident happened at a field on Bridgemere Lane at around 11am yesterday (November 1).
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.
Passionate horse rider Hannah Vincent is making a name for herself after impressing at the British Dressage Under 25 Championship.
Hannah, from Nantwich, was a key member of the North West team which finished third at the competition and she also finished 15th in the individual standings.
A young primary school pupil near Nantwich has achieved an incredible hat-trick – in horse showing.
Ten-year-old Annie Goodwin has just qualified to show at the Royal International Horse Show with pony Treowen Ranger.
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