Ann Lindo’s Horse Trust, Tettenhall Horse Sanctuary, the Horse Rescue Fund and World Horse Welfare are just some of Britain’s great horse rescues. I have to put in a special shout out for the Horse Rescue Fund. Established in the 1960s by a family who wanted to make a difference, they are part of the …
Tag Archives: Anna Sewell
Feeling Your Oats?
When I visited Redwings Horse Sanctuary they told me they kept Weetabix to feed to colicky horses. I don’t think this is what they had in mind… Non-UK readers might need to watch the original 1970s TV credits, repeatedly, to get the joke, or just because it’s guaranteed to make you misty-eyed. This is my …
Narrative Threads
Jane Badger brings news of Penguin’s new cover for Black Beauty, by embroiderer Jillian Tamaki, and gosh it is beautiful. See photos on Jillian’s blog here, and, enlarged, here.
Avert Your Eyes, Anna Sewell
Round Up
Rodeo mules in San Antonio swan dive into water tanks to entertain the paying public. “What’s wrong with a mule diving into a cold pool on a hot day?” asks their trainer. Where to start? A starved, dying horse is dumped in an LA street. Police question locals to find the owners. NFL player Jared …
Galloping Home (at 5am, off your gourd)
The theme from TV’s Black Beauty re-cast as a trance anthem with added whinnies. God it’s marvellous.