Animal Aid Horse Consultant Dene Stansall has strongly advised the government to rethink its welfare remit after two horses die at the Cheltenham Festival. After three days of jump racing, two horses have fallen to their deaths. Hansard suffered a fatal injury in the Singer Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices’ Chase, whilst HMS Seahorse died after […]
With thousands of people streaming into Cheltenham this week for the 2024 festival, protestors flood the streets to relay an all-important message. The 2022-23 season saw 168 horse die following injuries sustained whilst on the racetracks with the most prevalent cause of death being the broken foreleg. For the Grand National, the 2023 event saw […]
Welcome back to the Parklife Sport live blog where you can find all of the latest sports news from Gloucestershire and beyond. We’ll bring you the word from inside the camp as Cheltenham Town prepare to secure League Two glory against Harrogate Town on Saturday. Elsewhere in football, Chelsea set their sights on a Champions […]
