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Four horses all brown in colour one to the left rearing up with dense woodland behind them.

Warning as frisky New Forest stallions released

Twenty one stallions will be out in the New Forest "only thinking about one thing" until 23 June.

A brown horse is standing with a winch around his middle. He is with a woman wearing a helmet with the word "vet" on it, and there are firefighters and an engine in the background

Winch needed after Smarty the horse, 27, falls over

Firefighters use specialist lifting equipment to help Smarty back onto his hooves.

Police officers tack marking equestrian equipment including a bridle.

Officers hold tack marking events for horse owners

Tack marking allows items equipped to horses, such as saddles and bridles, to be identified.

Northamptonshire

A brass sculpture of a polo player on a running horse sits next to Jan, who is in her 80s, in her studio at home in Stawell.

Badminton 'for shopping' as well as horses

Somerset sculptor who went to Africa to learn her art

Martin wears a high-vis fence judge jacket and a bowler hat. He is blowing a whistle.

Army of volunteers behind Badminton Horse Trials

About 800 volunteers help out every year at the Badminton Horse Trials in Gloucestershire.

Gloucestershire

Four firefighters in orange uniform on their knees preparing to rescue Apple, a 27-year-old white pony, from a muddy puddle in Burbage, Leicestershire.

Rescue operation after pony's spa day ruined

Firefighters say Apple went for a mud bath but got stuck in a puddle in Leicestershire.

A grey horse on the left and a brown horse on the right, taken from a police cam, so you can see the heads of both horses

Pair of police horses attacked and injured by dog

The horses were bitten by a dog while on patrol but were not seriously injured, officers said.

A close-up image of a horse, sideways on and to the left of the camera. It is wearing reins and is mainly brown with a white nose. In the distance are three police officers in black trousers, hi-vis jackets and black hats. they are blurred out.

Police campaign pulls reins on horse crime

Dorset Police takes part in Operation Gallop to tackle equine crime in the county.

Car passing horse closely on narrow country lane

Drivers targeted in horse crime crackdown

The operation in West Yorkshire will focus on issues affecting horse owners and riders, police say.