MPs debated new protections for horse riders, including stricter passing rules, improved driver education, inclusion of equestrian safety in driving tests and legal recognition for horse owners’ losses. Lauren Williamson reports

Defra has opened a consultation on proposed reform to laws that cover vets, farriers and other professions

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Equine charities have welcomed the Government’s pledge to consult on a mandatory licensing scheme

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“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters.” Antonio Gramsci’s words, written in prison near Bari almost 100 years ago, ring out to us now. The politi