New Equestrian Retailers Join Equine Compare

If your horse is on the sensitive side, check out our new retailer 'Pro-Equine Ltd'  Pro-Equine has built a reputation for innovative and quality equestrian herbal products which are very competitively priced. They are dedicated to natural healing using herbal remedies, providing a range of herb-based products and feed supplements.

 'Head to Hoof' have also joined us as an online equestrian retailer with a good range of products for horse and rider. Head to Hoof offers customers a range of brands which include Caldene, Shires and Toggi. The store currently has a 10% off sale on so you can save a bit of money on their already competitive prices.

Happy Shopping!

UK Horse Owners Prefer to be Covered

Its now official, the UK is in a recession, which means many horse owners will be tightening the purse strings to cope with the costs of owning a horse. One of the ongoing costs of horse ownership is equine insurance, so does this mean that horse owners in the UK are leaving their horses un-insured to save on costs?

According to Equine Compare research undertaken during December 2008, over 75% of the horse owners interviewed have their horse fully insured. In addition to this large percentage, a further 10% took out basic horse insurance where vets fees weren't covered but factors such as public liability was included. Only 15% of the horse owners didn't have any horse insurance, with 9% of those having money saved for emergencies instead of taking out equine insurance.

The equine insurance companies are responding to the downturn in consumer spending, with special offers and incentives to take out their horse insurance policies. Petplan are currently offering the first month free when customers buy their horse insurance on-line and E&L are offering customers a 5% discount on policies bought on-line. 

Take a look at and compare the Equine Insurance companies offering, Veteran Horse Insurance, Horse Insurance, Horse Trailer Insurance and Horse Rider Insurance on EquineCompare.co.uk

Horse Owners Save by Repairing Horse Rugs

The average cost of a full set of rugs for  a horse can be around £300, it is therefore costly to replace torn or damaged horse rugs. Take a look at our latest money saving article on How to Repair Horse Rugs to save yourself some cash.

Recession Hits Racing Industry - What will happen to the horses?

According to 'Horse Racing Ireland' Irish bloodstock sales have dropped by 43.6% in the second half of 2008. The slowdown is thought to be due to bad weather conditions and the economic slump. While the racing industry is nursing its wounds with concerns that their 'investment' and 'business' is at threat, I am left wondering - whats going to happen to the horses that don't sell? 

These horses are bred for racing and that is their sole purpose until they retire. The sales figures from the last bloodstock market fell from €176.5 to €99.5 million in sales at the auction. Now I'm not sure how many horses you can buy for €77 million but I would guess that its more than a few!

There's always going to be many casualties when economies take a downturn, jobs and money may be lost within the racing industry. I would imagine that the breeders may see their horses as assets on a balance sheet and as horse sales decline they may need to dispose of the 'surplus' horses they can't sell into the racing industry. Due to their high value the horses that are bred for racing will more than likely be kept on until they do eventually sell. Some breeders who may struggle because of the downturn may be forced to sell their stock onto dealers. 

What will happen to the horses if breeders do start to struggle?

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Prize still unclaimed - are you the winner?

We have e-mailed the prize winner of the William Funnell Luxury Luggage Set 3 times so far without any response. The member who has won the prize has a username of 'Eclipse'. This member only has until midnight on the 15th of January to come forward to claim their prize. 

If the prize isn't claimed by this deadline another winner will be chosen.

Winner of Equine Compare Prize Draw

We have picked at random, a lucky winner for our free draw to win a luxury luggage set by William Funnell. The winner has been notified and has 14 days to claim the prize. Thank you to all Equine Compare members who have entered the draw by referring horsey friends to the comparison website. We will announce the winner of the luggage set once the prize has been claimed.

Happy New Year x x