Weekly Wrap Up 20.
In this weekly Sunday edition you'll find anything from a selection of the news that's been published the past week, to personal thoughts and ideas. You can find all posts, and more, just by visiting the site.
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International Interest at Zangersheide’s Online Auction
On Tuesday evening, 27 May 2025, Zangersheide once again drew international attention with its Online Auction, known for offering young horses with sport-oriented pedigrees. Buyers from across the globe participated, including professionals and established stables looking to invest in future talent. The highest sale of the evening was the Levisto
IVC Evidensia Forcecd to Close Clinics
Turns out, when you run veterinary care like a profit-obsessed machine like IVC Evidensia, people eventually get fed up and say no thanks. According to Dutch news outlet NRC, the biggest chain of veterinary clinics in the Netherlands, which happen to be IVC Evidensia, has had to shut down no
Sorry Folks, I Could Not Do It
Talk about epic fail, but trying to move Hoofbeat Online to another platform was an epic fail! Two weeks in, I realised more than ever before what it was that made me leave that place in the first place. 1. The editor - that is a personal thing for me
It's Not Just the Jumps!
For years, the conversation about eventing safety has circled around frangible pins, and how to avoid rotational falls. A new study published in the Equine Veterinary Journal looked at 110 verified horse fatalities in eventing between 1998 and 2023. Their findings show most of the horse fatalities didn’t happen