Following another tragic horse death at this year's annual Aintree Festival, the Mirror takes a look at the darker side of ...

A horse has died on the opening day of the Festival at Aintree. Willy De Houelle suffered a fatal injury during the Juvenile Hurdle. | ITV News Granada ...

Wearable biometric sensors have shown promise as an early warning system for the identification of racehorses at increased risk of musculoskeletal injury ... data on a horse's movement patterns ...

‘We need to replace the British Horse Racing Authority, make immediate moves to outlaw the whip and stop sacrificing ... Rachael Blackmore returned from a neck injury in December (Getty ...

The four-year-old horse tumbled early on ... Blackmore only returned from a serious neck injury at Christmas having missed several months of the season but she enjoyed a superb Cheltenham Festival ...

Figures compiled by Animal Aid show that in the past 25 years alone, 65 horses have died racing at the Aintree Festival, ...