Shake up October because the jumps season returns to Exeter Racecourse on Thursday October 9! We swing open our gates to kick off the new season, and we simply cannot wait to welcome you back to the heart of the action on Haldon Hill.
And to make our return even sweeter, if you've been racing with our friends down the road at Newton Abbot Racecourse this year, bring your ticket and we’ll give you £10 entry to both of our October meetings!
Pick up a racecard, ask a stranger who they fancy, and you’ve got an instant ice breaker – come racing on Haldon Hill, meet new friends,...
New roadside posters encouraging road users to slow down for horses and their riders are being displayed in parts of Devon.
Devon County Council is supporting The British Horse Society’s (BHS) “Dead Slow” road safety campaign, teaming up with the BHS , Horses & Road Safety Awareness (HRSA) and Vision Zero South West to promote the campaign in the county.
The Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust at Parke near Bovey Tracy has a brand new car park donation cairn, thanks to the huge generosity of local builders, suppliers and the continuing loyal support of the charity’s many friends.
Earlier this year, the cairn was destroyed and the car park donations, which are used to purchase hay for the charity’s ponies, stolen.
The British Horse Society (BHS) welcomes the new Highway Code changes, with tragic numbers of feral and semi-feral horses being killed on roads in Dartmoor every year.
There were 13 feral horse deaths reported to the equine charity in Dartmoor, with a total of 25 incidents including 12 feral horses injured. A further 36 feral horse deaths and 9 feral horse injuries were reported in...
The British Horse Society (BHS) are calling for horse riders in Devon to saddle up and take part in a unique fundraising challenge. The “Olympic Rideathon” aims to clock up enough miles to get from Topsham to Tokyo, raising money for safe off-road riding routes for Devon’s equestrians.
As part of the annual Ride Out UK (ROUK) campaign, the BHS Devon committee are encouraging people...
Newton Abbot Racecourse has been named as one of the best racecourses in Britain for racehorse owners, after once again achieving Gold Standard from the Racehorse Owners’ Association (ROA).
Out of 60 racecourses in the country, Newton Abbot was one of 12 racecourses to be awarded the accolade, with others including Hamilton Park, Kempton Park and Market Rasen.
The National Theatre’s award-winning production of WAR HORSE begins a ten month, nine-venue tour of the UK and Ireland opening at the Theatre Royal Plymouth on 27 September 2013.
Seen by over 2.4 million people worldwide since its premiere at the National Theatre in 2007, WAR HORSE will visit Theatre Royal Plymouth, Birmingham Hippodrome, The Lowry in Salford, the Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, The Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin, Sunderland Empire, the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford and the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff.
Exeter Racecourse bursts into life on Thursday, October 9, with a seven-race card and the start of the 2025 jump season.
The jump season bursts into life next Thursday, October 9, with the return of racing to Haldon Hill. As the gates swing open and the thunder of hooves echoes across the famous turf, Exeter Racecourse promises an action-packed seven-race card and a celebration of...
