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BALMORAL estate Highland ponies owned by The Queen are to play a leading role in a battle against a brutal sickness that leaves horses fighting for…
Princess Anne opens up about 'devastating impact' of deadly illness on Queen's beloved horses Hello! 26/02/2021 "devastating impact" of a mysterious disease which killed five of The Princess appeared on the OnFarm podcast to launch a new fellowship for research into Equine Grass Sickness, which is almost always fatal to horses. It comes after the Balmoral Estate lost five Highland ponies to the deadly illness between June 2017 and May 2018. WATCH: Princess Anne speaks about devastating impact of disease on beloved horses Asked whether she had encountered EGS, Anne told presenter Ross M...
WATCH: Princess Anne speaks about devastating impact of disease on beloved horses Asked whether she had encountered EGS, Anne told presenter Ross Montague: "Yes. More so recently at Balmoral where they've had quite a lot of losses sadly. And that's - you know, particularly when you're breeding Highland Ponies and you lose two really nice colts in one go. That's a pretty devastating impact, as well as the fact that they are working ponies, it's important to keep those gene pools relevant." In a previous episode of the food and farming podcast, Sylvia Ormiston, who manages Her Majesty's Balmor...