Well Fantom duly completed his training for his 1* at Euston and he was scrubbed to within an inch of his life and his mane had a makeover; actually it was hogged! He is a very good boy about having all this fuss and pampering and seems to appreciate all the attention.
This planned competition ...
New regulations will only work if they have more teeth, says Carolyn Henderson
From 2020, it’s going to be chips with everything. All horses, ponies and donkeys will have to be microchipped and owners who don’t comply could be fined £200.
In one way, it’s good news in that it should help in ...
Make the most of this summer with advice from the Feedmark team
If there’s one topic guaranteed to cause hot debate when temperatures soar, it’s how we should work our horses and the best way to care for them afterwards.
In the early 90s, general consensus was that we should protect horses’ ...
Horses are worth their weight in gold, says Carolyn Henderson
An innocent question posted on an equestrian online forum has sparked hilarious insights into horse owners’ mentality: “How do you stop your non-horsey partner knowing how much you spend on your horse?”
Some answers were serious, ...
Pushy parents have a lot to answer for, says Carolyn Henderson
When a friend broke her ankle and asked me to help her seven-year-old daughter at a local show, I thought it would be a fun day out.
Children…ponies…friendly competition. All enjoyable, character-building stuff, right?
Wrong....
With a trailer full of immaculately clean horse, tack, crew kit and necessary human and horse accessories, we headed off to Royal Windsor arriving late morning after a swift and uneventful journey. Wonder crew Kiwi arrived from Holland and we were all set with a good friend, Spencer, doing the pre-r...
India and Atiya have had a busy few weeks competing abroad, starting with the youth show at Lampreschtausen, Austria from 18th to 21st May.
After an amazing performance from Atiya and Chesterfield Z at the European Viewing trials, which took place at Chepstow International at the end of Apr...
A horse is not a sofa, writes Carolyn Henderson
It’s a fact of life that a horse or pony may change homes several times during his lifetime. Often, it’s for understandable and unavoidable reasons – but sometimes, it isn’t.
We live in the age of disposable goods. It’s easy and simple to get r...
Think about the heroes who have shaped your horsey life. You might surprise yourself, says Carolyn Henderson
Can you remember your first hero of the horse world? I thought I’d found mine in 1968 - a 21-year-old showjumper called Marion Coakes.
She won an Olympic medal on a 14.2hh pony calle...
