Over the winter, bad weather can lead to horses being stabled for long periods of time. You may be unable to turn out at all, and often people are unable to ride. Those of us without the luxuries of horse walkers or indoor schools may have to keep our horses permanently stabled with very little ex...
Meet Longslade Jigsaw, a 12.2hh part bred New Forest mare. She is 14 years of age, and is owned by Jenny Abery. Jenny explains: “I do a lot of groundwork with Jigsaw, and she is hacked out and schooled by her lovely sharers. My four-year-old son now seems to have adopted her for his own too! I ...
I have to start this blog with a warning - I advise you to stop reading immediately if you are anticipating reports of red rosettes, trophies or maybe even medals. Alas, it would appear the last few months of eventing for us have been more French and Saunders than Fox-Pitt and Funnell!
We started ...
This is the lovely eventer Royal Diamond II also known as Smudge, whom is owned by Mr. Toby Pigott. He is a 7-year-old Irish Sports Horse by Manor Diamond. Toby bought the 16.1hh as a 5-year-old from the Little London Stud, in November 2013. Toby explains: “Having previously show jumped as a four-...
owned her she has had constant problems with runny sticky eyes & will stand in the field shelter on bright days if she is not wearing her fly mask aka her'shades!' I decided to try your Eyebright for h...
This is Kinnagoe Bay, known to his friends as Pete. He is an exceedingly charismatic, 16.2hh, bay Thoroughbred gelding by Centro (NZ) out of No Less (NZ). This 21-year-old, veteran 4* eventer was acquired by Dr. Harley Kemp just over five months ago. Harley explains a little about Pete’s history: ...
Mystic is a 12 year old Welsh Section D mare, standing at 14.2hh. She has been owned by Sophie Smith for over 5 years. Together, the combination do show jumping, schooling, hacking, cross country and anything else that they can have a go at.
Sophie told us: “Mystic loves her jumping and has come f...
As horse owners we pride ourselves on the outer appeal of our horses, we reap comments about our horse’s fabulous coat and lustrous bloom. People are drawn to touch the sleek smooth supple coat and this give us a great sense of pride. The skin is the horse’s largest organ and its main function is...
A Golden Retriever leads a horse from the barn by pulling on the lead rope.[/caption] On approach to the majority of equine yards you can almost guarantee you will be met by the boss of the yard and usually they are 4 legged, and hopefully with a waggy tail! Why are so many horse owners drawn to ...
