First things first I need to apologise for taking quite so long to write this after my last blog. I spent three and half weeks on the sidelines whilst my hand recovered which was quite a frustrating time! Breaking my hand couldn't have come at a more annoying time really as all the horses were on ...
The way we manage our horses can have a great effect on the health and function of their joints through-out their lifetime. Due to a poor design, horses have relatively small joints in comparison to their body size, so a lot of pressure is put upon these joints. However, we see more issues in the d...
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: ...
Our Horse Of The Week is now Ted, who is a 15.1hh, Welsh Section D Cob. His full name is HRH Edward I. June Hayden is Ted’s owner, and has been for 8 years since he was a two-and-a-half-year-old. June explains: “I backed, broke and schooled him myself, he is amazing. I initially trained him for le...
Written by Olivia Colton MSc Tying-up, Monday morning disease, exertional rhabdomyolysis, setfast and azorturia are alternative names for the same condition. We still do not know all the answers about this muscular disorder, though modern research is helping us see how and why horses tie-up a littl...
Trilogy KJ (stable name: Trio), is a 5 year old gelding owned by Lauren-May Cardines. He is 
a bay Lusitano cross, standing at 15.1hh. Lauren explained: “From previously working with horses, loaning and sharing, Trio is the first horse whom I have backed myself. I would like to affiliate him in Dr...
If your horse has been lacking in energy then start with some basic checks...
Fuel – Are you giving the right fuel for your horse’s energy requirements?
Jay is a 16.3hh ex-huntmaster’s horse and is owned by Laura Ness. At 18-years-old, Jay is a
schoolmaster and has been there and done it. Laura told us: “I have known Jay for nearly 7 years now, and was fortunate enough to buy him for myself in September of 2014. Coming in to the winter, it was th...
Bathcounty is a Chestnut Thoroughbred, by Tobougg (IRE) and out of Seasons Estates (GB). 
He is 16.1hh, 8-years-old and is owned by Dr. Ian Cragg. Affectionately known on the yard as ‘BC’, Bathcounty was nominated for Horse Of The Week by Geraldine Astbury. Geraldine explains: “I have known BC for 1...
Crib-biting and windsucking used to be called stable vices, but as horses are increasingly studied we understand more about the motivation behind these behaviours, and they have been renamed as oral stereotypies. These ‘habits’ are defined as “repetitive behaviours induced by frustration, repeat...
