Alice has asked me to take over the Feedmark Blog this month, as I do have the rather more impressive literary skills, naturally. For those who don’t know me, I am Hi Dancer, and I am a VIR (Very Important Race horse). An experienced age of 13, I am the heroic victor of 18 races, including a 9 lengt...
This is Follow The Stars, whose stable name is Felix. Felix is an Appaloosa X Cob and he stands at 16.1hh. He is 7 years old and Emily Catherall has owned Felix for just over a year and a half. Emily explains: “We bought Felix straight from the breeder as 
a 5-year-old, after he had been backed and t...
Euston Park is well known in the endurance world, with a championship style venue and fast track. So I thought we could turn a few heads and take my pocket rocket, Burfield Goodie Two Shoes for her second CEI 2* JYR 120km. Now for those of you that don’t know, Shoes, as she’s known at home, is my ho...
Meet Tornado Tilly, a 9-year-old Dartmoor Hill Pony. She is 11.3hh and has been owned by Kelly Faulkner and her family for six years. Kelly explains: “Tilly was bought for us by the in-
laws as a project, and she was only semi-backed.” “Tilly is mainly our Show Jumping Pony, but this year my younge...
Things have started getting a bit busier again here at Castle Hill Stables, though we have had the normal frustrations of horses running well, but not quite hitting the top spot. Moon Over Rio (left) probably produced the best performance of the last couple of weeks, when finishing a good 3rd in a c...
Well this time it’s all about Dilmun. Well, almost! Fantom is supposed to be on holiday to recover from all the little stresses his legs must have received after his 160kms race. Nobody told him he was on holiday! Big mistake I have a lunatic on my hands. He has at present his own paddock area ne...
Our Horse Of The Week is owned by Jemma Snow, who explains: “This is my flea-bitten grey ex racer, called Slow To Part (aka Jez). Jez is 19 years old and stands at 16.2hh. He ran 47 races under rules, then went in to Point-to-Point, before 'retiring' to a
field for a year. At the time I wasn't activ...
22-year-old Bas is our new Horse Of The Week, and has been owned by Angie Jones-Moore for the past five and a half years. Angie explains: “My horse Mr Basil B is a 15.3hh, veteran thoroughbred, and a very lively one at that. We primarily hack and take part in low level dressage, and we often have le...
In eight years, Feedmark’s sponsored rider Will Furlong has gone from completing his first BE event to winning double gold at the 2015 FEI European Young Riders team championship. We catch up with him to find out the secrets of his success. (S) Q You’ve come a long way since your Pony Club days and ...
Patience and painstaking management for ulcers is paying dividends for Feedmark customer Steph Taylor and her horse Steph Taylor’s plans for her dressage horse, Dazzling Knight, didn’t get off to the best start. But with patience and a careful management routine, they’ve become perfect partners and ...
