Issue 482

Your Horse

Enjoy every second in the saddle

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Welcome
MY FIRST HORSE, Marcus, was very spooky. Brilliant on the flat and over fences, provided you kept his attention away from any flowers, umbrellas, children playing and the suchlike outside the ring. I can remember nailing the ends of two pieces of woo
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A Word From The Team...
YOUR HORSE MAGAZINE Freelance gear editor Allison Lowther: I own an equine OAP and keeping him active is a key factor to helping him stay comfortable and happy. There’s so much you can do to ensure your golden oldie stays fit and healthy for years to
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Captured On Camera
■ Jumping in front of the Tokyo skyline, Oliver Townend and Ballaghmor Class speed towards a brilliant cross-country clear en route to leading Great Britain to team gold (see News). The second phase of the eventing in Japan took place at the Olympic
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OLYMPICS Glorious Golden Run For British Riders In Tokyo And Multiple New Records Set
A sensational Olympic Games saw the British event riders win team gold for the first time in 49 years, while Ben Maher clinched the individual title in the showjumping* and dressage star Charlotte Dujardin rode to dual bronze. This feat takes Charlot
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This Month We Love...
Chatsworth in Derbyshire has welcomed a new Suffolk Punch foal called Huxley into its farmyard. The breed is critically endangered and is on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust’s ‘Priority’ list, with fewer than 500 purebreds left in the UK. Visitors to C
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Home And Away
WITH RESTRICTIONS ON international travel due to the pandemic, many of us have stayed in the UK to get our holiday fix over the past few months. This gives horse owners and riders a unique chance to take their four-legged companions along with them t
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‘I Put My Brave Pants On And We Go To The Beach’
CONFESSIONS OF A #HACK1000MILES CHALLENGER… “WHEN APACHE’S OWNER asks if I’d like to ride him on the beach, I take a few days to reply. We’ve come a long way since I started riding him in January, when I was a nervous wreck after having five years aw
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YOUR HORSE MAGAZINE meets Lucy Fensom
LUCY FENSOM IS on a crusade. Fighting to save and protect the animal that carried Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. Pushing to change the intolerable suffering inflicted on donkeys in the Holy Land on a daily basis; working to relieve the pain of
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Camilla Cottle
Jewellery maker How I make it work: My mum, Carol, helps with the horses, while my husband, Jamie, shares the nursery runs I run my own company, The Silver Stable. I design and hand craft jewellery and a strong equestrian theme runs through all my pi
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YOUR say
EMAIL US AT yh.ed@kelsey.co.uk Unfortunately, we are unable to receive any letters by post. We reserve the right to edit letters when necessary. I wanted to write and share the unexpected result of giving my horse some time off this year. During lock
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Let’s Talk About... Your Favourite Season Of The Year
As we hurtle through the summer months, the sight and sound of farmers busy with harvest signals autumn is just around the corner. As usual, the weather here in the UK has been a little unpredictable — boiling hot one day and thundery rain the next.
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SEND A Selfie
Keep your photos coming in to yh.ed@kelsey.co.uk Here is our boy Hugo. The strangest of characters but he’s the sweetest boy you will ever meet. Alex Cole, Lincolnshire Barney is 19 and usually hates selfies, but he let me snap this one on our holida
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Pushing boundaries
YOUR HORSE’S TRAINING COMPETITION SPECIAL GETTING HORSES FIT safely and effectively takes a lot of hard work and patience. Many people have heard of interval training, but don’t really know why it is used or the variables you need to consider when us
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WEIGHT MANAGEMENT TIPS FROM DODSON & HORRELL
Alongside exercise, monitoring your horse’s calorie intake through feed, forage and grazing is a vital part of maintaining a healthy weight. It can be difficult to know where to start, but these key areas can make a difference: ■ Using a weigh tape a
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In the ZONE
YOUR HORSE’S TRAINING COMPETITION SPECIAL IT’S QUITE COMMON that we become nervous on competition day and sometimes this can have a significant negative impact on how well we do with our horses. There are of course different levels of this effect: so
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About Turn
WALK PIROUETTES ARE an advanced lateral movement, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re not for you and your horse to try. There are many benefits to riding this movement, even if you don’t intend to move up through the levels of dressage. Teachi
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Life Skills
YOUR HORSE’S TRAINING COMPETITION SPECIAL VANESSA BEE is the founder of the International Horse Agility Club and is based in Devon. She specialises in building relationships between horse and rider from the ground up. As a qualified teacher, Vanessa
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In The Right Gear
YOUR HORSE’S TRAINING COMPETITION SPECIAL AGOOD CROSSCOUNTRY horse has a repertoire of varying canters and gallops that his rider can access swiftly and successfully in response to different questions, allowing each fence to be met at an appropriate
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Stranger Things
YOUR HORSE’S TRAINING COMPETITION SPECIAL WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: ● How to stay calm and in control at a competition ● Easy ways to stop the spooks ● Expert tips to help you perform at your best YOU MAY HAVE your dressage test committed to memory or your
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Keep On Moving
SARAH HUNTER is an equine vet at Clevedale Vets in North Yorkshire. She graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, London in 2012 and is currently working towards a certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice. In her spare time, she enjoys explorin
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Best Foot Forward
Hard ground and dry conditions can play havoc with the moisture content of hooves. “It’s important that the horse’s hoof maintains a consistent moisture level,” says farrier Jack Climo Dip WCF. “They can adapt very well to long dry periods or to cons
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Look Into My Eyes
Hampshire-based AURIOL THORNE is a Pilates instructor and owns four horses. She has a diploma in equine iridology and practices on horses nationwide. Contact Auriol on: 07747 868819 or at: auriol@handsontohealth.com EYES ARE OFTEN referred to as “the
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Too Hot To Handle
WITH THE WARM spells we have had in the UK this summer — and headlines about British horses acclimatising to the heat in Tokyo for the Olympic Games — riders have been considering how to keep their horses cool. “Most horses will cope fine with our ho
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Summer Concerns
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: • Common summer conditions to look out for • How to prevent and treat them SARAH HUNTER is an equine vet at Clevedale Vets in North Yorkshire. She graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, London in 2012 and is currently working
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Ask The Experts
Simple solutions for horse owners Ali Felton is sales director at Woof Wear. She has worked for the equestrian brand, which specialises in equine leg protection, for more than 15 years. Sarah Stoneham BVSc CertESM MRCVS worked for many years in stud
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BOOTS: Ali Felton says...
Q What should I look for in a well-designed cross-country boot? Melissa Cope, Shropshire Ali says: Cross-country boots are very different in design to general brushing boots, for example, because they need to focus their protection on a much larger s
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MOODY MARES: Sarah Stoneham says...
Q At what ages do seasons begin and end, and how often do mares come into season? Leigh Mitchell, Warks Sarah says: Fillies usually become sexually mature at between 12 and 15 months of age, some time during the spring/summer of their yearling year.
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BEDDING: Clare Pearson says...
Q My mare is very wet and also has a tendency to bury poo everywhere. She is on straw as I love a big, cosy bed, but mucking out each day is a time-consuming nightmare. How do you recommend I bed up this kind of horse, and with what type of bedding?
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BITLESS BRIDLES: Phillippa Christie says...
Q What types of bitless bridles exist and how do you choose one best suited to your horse? Megan Frost, Derby Phillippa says: There are several main types of bitless bridle, including the sidepull, shank, crossunder, scawbrig, bosal and multi, with f
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BEDDING: Clare Pearson says...
Q I’ve been riding for many years but am only just getting a horse of my own. I don’t know where to start with deciding what bedding to put him on as my new yard doesn’t supply it. What are the pros and cons of different bedding types? Carla Moody, L
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Win
Each of our four lucky winners will receive a 2kg tub of TurmerItch. This supplement combines key ingredients including Neem, Red Bush Tea and Chamomile, to help provide relief from itching and soothe the skin by promoting a healthy skin and coat. It
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What’s New?
The must-have Massage Ball from Epiony uses cold gel technology within its rotating stainless steel ball to help reduce inflammation, relax tight muscles, and ease stress and pain. The gel in the ball holds a temperature, hot (immerse in hot water) o
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Competition Shirts
THERE’S A LARGE choice of smart and stylish competition shirts on the market and thanks to the use of modern fabrics you’ll stay cool and comfortable when you’re competing. Our testers have put seven competition shirts to the test over the past four
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Long Riding Boots
RRP £259 COLOURS Black, brown SIZES 36-43 in a variety of height and width options MOUNTAINHORSE.CO.UK These sleek and sophisticated leather boots offer unique Mountain Horse technology to keep your feet comfortable all day in a stylish and durable b
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Competition Jackets
IF YOU’RE LOOKING for a new competition jacket the choice is vast — no longer are you restricted to just a plain black or navy, or a brown tweed. Competition jackets are available in different styles to suit different body shapes and all manner of co
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Your Horse Magazine
Little Grey Media Ltd Email: yourhorse@littlegreymedia.co.uk Editor: Aimi Clark Freelance Gear Editor: Allison Lowther Freelance Horse Care Editor: Stephanie Bateman Freelance Design: Geoff Johnson Commercial manager: Sharon Joanes Email: sharon.joan
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Next Month
On sale 16 Sept 2021 The latest designs for a clean, dry and cosy horse this winter + How to make your rugs last longer + Knowing when to repair or replace ❋ How to glean more marks for your next dressage test ❋ The simple treble set-up to hone your
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Mystic Meg
Where does your interest in horses come from? I’ve been riding for 25 years. I saw a picture of a horse before I could read and thought they were so magical. When I was in junior school I used to raise money for my local riding school. Later on, I wa

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