Issue 512

Your Horse

Enjoy every second in the saddle

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Welcome
ANTI-BULLYING WEEK in November was subtitled ‘Make a noise about bullying’. The thinking behind the campaign is to expose both face-toface bullying and that which takes place online. However it manifests itself, bullying is insidious, abhorrent and i
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Research Shows ‘Staggering Number’ Of Equestrians Have Been Bullied
For all the latest news from the horse world, visit yourhorse.co.uk The results of recent research, released in conjunction with Anti-Bullying Week (13-17 November), which has looked into bullying within the equestrian sector make for worrying readin
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More Than A Third Of Drivers Are Annoyed By People Who Speed Past Horses
Motorists who speed past horses are one of the British public's pet peeves, a survey commissioned by CarMats.co.uk has revealed. The study, entitled ‘Behind the Wheel’, looked at the nation's driving traits and preferences by surveying 1,366 UK drive
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Embracing Green Issues Will Help To Protect Horse Sport's Future, Conference Hears
The equine industry has a special and important role to play in terms of the environment and sustainability — and it starts with the small changes we can all make in our day-to-day lives on the yard. This was the key message from Ruth Dancer, directo
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This Month We Love…
A new feature documentary on America's native wild horses, which its makers hope will raise awareness of the worrying decline in their numbers, has been released. Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West encompasses topics such as animal welfare and c
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A Word From Our Experts…
Showjumper and trainer Antonia Platt: Training is all about the little wins. Always go at the right pace (physically and metaphorically) to maintain and build your horse's confidence, as well as your own, and to cement your partnership together, page
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Rare Breeds Shine In Search For A Star Championship
A Suffolk Punch dazzled the crowds and the judges on the Saturday at Your Horse Live (YHL) to be crowned overall Supreme Champion in the SEIB Insurance Brokers Search for a Star Your Horse Live Championship. Holbeache Scarlet, a four-year-old mare ow
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We Bring You Up To Date With A Recent Case… RESCUE UPDATE
Nine years ago, after answering a plea on social media to take in some of Bodmin Moor's abandoned ponies, Shelley Oldfield and her family offered to take on one or two to live alongside their own ponies. Phoenix and Rebel arrived severely emaciated w
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In The Danger zone?
HOW OFTEN DO you listen to your horse? When he spooks or shies, when he refuses to walk on, or when he wants to turn back to the yard what do you do? Many riders will push on, reasoning that their mount is just misbehaving or that he is being silly.
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That Was The Year…
The British Horse Society (BHS) publishes 2022 road accident figures and they don't make easy reading. In total, 68 horses died on the roads in Britain, 125 were injured, and 139 people were injured, too, despite Highway Code changes intended to impr
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YOUR HORSE MAGAZINE Meets CAROLINE MOORE ‘I Decided I Wanted To Teach Riding At The Age Of 12’
THANK GOODNESS CAROLINE Moore is an open air fanatic. She has, after all, spent the majority of her 35 years as an eventing trainer in the great outdoors, standing uncomplaining while keeping a watchful eye on an extraordinary cross section of rosett
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Bianca Dyer
How I make it work: The staff at the livery yard and my husband, Matt, all assist The former accountant moved to work for her family's construction firm three years ago, and she now juggles this demanding role with keeping a warmblood gelding called
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Keep Your Photos Coming In To Yh.ed@kelsey.co.uk SEND A Selfie
I had just returned from a week's holiday and I took Bobby Joe for a walk in-hand when I snapped this picture. He gave me a lovely cuddle as I think he was pleased to see me again. Anne McEwen, Perthshire Dan and I love walking together. He's 14 year
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All About Ovarian Cancer
Unfortunately, the symptoms of ovarian cancer (a growth of cells that forms in the ovaries) are often vague, and the disease can go undetected for years, only giving notice of its presence when it has spread. Risk factors include… ■ Being over the ag
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Your horse's TRAINING
p42 Straightness and skinnies: just two of the skills coach Caroline Moore likes to hone over thewinter months, as she explains in this extract from her new book, Training to Win 18 pages to boost confidence and improve your performance
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STAY Grounded!
ANTONIA PLATT is an international showjumper who runs a competition yard in Essex. Follow her on Instagram and Facebook, or visit her website at antoniaplattshowjumping.com Eventer MIRANDA DARBY hails from Australia, and last year she spent time trai
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Say Goodbye To A Horse Being Bridle Shy
THE TIME HAS come to tack up your horse, and off you go to track down the tallest person on the yard because even on tiptoes you won't be able to reach when your trusty steed sees the bridle and, giraffe-like, thrusts his head skyward. Sometimes the
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Take back control THE WESTERN WAY
MANY RIDERS AT one point or another have felt out of control when aboard their horse. Maybe it was just for a moment, perhaps during a spook or a spin at something scary in the corner of the arena. An unfortunate few may have experienced being bolted
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Narrow Poles To Hold A Line
This is an exercise to develop steering aids and a partnership between horse and rider. It secures immense accuracy, discipline and strength in your core to hold a horse on a very narrow line of poles without allowing any deviation. It is a great war
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Exercise: Moving The Ribs
Having complete control over the body and the horse's footfall is what underpins the foundations of Western training. “Western comes from training a horse to be a useful partner,” explains Emma. “At the end of the day, cowboys and cowgirls are riding
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Fix It… Winter Riding— Minus The Stress
How to make the most of short winter days Putting yourself in the right mindset for constructive learning Visualisation as a powerful tool for making progress STEFFI DAMPNEY is a chartered sports and exercise psychologist. She runs her own business,
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KEEPING ON THE Straight And Narrow
Teaching a horse to stay straight on a line, a curve, a circle or around a corner should be ongoing within your daily training. As your horse's trainer you need to be ultra sensitive and aware of any loss of balance, wilful or not, which can lead to
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Muck RAKING
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: • What causes diarrhoea • The correct course of action owners should take • How diarrhoea can be treated THE HORSE HAS a very complex digestive tract that can be easily upset in many ways. Most of the time a horse passing faeces is
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Problematic Beginnings?
Diarrhoea in foals can result from gorging milk, aswellasbeing fedthe incorrect nutrition or indigestible substances. From four to 14 days afterbirth, foals often develop amilddiarrhoea that resolves itself without intervention. Termed ‘foal heat dia
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A TOUGH PILL TO swallow? A
Buy Your Horse back issues at shop. kelsey.co.uk/issue/YHR HOMEOPATHY IS A real 'Marmite' subject. It has been around for more than 200 years and over that time has attracted an army of supporters, including King Charles III, David Beckham and Friend
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A Life Saver
When Liz Rankin's 20-year-old mare tore a tendon in December 2020 the prognosis looked grim. Despite stem cell therapy and four months of box rest, the tendon wasn't healing. Liz decided to give Bubbles until her re-scan in two months' time, and if n
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Bring On The Elbow Grease!
SOME PEOPLE LOVE it, while some people loathe it, but whatever your feelings are towards tack cleaning it is a necessary and very important aspect of horse management. If you clean your leatherwork regularly, it will always be an easy job. If you lea
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‘After Homeopathic Treatment, Esta's Sarcoids Came Away In The Vet's Hand’
Four years ago, Marion Wills’18-year-old mare Esta developed anumber of sarcoids, including twolarge growths in her udder area. Marion's vet recommended using Liverpool cream, a chemotherapy product developed by Liverpool VetSchool. However, Marion w
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Getting A Synthetic Saddle Squeaky Clean
Just because a saddle isn't leather doesn't mean that an owner can forgo giving it some TLC once in a while. According to saddle manufacturer Wintec, the gold standard is to give a synthetic saddle a wipe over with a damp cloth about once a month. A
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TIME TO Saddle Up
WITH A PLETHORA of saddle fitting ‘qualifications’ in the marketplace, and the lack of regulation, how do horse owners navigate their way through the maze of different types of saddle fitters and sellers to find the right person to help them and thei
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Change FOR THE BETTER
THE SADDLE HAS — literally — a pivotal role in the comfort and performance of horse and rider. It must be well fitted to both, and designed for the activities they will enjoy together, whether that is hacking or high level competition. Accommodating
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‘No Other Brand Offers The Innovation, Attention To Detail And Commitment To Comfort’
Sophie Byford is an event rider who has ridden her horses exclusively in WOW saddles since 2017. She says: “No other brand offers the innovation, attention to detail and commitment to both horse and rider comfort. “My first WOW was originally fitted
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BREATHING Space
ALL HORSES HAVE been waiting for this! The FreeSpace Girth gives a horse full freedom to move because it completely removes pressure from the important pectoral muscles. The double sternum plate holds the girth straps away from the muscles while comf
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‘The Girth Definitely Had An Immediate Effect. What A Weapon!’
Eventer Maddi Ellis has been riding in WOW saddles for the past 12 months, and has recently started to use the FreeSpace girth on her horse, Blondie. “When my coach and saddle fitter, Dawn Britnell, first put the girth on, I couldn't believe how free
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Girthing MATTERS
WHAT IS A girth? Basically, it is a belt that goes under the horse's body to secure the saddle, rather like a person wears one to hold up their trousers or shorts to prevent them from ending up around their ankles on the floor. Originally the girth w
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Sugar Rush
MISSED A PREVIOUS PART? Buy Your Horse back issues at shop. kelsey.co.uk/ issue/YHR In partnership with Slimmers'Club Spillers' nutritionist SARAH NELSON is responsible for M the technical management of v all Spillers' products, including feed formul
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Ask The Experts
Simple solutions for horse owners Meet this month's panel of experts Bit fitting Angela Rudrum is a qualified specialist bit fitter. She has worked in the equestrian industry for 35 years. Visit equinebitting solutions.co.uk Moving yards Francesca Br
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Working Equitation Tests The Partnership Between Horse And Rider
Q I have seen video dips on social media recently of working equitation during which the riders do a form of obstacle course. What exactly is working equitation? Emily Bennett, Nottinghamshire Caroline says: Working equitation, like eventing, is made
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Your Horse's GEAR & Yours
10 pages of new and must-have gear, the latest trends and more
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Win
Eight lucky winners will each receive two bales of festive Dengie Hi-Fi Original Cinnamon Spice and a Dengie Bobble Hat. Dengie Hi-Fi Original Cinnamon Spice is naturally high in fibre but low in calories (8MJ/kg), sugar (9%) and starch (1.5%). It co
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What's New?
The Enduro FIT Equine Ride Tracking App has been updated to include some new features to help the rider monitor the health, wellbeing and fitness levels of their horse on a daily basis. These new features include Multi-Horse Live Tracking, weather, c
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THE BIG TEST Withstanding the winter
THE ADAGE, 'THERE is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes', is especially true for equestrians. Having the right kit makes dealing with winter so much easier, and investing in a good quality riding coat will make being outside in all weathe
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ON TREND Feel The Heat
RRP £129.99 COLOUR Black/silver/red SIZES 5ft–7ft3in WEATHERBEETA.CO.UK The Weatherbeeta Therapy-Tec is a lightweight, wicking cooler rug with a fleece upper and mesh lower that boasts ceramic fabric technology to reflect the horse's own bod heat ove
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BUYER'S GUIDE muddy marvellous
MUD IS AN inevitable part of winter, and we all know that cold, wet weather can bring with it a host of health challenges, in luding mud fever. Also knowmaspas ern dermatitis, this condition occurs when the skin of the lower legs becomes inflamed. Th
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Your Horse
www.yourhorse.co.uk Your Horse magazine Kelsey Media, TheGranary,Downs Court, Yalding Hill,Yalding,Maidstone,Kent, ME18 6AL EDITORIAL Seventeen Hands Media Ltd Editor: Julie Harding Email: julie.harding@kelsey.co.uk Freelance Sub Editor: Ellie Hughes
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Edwina Tops-Alexander
Growing up in Turramurra, a suburb of Sydney, was wonderful. I was always surrounded by animals and we spent weekends visiting farms, where my love of horses began. I have also had a passion for fashion for as long as I can remember. As a teenager, I

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