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Getting a Horse to Accept a Farrier
It is relatively common for a young horse to dislike having his feet or legs worked on. Horses are prey animals. It takes a lot of trust for a horse to allow a foot to be picked up as this prevents the horse from running away. Your horse may be used to you and be relaxed when you pick up a foot to clean it but you do represent the pressure around the feet and legs that a farrier will. It is common, particularly for a young horse, to dislike being shod but if the horse hasn’t learned to accept pressure of any kind, he is going to react with fight or flight.
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The summer season of trail riding is now in full swing
The summer season of trail riding is now in full swing. With most schools closed for the summer, people are looking for places to ride their horses. We have a special event that you, your family and friends might enjoy with their horses. Even if you do not have a horse, but have some experience riding, we can supply horses. Over the years, I have always enjoyed combining horse vacations with historical locations.
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The Magnificent Met Mounted Police Return To Olympia, The London International Horse Show
Adding to this year’s stellar line-up of entertainment, the Mounted Branch of the Metropolitan Police will be returning with their breath-taking Activity Ride, a phenomenal demonstration of skill and bravery as they negotiate hazards, portraying complete trust between horse and Officer. Expect horses jumping through a solid paper wall, fire, and many more edge-of-the-seat moments as the horses boldly illustrate their nerves of steel, in perfect formation.
The Camp Cook: Kurt Winner
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Celebrate New Year’s Eve Like The French: Gougeres
Fireworks exploding, people cheering, champagne corks popping; the familiar sounds of New Year’s...
Here is some of the latest equine news!
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- British Eventing Organizer to Trial New Entries System in 2023by Edited Press Release on February 4, 2023 at 3:12 pm
In a bid to circumvent some of the issues faced in the 2022 British Eventing season, which saw a number of events across the country cancelled in the wake of low entries, BEDE Events will
- Saturday Links from World Equestrian Brandsby Abby Powell on February 4, 2023 at 5:01 am
Up until now, it hasn’t been a particularly cold winter in my area so I neglected to put that shrink-wrap style weatherproofing on the windows in my house this year. Of course now that it’s
- Solving Two Common Problems with the Leg-Yield with Eric Smileyby Trafalgar Square Books on February 3, 2023 at 8:36 pm
In this excerpt from his new book The Sport Horse Problem Solver, former international eventer Eric Smiley uses his easy 5-point system to solve two issues we often run into with the fundamental lateral
- New Year, New Rules: Check in with Changes to the FEI Rulebook for 2023by Veronica Green-Gott on February 3, 2023 at 6:00 pm
A new year means new rule changes from the USEA and FEI. This year, we’re looking at some sizable changes, mainly to the Minimum Eligibility Requirements (MERs) for Modified and above. The general gist of
- ‘Pressure is a Privilege’: Inside Boyd Martin’s By The Minute Webinar on Competition Anxiety and Nervesby Allie Heninger on February 3, 2023 at 3:00 pm
You’re about to start your dressage test and it starts to rain. Before you even finish trotting down the first long side of the arena, the judge rings the bell. After what you believe to
- Friday News & Notes Presented by Stable Viewby Kate Samuels on February 3, 2023 at 5:03 am
Yesterday, the eventing world lost a legend. I never had the privilege of training with Jimmy, but he was the cornerstone of education for so many riders over the years it’s hard to imagine. He