IN-HAND WORK MASTERCLASS – Ground Manners
From 3 years old to piaffe and passage
with Hayley Beresford
It’s important to know what you want and how to achieve it when training horses, and it’s equally as important that the horse can understand what you want, as Hayley points out in highlights from her recent Masterclass where she demonstrated training horses towards piaffe and passage from the ground.

SAFE TRAVELS - Tips for horse transport
by Larissa Bilston
Horses can find travelling stressful so it’s necessary to take the time to educate them to load and travel calmly, and prepare them for being in good health prior to, during and after travelling.

CHOKE – biting off more than you can chew
by Dr Jennifer Stewart
An obstruction in a horse’s oesophagus can lead to a veterinary emergency so it’s important that owners know why and when a horse can choke, and what to do if it doesn’t clear promptly, given a delay in veterinary attention can lead to serious complications.


BOUNCING BACK by Teele Worrell
There’s been a number of changes to eventing in recent years to make it safer, however it remains a dangerous sport, something Katherine Joyce knows only too well after a traumatic fall in 2018. An encounter with an international rider after his own traumatic injury proved to be a turning point in her rehabilitation and journey to get back in the saddle again.

TEARS AND SCAR TISSUE by Dr Raquel Butler
Have you wondered what that cute dimple on your horse’s neck, shoulder or hip is? Many horses exhibit a ‘dent’ or a ‘dimple’ with some owners just assuming it is a prophet’s thumbprint. But is it? Many have proven to be resulting from a tear to the muscle or subsequent scar tissue.

SAFE TRAVEL -tips for safe horse transport, includes nowing how to address potential problems.		MOLASSES. How to sweeten your horse feed, but be aware of the impact on some horses.		CHOKE. Some horses do bite of more than they can chew and that apple or carrot could cause this condition.

DESIGNER BABIES by Mel Low
As riders increasingly look for horses purpose-bred to suit particular equestrian sports and preferences breeders have turned to cross-breeding in the quest to produce the desired result.

HOW SWEET IT IS : A Molasses Primer
by Kentucky Equine Research
Found in livestock feed for over 100 years, molasses is added for a number of reasons while offering little in the way of nutriment, but is a favourite with the horses.

Deidre’s App and Podcast Review by Deidre Rennick
Deidre shares her thoughts on the Feed Room Chemist, the equine nutrition podcast, and the emergency animal evacuation and quick response community app, PetResQ.

EQUESTRIAN FASHION- GLOVES by Tracy Weaver-Sayer
One of the most used and hard working items that riders will wear. Show horse competitor and judge Chanele Hunter-Cooke, competitors Sara Price and Deon Stokes, and dressage rider and coach Sally-Leigh Woods explain what they prefer to wear and why.

HORSES HELPING HUMANS TO HEAL by Wendy Coombe
Prompted to form a professional association for practitioners who incorporated animal assisted therapies into their services after struggling to find help herself, Wendy highlights a variety of services and what conditions and needs they can help.

PASSION, HEALING AND HAPPINESS by Ally Price
A gently reminder of why we all became involved with horses.

WHILE WE MAY WISH FOR COOLER DAYS...
When it’s hot it’s easy to think it would be lovely to live in a cool climate, but just how hard is it to keep horses during winter in the snow? Freelance contributor Celine Bønnelykke, Denmark, and subscriber Sheila McDaniel from Austria, share their experiences.

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