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How correct is your contact?

[dropcap]Y[/dropcap]our contact is an essential line of communication to your horse, and for that reason, absolutely essential to get right. A common error from the rider’s side is dropping of the contact and therefore dropping of the communication. One minute you’re providing your horse with information and guiding him, and the next minute you’re not.…

BylizzieMay 31, 20160Comments

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Bright future for horse rescued from manhole

Silver Lining looking much better after he was rescued from a manhole There is so much more to the breaking news of a horse, named Silver Lining, rescued from a disused man-hole in Tembisa. Silver Lining is truly an amazing horse that has cheated death once more and irrevocably changed the lives of four other horses. After…

BylizzieMay 17, 20160Comments

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Be seen at the spectacular Gatsby Polo event this winter

The Gatsby Polo would like everyone to join for a day of stylish fashion, vintage cars, fast horses, glamorous girls, champagne and good food [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Gatsby Polo event is just around the corner and we would like you to join us on Sunday the 5th of June at the Shongweni Polo Club. Socialites and horse lovers can use…

BylizzieMay 12, 20160Comments

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Filly rescued after falling into manhole

An 18-month-old filly, Silver, who was born on the SAID premises, had fallen into an open unused electrical cable manhole [dropcap]O[/dropcap]n Tuesday the 10th of May 2016, The Society for Animals in Distress (SAID) attended to an emergency rescue callout in Tembisa. An 18-month-old filly, Silver, who was born on the SAID premises, had fallen into…

BylizzieMay 12, 20160Comments

Horse Channel Horse Health Know How

Do you know your blankets?

By Hayley Kruger With winter approaching, blanketing becomes a concern for every horse owner. Do I need to blanket my horse? What type of blanket should I use? It all boils down in the end to personal preference and your horse's own individual needs. Here we look at the types of blankets, and when they are…

BylizzieMay 11, 20160Comments

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Happy hacking

[dropcap]H[/dropcap]acking out has many physical and psychological benefits for your horse. While some riders might find hacking to be boring in comparison to a schooling session, our horses need a break from the arena every now and then, firstly to prevent them becoming arena-sour and secondly because hacking provides your horse with a very different…

BylizzieMay 11, 20160Comments

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Restricted access to Inanda Country Base this weekend

Access restricted to ICB this weekend owing to the Hound Walk and Eventing Classic [dropcap][/dropcap]Access to Inanda Country Base will be restricted this weekend. On Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th May an event called the GeekFest is being held on the Polo Crosse and the main arena showground. They are expecting 6,000 people per day. The…

BylizzieMay 6, 20160Comments

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Andrea Harrison dressage clinic

Pearl Naylor-Race on Callaho Lucie [dropcap]A[/dropcap] dressage Clinic was held on 29-30 April, 1-2 May, 2016, at two venues in Gaborone. It was kindly hosted by Tim and Pearl Naylor-Race at Serenity Equestrian Centre, Ruretse, where Andrea was accommodated and by Sean and Belinda Irish at Penndragon Equestrian Centre, Ruretse. The visiting instructor was Andrea Harrison and the…

BylizzieMay 4, 20160Comments

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Jumping and dressage show at Serenity Equestrian Centre

Kim Reid on Sacramento Dream [dropcap]S[/dropcap]erenity Equestrian Centre, Ruretse, held the second tournament, of a series of four, in Graded Dressage and Graded Show-Jumping over the weekend of 23rd/24th April, 2016 and it was kindly hosted by Tim and Pearl Naylor-Race. Points for places are allocated to nominated horse/rider combinations and these points are accumulated over the…

BylizzieApril 28, 20160Comments

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New partnership between HQ and Horse Trading

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hat do you get if you partner 260 editions/24 years of a community magazine that strives to unite readers with a passion for horses, with 111 issues/16 years of South Africa’s premier equestrian magazine? You get HQ in partnership with Horse Trading - giving you 371 issues and 40 years of combined experience. Panorama Media Corp…

BylizzieApril 25, 20160Comments

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