INNOVATIVE STUDY DEVELOPS ACCURATE TEST TO RECORD THE FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF EQUINE HEADSHAKING
An accelerometer mounted at a horse’s poll may aid diagnosis and monitoring response to treatment. A group of UK equine […]
Horse Training
UK STUDY SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON HORSE RIDER FALLS
The risk factors surrounding many falls may be preventable, researchers find. Since horse riding is considered anecdotally to be a
FEEDING THE HOT HORSE
How to feed a ‘hotter’ horse is a dilemma faced by horse owners in many different disciplines. How do you
INTRODUCING OUR EQUINE WELFARE SERIES
Addressing the most important topic in the horse industry Equine welfare has always been a concern in our industry, but
FLATWORK FEBRUARY #29: THE REIN-BACK
The rein-back poses a challenge for many horse and rider combinations and yet it can be very beneficial when executed
FLATWORK FEBRUARY #28: SQUARED-OFF CIRCLE
To ride this exercise, think of a square with rounded corners. NOTE: It can help to put markers out and
FLATWORK FEBRUARY #27: LITTLE CIRCLE/BIG CIRCLE
To ride this exercise, travel down the long side of your arena, making a smallish circle in one corner, and
FLATWORK FEBRUARY #26: MAKE A B
Ride the exercise by travelling down the long side, turning the corner as if to make a circle, but instead,
FLATWORK FEBRUARY #25: LENGTHWAYS SERPENTINE
For this exercise, you make a serpentine along the length of the arena, rather than across the width. At X,
FLATWORK FEBRUARY #24: SMALL CIRCLES
Start by riding a 15-metre circle in trot in one corner of the arena. As soon as your horse starts