Read more about the article Straightness Training
Zaneta and Topaz working on the walk pirouette

Straightness Training

Straightness Training is a programme based on the wisdom and techniques of the old dressage masters: Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere, Antoine de Pluvinel, Francois Baucher and Gustav Steinbrecht to…

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Read more about the article Proactive driving for safe boxing
Proactive driving skills will keep you and your horse safe on the road

Proactive driving for safe boxing

Most of us are competitive or at the very least have to transport our horses on the road at some point in their lives. As horse owners and lovers we…

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Read more about the article Facts about forage
Horses will actively seek out roughage

Facts about forage

The link between concentrates and behavioural issues – interesting recent research on equine nutrition from Shelhi Horne. Foals weaned onto concentrates have a four times higher chance of crib-biting than…

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Read more about the article Roux horsemanship clinic in Botswana
Marco working with Schalla Schalk

Roux horsemanship clinic in Botswana

A Natural Horsemanship Clinic was hosted by HSB and held at Lentswe Farm, Mmamashia, on Saturday 7th November, 2015, by kind permission of Ludi and Elmarie Scheffer. The clinic ran from…

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Bandaging basics

There are a variety of reasons for bandaging, ranging from injuries that require support or protection to exercise bandages and stable bandages. Any supportive/medical bandaging should be done by a…

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Read more about the article Sixth annual Cintron Pink Polo
Jannie Steenkamp (Team Cintron) and Jocelyn Spilsbury (Team Julius Baer)

Sixth annual Cintron Pink Polo

An event with purpose All things grand and glamorous were in order this past Saturday at the sixth annual Cintron Pink Polo event held at Val de Vie Estate in…

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Read more about the article Futura is SA’s best racehorse
Horse of the Year, Futura, winning the J&B Met

Futura is SA’s best racehorse

The brilliant Dynasty colt, Futura, who won the Grade 1 J&B Met and the Grade 1 L’Ormarin’s Queen’s Plate at Kenilworth for original trainer Brett Crawford before winning the Grade…

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Finance for horses

[dropcap]H[/dropcap]orse lovers are an unusual bunch – ask anyone who has never been involved in the game. Like many other sporting enthusiasts, we won’t hesitate to invest small fortunes in…

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