With horse medicine and veterinary procedures constantly developing, our equine friends can look forward to living longer than ever before. However, that prolonged lifespan means the owner's responsibilities have become more complicated. So, here’s a guide to help assess when it’s the right time to retire your horse and what your options are.
With determination and time it is possible to rebuild your love of riding and return to full confidence in the saddle. What should you do to get over your fall and how can horse rider insurance help protect you in the future?
Checking your horse’s background is the perfect way to get to know them, so get started today with our handy guide. Who knows, you could find they have a prestigious forebear!
We have some good news… the arena build should begin next week!!! Yippee!!!!!! I have been climbing the walls the last couple of weeks in anticipation and due to struggling to get much riding in due to the ground conditions. The lack of riding has been causing me to want to distract myself by rigorously cleaning and planning to redecorate our house and so it can’t come fast enough before I make some dodgy paint or wallpaper decisions on a whim!
Riding a horse is not like sitting on a chair. It might look like a rider is fairly still, but in reality just maintaining balance on a horse uses all kinds of muscle groups. If your muscles are not up to the job, or there’s a problem with your riding technique, this can lead to back problems and pain.
I think the mild autumn, has caused a grass sugar rush to the head of Travis and Ben! They are acting like naughty youngsters earning themselves both some time on the naughty step. Do you ever just know before you have even tacked up that you are about to have one of 'those' rides! Well that is these two. I will actually be glad when the grass looses some green!
Deciding on the most suitable bit for your equine friend can cause a headache for even the most experienced of owners. With a bewildering array of bits and mouthpieces on the market it’s really difficult to know where to begin.
What a soggy few weeks, the fields are definitely not liking it and turning to a bog. The hay fairy will need to put in a delivery soon as I’ve gone through another of my huge square bales supplementing the horses when they are out in the fields (my partner keeps asking me why can’t you have a cheap hobby).
It’s been all change at the yard this week, as we waved goodbye to Treat Yourself – who has completed his rehab on the horse walker – and returned him to my sister. He will have some time out in the field before he starts being trained around Christmas time.