Blog posts of '2015' 'January'

How many horses do you know that neigh frantically, fence walking and showing signs of extreme stress when their friend is taken away from them? Many horses suffer from ‘separation anxiety’ – either when they are left on their own, or taken away from their companions. In some cases even if other hor...

Mr B at Burnham Market a the end of last season[/caption]   It's been a little while since my last blog as it's been fairly quiet on the competition front. All of the horses have enjoyed a holiday and having a few easier weeks. We've been doing plenty of roadwork for the last couple of months and t...

Breeze... 4-year-old, Breeze.[/caption] Breeze is a 4-year-old, Thoroughbred cross, who for the last 18 months has been owned by Natalie Walters. Natalie explains “Breeze had an accident as a small foal, and has since undergone various treatments to help her body cope with the changes she goes thro...

Monty... Helen exercising Monty in the school.[/caption] Mighty (Monty to his friends) is a 16.3hh, 23-year-old Thoroughbred cross. He has been owned for the last 4 years by Helen Williams. Helen explains “Original Balancer worked magically on Monty. He arrived in a very poor state, but once we had...

Bobby... Bobby is a great schoolmaster.[/caption] Bobby is a 13 year old pony, owned for the last 7 years by Elaine Smillie, and her daughter Shannan. He was Shannan’s first pony when she was 12-years-old, and he excelled in show jumping and cross country. Shannan is now too old to compete on Bobby...

Happy New Year!  Many, many thanks to Feedmark for their invaluable support throughout 2014.  Without the Gastric Comfort Dilmun has been on, I doubt he would even have qualified for WEG never mind being selected and competing at WEG.  This particular product has turned him around.  Prior to feedin...