Blog posts of '2018' 'April'

Cobs have the fun factor, writes Carolyn Henderson. They can do it all with smiles on their faces – and are guaranteed to put one on yours.  

Everything about cobs is special, even the word itself.  No one seems to know where the name for this type of horse came from, although it’s shared with e...

Assistant Nutritionist and Purchasing

Location: Norfolk/Suffolk

Email: [email protected]

Closing Date: Friday May 11^th 2018

Job Type: Nutrition, Purchasing, Quality Control

Job description Feedmark enjoys an enviable reputation for making quality equine supplements, delivering research led,...

As we wish Badminton competitors the best of luck, Carolyn Henderson looks at why horse people are often superstitious. Are you?  When Will Furlong makes his four-star debut at Badminton Horse Trials, everyone on the Feedmark team will have their fingers crossed. Will is dedicated, talented and dese...

Lateral thinking isn’t only for Dressage riders, writes Carolyn Henderson. We can all learn from different disciplines. Life-swap programmes make for great TV. You know the sort – Mr and Mrs high-maintenance City slicker swap roles with a couple who know that mud belongs in field entrances, not face...

The Perfect First Pony needs a new home and her owner’s phone line is red hot, writes Carolyn Henderson. Parents – let’s be honest, mothers – have been plotting since the first rumours started circulating and now they’ve flown into action like heat-seeking missiles. This is happening in my part of t...

Is it only me that is fed up of this rain…is it ever going to end?! The weather forced the cancellation of the Southdowns’ Ride, so we made the long trip up to Nottingham, to Haywood Oaks.  The change meant a night away from home but Layla was desperate for a ride, and I really wanted her to ha...

What gives you most satisfaction – the start of a new relationship, when there are so many things to find out about each other, or the security and shared experiences of a long-established partnership? Apologies if that sounds like a quiz on how to find true love, writes Carolyn Henderson. After all...

There are times with horses when writing a blog can be a tricky business – as we all know far too well, they refuse to follow a script, the lows can be continuous, the light can seem a long way down the tunnel – but I am glad and excited to report that 2018 is not one of those times so far for us he...

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Things have moved on quite a bit since my last blog with outings for both Fantom and Chiara.  Wizard has started his nannying job; escorting children and really exciting small ponies.  He looks so proud to be in charge, although dancing around when poor Emily (the mum) is leading one of the ponies i...