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Looking after older horses during the winter can be a bit of a challenge. While giving a youngster the winter off when weather and daylight hours don’t permit you to ride regularly may be good idea, giving a senior horse time off over the winter requires a bit more thought! For one thing, it is much...

Poppy... Poppy at an in-hand showing show.[/caption] Poppy is a 32” tall, 4-year-old, miniature Shetland mare who was bred by Hermits Stud. Kathy Chapman is Poppy’s second owner, and has owned her for 2 years. Kathy loves her to pieces, and says that Poppy is very nosey and always likes to come in ...

Mops... 10-year-old Thoroughbred, Mops.[/caption] Wats On Lucky (Mops) is a 16.1hh, 10-year-old Thoroughbred mare whom, for just over a year has been owned by Savannah Olde. She is an ex National Hunt chaser, and she enjoys hunting and hacking out with Savannah and her children on their ponies. Sav...

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...

Floating Angel (Nadia)... Floating Angel (Nadia) ridden by owner, Janine Hagger.[/caption] Floating Angel (Nadia) is a 7-year-old, 16hh, Thoroughbred mare owned for the past 2 ½ years by Janine Hagger. Janine explains “Nadia is a very sensitive ex-racehorse, having tried various calmers in the pas...

Rosi... Rosi, with her last foal Zebby.[/caption] Rosi is a 15hh, 21-year-old Irish Draught x Thoroughbred mare, who was bred by her owner Yvette Wheeler. Yvette explains “Unfortunately on the day she was born she got caught up in some brambles and then attacked by crows which left her unable to ha...

During the winter months it is not uncommon for an owner to go to the stable and encounter their horse with lower legs looking like tree trunks! To reduce the likelihood of your horse getting filled legs...