I love Thoroughbreds, and my Dad bred them for the local racetracks. Quite a few ended up back with us for retraining for various disciplines including show jumping and polo, and one of the best horses I ever played polocrosse on, Silver Hills Milk, didn’t do much on the track! Nowadays, I try to always …
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I am often asked about separation anxiety, or attachment, and how to combat it. Horses are naturally social animals, and crave that interaction with other horses. However, this becomes a problem when they become too attached to another horse, or they become anxious when they are taken away from the herd (or horses are taken …
We had a great day with Russell Guire, who conducted a series of Rider Biomechanics sessions with myself, Hamish and a number of Your Horsemanship members. He used video technology along with his Visualise training jackets to assess the rider’s position and saddle and how it is affecting the horse’s movement. For myself, it was confirmation …
Playing sport has been a big part of my life, particularly polocrosse, which I learnt growing up in Australia, and has enabled me to travel the world and represent the UK in international competition. Last weekend, the UK team paid a flying two-day visit to Zambia, to play the No.2 world-ranked team, as part of …
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Horses are claustrophobic animals, so being stabled is not a natural thing for them. They can fret, bang the door or even try to jump out! Horses that doesn’t like being stabled can become dangerous as they try to barge past (or over) the handler as soon as the stable door is opened. Recently, one …
If the weather forecasters are right, we’re in for a cold winter, with lots of snow! Unless you are blessed with an indoor school, this can mean difficulties trying to ride our horses. However, there are plenty of things you can do to train your horse from the ground and in fact, sometimes it is …
The lead up to Fireworks Night can be very stressful on animal owners as they worry about how their animals will react to the loud bangs and lights in the sky. For most pet owners the answer is simple – find out when local public and private displays are scheduled and then shut your pets …
A quick thought on keeping your horse sane in the winter months.
A couple of thoughts on turn out including how to avoid separation anxiety problems.
It’s so stressful on all animal owners as we worry about how our animals will react to the loud bangs and lights of fireworks in the sky.