Jan 23, 2023 | Practice news
To be fit enough to compete at the early competitions, your horse needs to be in full work. Full work is being ridden 5-6 days per week in a varied set of exercises and surfaces. This will build a basic level of fitness. Once you have established basic fitness you can...
Jan 11, 2023 | Practice news
As we approach the competition and show season, it’s time to start looking at waist lines in our horses and ponies. Horses are designed to gain weight in the spring and summer and become more insulin resistant as their fat to muscle ratio gets higher. If this...
Aug 12, 2022 | Practice news
We had our interview as one of three finalists for the Equestrian Business Awards on Wednesday night. It was a full team effort and we hope we passed muster and didn’t let any of our wonderful nominators down. We received an Email this morning and the whole team...
Aug 7, 2022 | Practice news, Uncategorised
Bright sunshine can be a great thing. However it can also cause eye issues in horses. It’s important to ensure that your horse has adequate UV protection from the sun. Sun and it’s warmth in the summer can cause a few issues; UveitisConjunctivitisUlcers...
May 11, 2022 | Practice news, Uncategorised
…..it’s been a rather warm and wet spring. As a consequence we’ve seen a fair few horses with mud fever (or to give it the technical term, pastern dermatitis). This usually occurs in the pink skin areas of the horse. The term can be used to refer to...
