Looking after our horses could be a full time job. They take a lot of hard work and management. Changing how we manage our horses can not only improve their quality of life, but also our own! Here you can find some top tips for managing your horse.
Horses are an expensive business and it’s hard to argue that having deep pockets doesn’t give you an advantage in the horse world. But no matter your finances, there are… Read More »5 money can’t buy keys to equestrian success
We have recently looked at some of our native horse and draught horse breeds. Today I want to talk to you about some of our adorable and endangered native pony… Read More »Get to know our Native Pony Breeds Scotland & Ireland
When you have a horse on box rest, you can’t wait for them to start getting out the stable and onto pen rest. But pen rest comes with it’s own… Read More »Top Tips for Surviving Pen Rest
A little while ago, I was sent The Life of Malé by Sabrina Ballentine to review. I’ve been incredibly slow at working my way through my bookshelf recently, but I… Read More »The Life of Malé Book Review
Unless you keep your horse on full or part livery, it is so important to know a good groom. Whether it’s for holiday cover or last minute emergencies. It’s great… Read More »How important it is to find a good freelance groom
Having a good idea of what your horse weighs is very important. You need to know what your horse’s weight is when it comes to knowing how much feed or… Read More »How can I weigh a horse?
We are really lucky in the UK and Ireland to have lots of different breeds of horse native to our small islands. Draught horses have left a huge impact here,… Read More »Get to know our Native draught horses
I regularly see posts on social media about the idea of horses needing to respect you as wrong and old fashioned. I understand the point they are trying to make.… Read More »Opinion: Having a horse respect you is perfectly ok and not cruel.
We don’t know when exactly we first started riding horses. We believe domestication started around 4000 BCE and we started to ride them not long after. But as human civilisation… Read More »The Evolution of Horse Riding
When we think of hydrotherapy for horses we often think of those pristine swimming pools at racing yards or the relatively new water treadmill used by the likes of Valegro… Read More »Hydrotherapy for Horses