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Euston Park is well known in the endurance world, with a championship style venue and fast track. So I thought we could turn a few heads and take my pocket rocket, Burfield Goodie Two Shoes for her second CEI 2* JYR 120km. Now for those of you that don’t know, Shoes, as she’s known at home, is my ho...

Things have started getting a bit busier again here at Castle Hill Stables, though we have had the normal frustrations of horses running well, but not quite hitting the top spot. Moon Over Rio (left) probably produced the best performance of the last couple of weeks, when finishing a good 3^rd in a c...

Well this time it’s all about Dilmun. Well, almost! Fantom is supposed to be on holiday to recover from all the little stresses his legs must have received after his 160kms race.  Nobody told him he was on holiday!  Big mistake I have a lunatic on my hands.  He has at present his own paddock area ne...

In eight years, Feedmark’s sponsored rider Will Furlong has gone from completing his first BE event to winning double gold at the 2015 FEI European Young Riders team championship. We catch up with him to find out the secrets of his success. (S) Q You’ve come a long way since your Pony Club days and ...

Patience and painstaking management for ulcers is paying dividends for Feedmark customer Steph Taylor and her horse Steph Taylor’s plans for her dressage horse, Dazzling Knight, didn’t get off to the best start. But with patience and a careful management routine, they’ve become perfect partners and ...

COLIC - You can start the day as normal with your lovely horse and by the end of the day, despite best veterinary care and your efforts, suddenly your horse is gone. Colic simply means abdominal pain and this can vary in case from simple indigestion to life threatening twisted gut.

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The wet and cold of winter is finally coming to an end and you have been given permission to turn your horse out onto their summer grazing paddocks, which are full of glorious green grass, what could be better?

Well, while grass can be a fantastic nutrient source for your horse, lus...

In the winter, adverse weather conditions often mean that horses have to live in more, stabled for the majority or even all of the day. Horses that spend so much time in the stable have greater exposure to dust particles, which are present in forage, bedding, dried mud, and scurfy coats. These parti...

"My Connemara pony Milton can be quite sharp, argumentative and spooky. We started him on Steady Up Advance a few years ago and we've never looked back. This supplement just helps him stay a bit more sane but doesn't hamper his performance at competition either. I can have him on the buckle now ...

Bad weather, sodden fields and shorter daylight hours often mean that horses are confined to their stables for longer than usual over the winter months, and ensuring the horse has access to ample forage is essential to keep your horse happy and healthy through this. Horses are designed to trickle fe...

Has your horse got the winter blues? Wet, muddy conditions, lack of daylight hours and often less exercise can make the winter a difficult time for your horse, and just like humans, if their immune system gets compromised, they will end up feeling under the weather. The immune system is there to he...

Winter is definitely here.  In the UK endurance is seasonal, confined to the spring, summer and early autumn.  Few of us are lucky enough to have horses to ride on the other side of the World so it is now a time to rest, review, plan and prepare.  Watergate Endurance is no exception. The resting par...