Copper was an important guest at Danielle's wedding, which took place in 2014.[/caption] Copper is a New Forest x Welsh Cob and he is rising 31-years-old. He stands at 15hh and has been ridden by Danielle Barnes since she was a young girl. Danielle says that Copper is of great sentimental value as ...
Why does my horse chew wood? 
Horses eating wood is relatively common, and is usually due to a lack of roughage in the diet. If your horse eats wood, try to ensure they have access to ad-lib forage, or if they are a good doer, trickle feed at least 1.5% of the horse’s bodyweight per day (e.g. feed a ...
‘Cushing’s disease’ (or as it is correctly termed, Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction, PPID) is a condition that affects the horse’s hormonal system. In a healthy horse the Hypothalamus and Pituitary gland, which are located in the brain, are responsible for nerve action that promotes the release...
Welsh Section C, Ellie.[/caption] Ellie is a 13.3hh, 19-year-old Welsh Section C pony, who has been owned by Amy Bennett for 10 years. Amy says that Ellie (also known as Fatty!) is still going strong and she accredits this solely to Feedmark’s Extraflex HA with Rosehips. Amy explains: “Roughly thre...
Welsh Section A, Lemonade Pie. Lemonade Pie is a 3-year-old Welsh Section A pony. She stands at 11.1hh, and is owned by Angela Matthews. During the 20 months that Angela has owned Pie, she says “We have played with the Parelli program, she does lots of things on the line and with obstacles”. Pie ha...
Laminitis is a painful swelling of the laminae, the delicate soft tissues that hold the pedal bone in place within the hoof. If these tissues are compromised, the pedal bone is not supported correctly within the foot, which may lead to it sinking or rotating. The consequences ...
Mares are ‘seasonally polyoestrous’, meaning that they have a season in which they are confined to breeding (not all year round), and they cycle several times within this period. The typical breeding season is between May and October but some mares will cycle outside of these months. The main factor...
Kathryn and Glen, at a parade which commemorated the onset of the First World War.[/caption] Glen is a 14-year-old Irish Draught, and is owned by Kathryn Jobber. In February 2013, Glen suffered from a serious accident. Being heavily built, and standing at 17.2hh, his recovery could have been compli...
What are Gastric Ulcers? The horse’s stomach is divided into two sections: a non-glandular ‘squamous region’ and a glandular region. These are separated by a fibrous divide known as the Margo Plicatus. The glandular section is protected by a thick mucus layer, containing glands which secrete active ...
Over the last few weeks I have been living and breathing training: Fantom, Dilmun and myself. We have been so fortunate with the weather for the last two or three weeks that the ground has dried out enabling variety to be introduced into the training regime. Wizard had his first ‘endurance’ outing ...
Kitty, with her foal Zebedee when he was 4 months of age.[/caption] Kitty is a 15.1hh, 9-year-old Cob, who has been owned for the last two and a half years by Sue Riley. Sue bought Kitty in August of 2012, and at that point her temperament was lovely. She later found out that Kitty was in foal, and...
2015 is my second year of young riders and I hope to go one better than my first reserve spot from 2014 by being selected for the Europeans in Poland later in the year. I'm also hoping to qualify for the U25 National Championships which are held at Bramham Park at the beginning of June. With 13 hors...
