After a hectic competition day, the last thing you want to do is spend ages cooking, but you do have to eat something. You’ve tucked your horse up in a clean fresh bed, watered and fed him and kissed his nose and now you need to think about you. Takeaways are an option but you […]
INTERNATIONAL DRESSAGE STALLION Champion Stallion Catherston Springsteen – Stockbridge, Hampshire Stud Fee £500 British Sports Horse Register 1999 Graded with SHB-GB & BWBS 16.2hh Chestnut with 9 & 1/4 Inches of bone Catherston Springsteen is perhaps one of the most exciting horses Catherston Stud has bred to date. He is an eye-catching horse with tremendous […]
Horse Scout has a great website for buyers and sellers alike. The sales and professional pages are full of information and clear to read. This makes it so much easier for both buyers and sellers. Having all relevant information sorted into categories make it easy to make informed choices when looking at the horses form […]
“Change up to trot” is widely quoted in the horse magazines this week. This is a fundamental strength in a good rider, always thinking ‘forward’. Key to good riding is using your core; Horse Scout has Top Tips for core strength below. If you look at a horse who is travelling well he will always […]
Carl Hester MBE has hit the headlines in a big way with talk of his imminent retirement from competition and although he has retweeted the Horse & Hounds story he has not made a public comment. What’s tough on riders with such high profiles like Carl is that everything they say is spun into even the […]
If Professional riders are the backbone of the sports horse industry then Talented Amateur Riders are the muscle. In every sector of the British Equine Industry there are talented amateur riders producing and competing against the professional riders who make their living in their industry. Horse and Hound have recently featured an array of well […]
The science behind the need to warm up your horse (and yourself) properly. Understanding how a horses performance can be adversely affected by a build up of lactic acid will help a rider adjust his schooling techniques to minimize the effect this has on performance. The Horse and Hound ran a very interesting article this […]
Insider talk on top judges tips for what she wants to see in a riding horse and the way it goes, how it looks and most importantly (especially for the judge) how it rides. When watching the ‘go round’ judges look for a horse which is walking with a long and easy stride, covering the […]
Looking at loosening up muscles, joints and your horses mind. When you have mounted your horse allow him to walk off on a soft low rein with a loose contact and encourage him to stretch forward and long in his neck. This stretches the ‘nuchal ligament’ which runs from his pole to his withers and […]
Malcolm Aitken runs a small competition yard in Medstead where he trains a small group of Show Jumping horses from first shows to Foxhunter level. Malcolm is looking for owners who are keen to support a very consistent professional reach the next level. Malcolm currently has a very exciting string of horses and is looking forward […]
