Don’t freewheel …Freestyle instead 1. Know your horse’s ideal BPM (beats per minute) 2. The average horse has the following BPM: • Walk 90-106 BPM • Trot 138-160 BPM • Canter 96-108 BPM 3. Pick music that matches your horse’s BPM within 4-6 BPM range. (For example if your dressage horse has a canter of […]
View our exceptional stallion at stud Timolin here Timolin is an elegant, light-footed stallion of exceptional quality showing outstanding paces with a lot of athleticism as is shown in his jumping ability. Heads turn where ever he walks with him eluding presence and natural self-carriage. He is thought to be a refining sire and is […]
Perfect British Riding Pony Stallion Littledale Bright Star Graded with the Sports Pony Studbook Society Littledale Bright Star breeds up to height, introducing quality and movement to all his stock. He has been described as a “supremely talented horse in a ponies’ body”.Littledale Bright Star has competed in BSJA, but due to the lack of […]
Lauren Shannon …writes her professional rider profile I am a British Event Rider, specialising in producing horses from youngsters all the way to four star and mentoring riders. I have represented Team GB at Young Rider level with a European gold medal in 2006 and finished 2nd, 3rd, 4th (twice) and 6th in National under-21 […]
Making your horse your best friend Mutual grooming is an excellent way to bond with your horse. Obviously you don’t need to use your teeth! You can use a dandy or body brush! When horses are turned out together it is often possible to find two horses mutually grooming each other. This usually involves two […]
Everyone who has ridden a dressage test knows the cold sweat that centre line encourages. Riding a horse in a straight line is easy if you know how to go round in a circle. There’s no need to get dizzy…. get direction Do you manage a close approximation or an accurate set of 4 arcs […]
Another fantastic horse for sale view here 17hh KWPN 2007 gelding with top breeding by Cantos x Burgraaff, competed up to 1.30’s internationally, Got all DC’s for Newcomers 2015 in limited outings, jumping fox, perfect for age classes. 316 points, Pops 1.45 with ease. Has big fluid movement, schooled up to medium, would excel in […]
When it comes to paying attention to each other, it seems that horses are all ears. So if you are looking for a new trainer or a rider who will communicate well with your horse ask about ears! Some horse’men can naturally read a horse, this comes from their long experience in dealing with an […]
Are you thinking of stepping up a notch in endurance riding or perhaps thinking of taking it up? Get the low down on Endurance riding with Bella Fricker Endurance Trainer Endurance riding is gaining in popularity in the horse world but as Endurance GB says it isn’t for the faint hearted, and it isn’t for the […]
All this talk about endurance riding and hacking out safely has sent me off to see about keeping riders in touch when they are off the beaten track…or indeed out in the fields and in trouble. I came across this clever app called “Horse Rider SOS” How does it work? The concept is simple. Before […]
