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War Horse Statue – Chatsworth House (UK)
We love visiting Chatsworth House and to absorb the views of the rolling hills of the Derbyshire Dales are stunning no matter what season. It is delightful to stroll around one of the finest country houses with its immaculate landscaped gardens. Inside house is in all its grandeur with priceless art, antique furniture, and gilded rooms
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Happy Horse Training
Regular Contributors and sisters Gabrielle and Camille Dareau from Happy Horse Training have a fantastic selection of e-books available online. See some info on them below and click the links to go to their web to purchase! We highly recommend them! Happy Horse Training eBooks offer information of an unusual quality and clarity. They are founded on a holistic philosophy, putting the horse’s well-being first and foremost. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The Gymnastic Rider A Truly Practical Guide To Posture-Based Riding This eBook from Happy Horse Training is the product of an in-depth study of the gymnastic interaction between horse and…
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Q & A: Chronic Sinus – Equine
Q & A – Health – Chronic Sinus- Equine Questions answered by Cath McDowell – Herbalist at www.mcdowellsherbal.com Q: My mare Lucy, is a 22 year old OTTB. She presented in October of 2012 with unilateral nasal drainage, light yellow in colour and very pungent. I treated with 10 days of TMP/SMZ. It seemed to clear up the infection, but Lucy always had some small amount of nasal drainage. When she presented again in December with the same symptoms, only bilaterally, we treated again with TMP/SMZ. Both times it seemed to clear up the infection. In February 2013, she presented once again with similar symptoms, only now its bilateral drainage. At this point…
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Photo Tutorial – What is Depth of Field ?
Depth of Field? what the heck is that? This is the response I initially get when I first start to explain it! In a nutshell, Depth of Field (DOF)is the area that is IN focus in your photo! The blurry bit is the ‘out of focus bits’ Look at picture 1, and you can see this demonstrated.
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15 fantastic horse clipping Tips
In Australia, we are just sweltering in the heat, and this is not unusual for our summer, but we still a couple more months left to get through!! The days are long, and the heat beats down on us and we can escape inside to air-conditioning but what about our poor horses?? Time to get out those clippers and give them some relief!! Below are some helpful tips from our latest issue of the magazine (Issue 18). In these photos, we used Heiniger clippers and loved them! We recommended you go and have a look at what they have if you don't own a pair of clippers. Without a doubt…
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Golegã 2014 Horse Fair – Portugal
Ever heard of the sleepy little township of Golegã in Portugal? Golegã awakens every November for about a week when it becomes the destination for many Lusitano horse owner/breeder in the country. This fair is not a new thing as has taken place since the 18th century thus Golegã is known as Capital do Cavalo (horse capital). And Golegã is engulfed by these festivities each day and long into the nights!We have been bringing you photos of this fair for the past two years and 2014 in the magazine and now it was our time to go and see for ourselves. We thought we knew what to expect but was…
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Best Travel Boots
Recently Patty and I embarked on a working holiday to Europe and, of course, many horses and stud farms were on the schedule. Before travelling I tried to have a good look at any reviews or recommendations on what shoes or boots were best and really couldn’t find too much out there. So we decided we would road test or travel test two riding boots on our trip. I packed two pairs of shoes, 1. A jogger style shoe (fearing that maybe the boots might not hold up to some of our days in the big cities where a large amount of walking would be involved, also thought might be…
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Horse Statues From Around The World – Marble Arch (London)
Travelling around UK and Europe there are so many different magnificent horse statues and we were curious ourselves on why and how they came to be there. In a series of blogs, we will introduce the different one we came across. Hope you enjoy learning as we are.
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Hengstend Keuring – 8-9-10 January 2015
Hengstend Keuring - 8-9-10 January 2015
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Hoof & Contact
In issue 18 Lou Verwey from Capricorn has written an excellent article on the contact of the horse's hoof and the effect on the different surfaces. If you are planning on building an arena or you have one it is very important on what surface you put down.
