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New Year’s resolution – trot on!

IT IS official then; horse riding is really good for you!

The A-Z of countryside access!

WELL it’s meant to be, in the world of access to the countryside, tracks and paths should cater for all multi-use non motorised access including walkers, cyclists, horse riders and disabled.

Why Scotland needs to keep some things and get rid of others!

IT’S been a period of the three Rs in BHS Scotland as we try to encourage ragwort control, learn all about rights of way and plan an autumn of constructive and educational recreation as we organise our round of 13 agms!

The many horrors of having a horse

BHS Scotland enjoyed a bumper Highland show with over 100 new members joining and many old friends renewing their memberships, the stand was its usual buzz of sociability and laughter and mountains of educational literature was distributed.

Think globally while acting locally

THE NEWS that the high impact equine disease, dourine, has appeared in Italy after a long absence from the European Union should act as a heads up to every horse owner because if Europe cannot defend itself against infectious and fatal equine disease, then how can the UK.

Access, road safety and equine welfare are BHS Scotland’s priorities for the election

POLITICAL PARTY manifestos are weighty tomes filled with promises but well worth a scan before you make your choice on May 5.

MOT for the BHS examinations

ONE OF the most important parts of the BHS has been undergoing a transformation recently, and that is our examinations system.

Here’s to green fields – let’s look after them!

Out with friends a week into the new year and what did we drink to?

Statistics definitely can be boring – until you realise their relevance

Hard facts are often what is needed when it comes to fighting for benefits to the equestrian industry so a large part of a development officer’s life can be spent collecting evidence.

It’s Halloween – but do not be afraid the BHS is acting to protect our equines

BHS Scotland has certainly been living in interesting times for the last month and as a result the development officer (me!) has been behaving like a particularly demented buzzing blue arsed fly.

As BHS shall sow, so shall it reap

Another bumper Blair Horse Trials marked the beginning of the end of the equestrian summer, with BHS looking forward to the Knockhill Horsepower cross country finals nestled in the middle of a busy Scottish hunter trials season.

What is exercising you and are you exercising your horse?

THINGS THAT are exercising the horse world at the moment are various, ranging from ragwort, to hard ground, to equine crime and the fear of equine crime, to concerns about domestic and exotic disease.

It’s a good idea to risk assess your equine’s welfare!

GOOD OLD BHS for taking a snapshot of the ragwort situation during the recent ragwort awareness week (July 12-18 2010) because there is no doubt that even in Scotland land owners and managers are still in some areas getting away with allowing ragwort to spread out of control on land that is adjacent to grazing animals.

Scotland – a country fit for horses!

EARLY JUNE, a beautiful Saturday and what do we meet out walking at the top of the Tarmachan Ridge north of the western end of Loch Tay?

Festival in full swing!

It’s May, it’s madness.

The importance of codes to Scottish horse riders and equine issues in the election

In this lovely dry high pressure of mid April with farmers drilling and spreading fertiliser all around it is exciting to find the going underfoot perfect for riding.

Understanding new transport rules

FOR SEVERAL reasons the emphasis seems to have been on the transportation of equines this month.

Avoiding obesity, ensuring traceability and getting out riding

IT IS getting to that time of the year when the grass starts to grow and with it the risk of laminitis.

BHS declares policy on use of hyperflexion

As the debate over the use of hyperflexion as a training technique continues, The British Horse Society has published its official stance:

Mark Todd! Eric Smiley and cooking oil in the hooves!

The recent big freeze that gripped Scotland was the first time we have experienced a prolonged spell of testing weather since the rise of the livery yard.

Awards presented at BHS agm

AT THE recent agm of BHS Scotland while we were introducing a prospective new range of ‘team clothing’ for Scotland’s registered riding instructors I found myself modelling a beautiful waterproof coat with REGISTERED INSTRUCTOR on the back.

Be fair to your horse and he will maybe be fair with you

Some horses are naturally cleverer than others and it’s also a known fact that horses that live in isolation from other equines tend to crave human attention and form a special bond with their owner.


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