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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.