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Is turnout the best option?

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Your Horse, 17 March 2011 10:42

If you’ve spent the past few months in horse drudgery mode, forking muck into a wheelbarrow and suffering through yet another rocket-propelled hack on a tense, stablekept horse, you’ll be inching towards spring and its increased turnout time with a delirious grin.  Ask anyone who’s tried to keep a stabled horse entertained and they’ll tell you it’shard work all the ...

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Finding the brakes

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Your Horse, 04 February 2011 17:36

Tim tells Rachel to bring Ed over the cross-pole he’s set up. “I want you to bring him into the fence in a nice steady canter and then ride to a halt on the other side.” As Rachel turns the corner to the fence, Ed is rapidly gathering pace. “You’re going too fast,” Tim says. “Steady him up.” Ed is ...

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Buy from a dealer - Case Study 1 - Cassie's hunt for a horse

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Your Horse, 24 January 2011 11:52

Cassie (not her real name) had a beloved horse she’d brought on from a six-year old and ridden for 12 years. When he had to be put down she decided to search for a new friend. With a very clear idea of what she was looking for, Cassie took to the roads, viewing horses for sale for several months. “I’d ...

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The role of nutrition

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Your Horse, 18 October 2010 09:39

When it comes to keeping contentment levels high and fizz levels low, it’s essential to remember that exercise and diet are two halves of the same equation. "Stabling 24/7 and irregular exercise due to poor weather over the winter months are likely to mean that your horse is much fresher next time you ride," says Dengie nutritionist Tracey Hammond. "Although ...

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Competition Groom

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Your Horse, 28 September 2010 16:31

Zanie Tanswell was Pippa Funnell’s head girl for four years and is a former Groom of the Year. She’s now based with international event rider Chris King and manages a team of competition horses ranging from raw novices to top-level eventers. How does Zanie guard against the development of stereotypies in a busy yard? "Our horses are turned out a ...

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Research into Vices

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Your Horse, 28 September 2010 16:27

Risk Factors Daniel Mills, professor of biological sciences at the University of Lincoln and a leading international authority on animal behaviour problems, believes that it’s important to assess each behaviour in isolation. "It’s not an advantage to muddle them all together with one single cause," he says. "The word ‘vice’ has been used as blanket description to cover all horses ...

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Views and problems on your yard

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Your Horse, 28 September 2010 11:43

This is what you’ve been telling us: I’m shocked and appalled at the behaviour shown on livery yards and, I’m sorry to say it, but I think it’s because it’s a female dominated hobby. My sister and I have been relentlessly victimised and bullied by others on the yard. I’m at the point where I get up half an hour ...

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Give others breathing space

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Your Horse, 28 September 2010 11:35

So, strong management and clear rules are one way forward to avoiding confrontation in the yard. Where space and facilities permit, however, freedom and flexibility can be another peace-keeping solution. Billow Farm Livery in Gloucestershire was a 300-acre working farm including a small livery yard, but over the last 10 years has devoted more and more of its resources to ...

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Real life case study

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Your Horse, 28 September 2010 11:32

Terri Hill has run Hill Livery at Ridings Farm near Bristol for 18 years. There are a limited number of DIY boxes available, but the majority of the yard is run on a full livery basis, a factor which Terri believes helps avoid many of the usual political pitfalls. "I’ve been running the yard since I was 18 and those ...

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Jealousy and Bullies

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Your Horse, 28 September 2010 11:25

"It may be helpful to remember horses are an expensive pastime. It’s also a competitive game and easy to make people jealous without necessarily trying or realising it," says Midgie Thompson"If you accept this may be the case and take steps to prevent it, such as being open, friendly and helpful towards others in the yard (or on the competition ...

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