Coming up in the next issue of Your Horse – on sale on Thursday.

By Hilary Scott

General news

31 October 2008 15:53

Now the dark nights are here, it’s harder to get out and about on your horse – but it’s a great opportunity to curl up with the latest copy of Your Horse, and plan all the things you are going to do with your horse.

If you’re looking to improve your riding – and let’s face it most of us are – we’ve got great features on common rider errors – and how to solve them in a weekend; Malcolm Holtshausen continues his schooling series, this time showing you how to get engagement and impulsion, so vital to competition success; while Chris Bartle helps one rider get the better of her nerves riding cross-country.

On the subject of confidence, we look at how to overcome everything from a twinge of apprehension to paralysing anxiety, whether out hacking or in competition, to make sure you and your horse enjoy yourselves to the full.

As it’s getting colder, and wetter, we thought this would be a great time to look at some of the fabulous new jackets out there for riders, so if you’re in the market for a winter jacket you won’t want to miss our buyers’ guide. Our gear section is packed full of information – the Big Test looks at a wide variety of stirrups, there’s a mini guide to stock pins and the Big Read investigates treeless saddles.

PLUS all the usual features, loads of answers to your questions, readers’ inspiring stories, and great competitions and giveaways.