Horse Scout Blogger nearly missed the boat with this one: A not-to-be-missed opportunity for those looking to begin or develop their dressage career, the scheme is aimed at young professionals aged 18 – 25 with grants on offer ranging from £4000 for the winner to £100 for runner ups! U25s, are you looking to build […]
Is your head in the clouds? Do you dream about being there? Follow your Passion and work in the Horse Racing Industry. As we sat and watched Many Clouds win the Grand National a few days ago those people in the industry are more than aware that it is the culmination of a huge number […]
Horse Scout Blogger has just seen the H&H article about Event rider Dani Evans who has told H&H she has had to shut down her yard after an outbreak of strangles was confirmed last month (27 February). What a disaster for her and her owners. My sympathies go out to them all. I hope that […]
“A good teacher is a master of simplification and an enemy of simplism.” (Louis A. Berman) is the quote of the day on Luke Barbour-Davies Professional Bio. How true says Horse Scout Blogger. A man after my own heart. The team Motto of Team LBD Dressage HQ based at Chailey Stud Equestrian Centre in North […]
Its hardly making headlines today but it should. We are helping build in redundancy of effective measures by arbitrarily worming horses rather than worming as and when necessary. So in the spring test your horses for Tapeworm and FEC for redworm and ascarids. It is big news though that 81% of worming strategies not effective in […]
Encouraging your horse to use his shoulder effectively when jumping. Working with a professional Show Jumper in a training session to improve your horses jumping mechanics could easily involve particular techniques to encourage a better use of the shoulder, says Horse Scout Blogger. These techniques teach your horse to produce a better bascule, and therefore, […]
Bitting your horse is not to be taken lightly. It is really important to understand how a bit functions in your horses mouth. Lets start simple with snaffles. Horse Scout Blogger was watching some babies out on their first competitive outing yesterday…. I love it, all starey eyed and long legs!! (well some of them […]
Exactly what is going on when you apply heating or cooling gels to your horses legs? Horse Scout Blogger was watching the BBC’s The Truth about your Medicine cabinet last night. Some very interesting items indeed. However what caught my attention was the report on the use of topical muscle liniments to reduce reaction to […]
Yesterday Horse Scout Blogger spotted that you could get a free class ticket on the British Dressage facebook page but “What are class tickets?” By buying a class ticket, you can enter one British Dressage class without being a member or having a registered horse. You can use class tickets to compete and will be […]
4 Young Riders horses: some excellent choices for competitive teenagers on Horse Scouts Horses For Sale Listings. Take a look at these: SOX near Burnham a 10 year old Chestnut Sports horse gelding., 10 years, 15.2 hands Has evented up to BE100 +, with numerous placing’s and wins Nearly always in the 20’s at BE, […]
