Equestrian Life August 2017 Issue

Issue 266 August 2017 | £2.80 

East midlands & the northern counties’ best equestrian monthly magazine by far! 

Is Your 

Horse Fit 

Enough? 

Introducing 

EStride 

Getting 

back 

in the 

Saddle 

with 

Clavi Brace 

WIN 

tickets 

to Horse of the 

Year Show 

LOCAL RIDERS 

SHINE AT 

HARTPURY 

SEIB RDA 

SEARCH FOR 

A STAR 

PLUS 

Riders out in 

force for 

Ripley Riders 

Platinum Show 

THE SUN SHINES 

ON LAXTON 

SHOW AND 

GYMKHANA

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DEAR READERS…. 

By the time you read this either the Equestrian 

Life Championships will be underway or will 

have just finished. Who will be our Supremes I 

wonder? 

We have run these Championships for 16 years 

now and continue to get a loyal following every 

year but I am sure given the number of shows 

popping up with ‘Championship’ style approaches it is 

becoming increasingly confusing as a competitor where to attend. 

We all have limited budgets so what are your criteria generally for entering 

events – would love to hear your views? Is it cost, distance, classes, 

location, venue, qualified, no need to qualify, or something else? 

Outside of the Equestrian Life Champs, here’s hoping our region’s 

competitors put in a great performance at The Royal Welsh and Royal 

International; we shall be following the news and hope to bring you their 

results either online or in print. 

We love to see new products and innovative ideas. This month, we share 

three new launches with you. The Clavi Brace, a revolutionary idea to assist 

in the speedy recovery of broken bones; Estride, to help you gauge and 

improve your horses’ fitness, and Apt Cavalier, a new clothing range from 

a young design graduate from Scotland. Please take a moment to read all 

about them in this month’s issue. 

Zoe 

ZOE BATESON, EDITOR 

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Is Your 

Horse Fit 

Enough? 

Introducing 

EStride 

I sue 266 August 2017 

Getting 

back 

in the 

Saddle 

with 

Clavi Brace 

PLUS 

Riders out in 

force for 

Ripley Riders 

Platinum Show 

THE SUN SHINES 

ON LAXTON 

SHOW AND 

GYMKHANA 

WIN 

tickets 

to Horse of the 

Year Show 

LOCAL RIDERS 

SHINE AT 

HARTPURY 

SEIB RDA 

SEARCH FOR 

A STAR 

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This month in 

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6 Valegro to perform 

at Festival of British 

Eventing 

7 Willbery Wonder Pony 

goes to Olympia 

8 Winning Ways at 

Stubbing Court 

12 Trafford Photography 

Studio Launch 

40 NEW LAUNCH: Apt 

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56 Diary dates 

62 Competition entry 

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63 Stockists Directory and 

Suppliers 

Features 

10 NEW LAUNCH: 

Introducing the Clavi 

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14 Get the look with the 

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16 NEW LAUNCH: Is My 

Horse Fit Enough? 

Estride for horse 

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18 Horses Inside Out 

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26 Photizo : Using Modern 

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36 A successful breeding 

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Dressage superstar Valegro 

to parade at The Festival of 

British Eventing 

The world’s greatest ever dressage horse will be making 

a ‘star’ appearance at The Festival of British Eventing, 

Gatcombe Park on Sunday, 6 August. Valegro who 

has risen to a celebrity status far beyond any other 

horse in recent history will be parading in hand to 

give his fans an opportunity to soak up his electrifying 

presence. He officially retired in an emotional send-off 

at Olympia, the London International Horse Show in 

December 2016 and since then has been making special 

appearances at events around the country – which he 

loves! 

Visitors to The Festival on Sunday 6 August will 

also have the chance to meet Valegro in his stable 

by the main arena. So, don’t miss out on the perfect 

opportunity to ‘pat’ the dressage superstar and even 

pose for a ‘selfie’ with him. 

Book your tickets now and look forward to an excellent 

weekend at The Festival of British Eventing at Gatcombe 

Park in Gloucestershire. Visit www.gatcombe-horse.co.uk 

SAMPSON HITS THE 

HIGH NOTES AGAIN 

“A brilliant trainer 

competing at world-class 

level – it’s a huge privilege 

to attend,” said an 

attendee at international 

showjumper Matthew 

Sampson’s latest exclusive 

Masterclass for Stubbing 

Court Training Ltd 

(SCT)’s apprentices and 

employers. 

International showjumper 

Matthew Sampson, who 

made the headlines 

recently for “singing his 

way” into an invitation 

to compete at Bolesworth 

and who won Hickstead’s 

Speed Derby last month, 

has always been a great 

supporter of Stubbing 

Court Training Ltd (SCT)’s 

equine Apprenticeship 

programme, and is 

currently employing three 

SCT apprentices at his own 

yard. 

His second SCT 

Masterclass of the year, 

at Parklands EC near 

Sheffield on 14 July, 

was another “hit”. He 

taught 10 groups of SCT 

apprentices and employers 

of varying standards and 

experience, and every 

single one finished with 

broad smiles. 

Sampson said: “It was 

another great day working 

with the Stubbing Court 

Training Ltd team. It’s 

brilliant to see all the 

riders enjoying their day 

and improving. The SCT 

scheme is a wonderful 

opportunity for young, 

enthusiastic equestrians to 

further their careers, and 

I cannot recommend SCT 

highly enough.” 

SCT is Britain’s leading 

provider of apprentices to 

the equestrian industry. 

The apprenticeship 

scheme offers young 

people the chance to learn 

in a hands-on, constructive 

way while gaining a 

valuable qualification – 

and earning a wage. SCT’s 

outstanding contacts 

within the industry mean 

that their apprentices and 

employers gain unique 

access to training with the 

best riders and coaches, 

which is both inspirational 

and encourages higher and 

higher standards. 


Photo (left to right): Emily Watson, 

Jess Chapman, Madison Ellis, Holly 

Veitch and Mollie Harvey. 

CFHS Pony Club Members 

shine at the Area and Zone 

Games Competitions 

The Cumberland Farmers’ 

Hunt (South) Games Team 

qualified for the Northern 

Zone Final’s after a 

spectacular second place at 

the Area 2 event in April. 

As a warm up for the 

Zone Final’s the team 

competed at the Bramham 

International Horse Trials 

against other branches 

from Morpeth, Tynedale, 

Bramham, Badswarth 

and York & Ainsty. They 

had two fantastic days of 

competition coming 5th, 

4th and 3rd. The team of 

Holly Veitch on Bubbles, 

Jess Chapman on Khan, 

Madison Ellis on Paddy, 

Emily Watson on Harry 

and Mollie Harvey on 

Moses, then went onto the 

Northern Zone Final’s and 

competed against 13 teams 

from all over the North 

of England, Scotland and 

Ireland. The winner or 

the Zones takes one of the 

converted places at Horse 

of the Year Show, which is 

held each year at the NEC 

in Birmingham. 

Eglinton Branch of The 

Pony Club from Scotland 

took this honour with 

Morpeth coming a 

close 2nd. CFHS came 

a fantastic 6th. CFHS 

also took 3rd place in the 

‘Tack and Turnout’. After 

a shaky start they them 

made five finals coming 

second in two; the very 

technical ‘Litter Race’ 

where each rider has to 

pick up a plastic bottle 

from the floor with a stick 

and transport the bottle 

to a bin all at a very fast 

gallop and also the ‘Five 

Flag Race’ where each 

rider takes a flag, gallops 

to the end of the arena 

places the flag in a cone 

and picks up another flag 

to hand to the next rider. 

Their other finals came in 

the Pole Race, Tack Box 

and Pryamid. The team 

will carry on training in 

the hope of picking up 

one of the two remaining 

HOYS places which are 

decided at the Pony Club 

Championships in August 

at Cholmondeley Castle. 

In preparation for this 

they will be competing the 

Lowther Show on August 

12th and 13th. Team 

Trainer Fiona Veitch will 

be perfecting techniques at 

the next practices before 

these championships. 

97th Flintham & District Ploughing 

Match & Agricultural Show 

Light Horse 

Section 

28th September 2017 

to be held at 

Sibthorpe, Newark, 

Nottinghamshire, NG23 5PN 

by kind permission of Mr R Burton and Mr I Montgomerie 

Classes include: 

Open Cob, Open Riding Horse, Hunters, Ladies Show 

Horse, Coloureds, Working Hunter 

Lighthorse Enquiries to : 

Mrs E Lewis , 11 Cranwell Close Kirton in Lindsey 

Gainsborough , Lincs, DN21 4PY 

Tel 07760103736 (no calls after 8.30pm please) 

www.flinthamploughingmatch.co.uk 

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Hannah’s Willberry Wonder Pony To Be 

Official Charity At Olympia, The London 

International Horse Show 2017 

Olympia, The London International 

Horse Show is delighted to announce 

Hannah’s Willberry Wonder Pony as 

the event’s official charity for 2017. 

Founded by the late Hannah Francis, 

a successful young event rider, when 

diagnosed with a rare bone cancer, 

the charity aims to support vital 

research into osteosarcoma, together 

with granting Willberry’s Wishes 

to seriously ill people with the aim 

of enriching their lives through 

equestrian experiences. Hannah 

was so touched by the generosity of 

many in the equestrian world who 

allowed her to do likewise, and was 

determined to be able to do the same 

for others. 

Supporting Hannah’s legacy, the 

charity has continued to grow and 

capture the hearts of the equestrian 

community, raising £750,000 in public 

donations within a year of becoming 

an official charity. 

The charity has received an 

extraordinary amount of support from 

the equestrian world, particularly the 

Dressage and Eventing community, 

including Olympic Dressage star 

and charity patron, Carl Hester, and 

International Eventer, Ben Hobday. 

Hobday completed the cross-country 

phase of Badminton Horse Trials in 

2016 accompanied by the charity 

mascot, Willberry. Kitty King is the 

charity’s third patron and has been 

immensely supportive. 

Organisers of Olympia, The London 

International Horse Show, are proud 

to be supporting such a fantastic 

charity that is cherished by so many 

riders, and equestrian fans alike. The 

partnership will help raise the profile 

to a greater audience, and reach the 

hearts of many more. 

Show producer, Simon Brookes-Ward 

said: “Hannah’s Willberry Wonder 

Pony is a great charity that has drawn 

together so many through a common 

interest. We hope that the partnership 

can benefit this cause greatly, not only 

through increased awareness, but also 

in terms of fundraising and granting 

Willberry’s Wishes.” 

Charity trustee, Miles Toulson- 

Clarke, said: “Working with Olympia 

is an important opportunity for us 

to be able to connect with the wider 

equestrian audience, extending to 

the Show Jumping world. Hannah 

would be simply amazed to see the 

prominence her charity has achieved 

and this partnership will enable us to 

continue growing in order to support 

those like Hannah, and to further the 

support of vital research.” 

To find out how to donate to 

Hannah’s Willberry Wonder Pony or 

to purchase tickets please visit www. 

olympiahorseshow.com or telephone box 

office on 0871 230 5580. 

Bartle Wows At SCTs ‘Winning Ways’ Seminar 

The eventing world’s “man of the moment”, 

Christopher Bartle, gave an exceptional 

presentation at Stubbing Court Training Ltd 

(SCT)’s second “Winning Ways” seminar on 

Wednesday, 28 June at the Van Dyk Hotel, 

Chesterfield. 

Christopher, the new coach to the British 

eventing team, spoke on a subject close 

to his heart: “What makes an outstanding 

coaching session?” His talk was one of four 

superb presentations at the seminar for 

Chesterfield-based training company SCT’s 

apprentices and employers. 

Christopher was followed by an excellent 

discussion by Lewis Smith MRCVS, a partner at Rossdales 

Veterinary Surgeons, on airway problems in horses. 

And after lunch, the British Equestrian Federation’s 

Richard Waterhouse gave a fascinating talk on using 

social media marketing to promote a business. The day 

concluded a session on employment law and health and 

safety by Clive Oliver of Peninsula. 

“This really was an amazing opportunity 

to learn from world-class professionals 

who are passionate about sharing their 

knowledge,” said SCT’s Belinda Turner. 

“The feedback from those who attended 

has been brilliant – everyone went away 

feeling inspired and having learnt a lot. We 

are grateful to Christopher, Lewis, Richard 

and Clive for fitting us into their very busy 

schedules.” 

One attendee noted: “SCT gives both its 

apprentices and its staff such incredible 

access to people like Christopher and Lewis, 

who are at the very top of their game.” 

The “Winning Ways” seminar is part of the leading 

equestrian training company’s commitment to providing 

its associates with the best opportunities to learn from 

the top professionals in the horse world and is in addition 

to SCT’s celebrated Masterclass Series. 


14 - 17 September 2017 | Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire 

23 championships at one venue, four days of dressage heaven! 

Be part of the drama of the occasion as over 500 of the nation’s most gifted competitors 

and their horses gather for battle at the 62 nd annual National Dressage Championships. 

Nationals Pavilion 

Watch all of the action from the comfort 

of the Nationals Pavilion area. Relax and 

enjoy the social occasion of the 

Championships alongside the main arena 

Sensational Shopping 

From dressage essentials and canine 

must-haves to discovering a bargain or 

splurging on an indulgence, with over 80 

trade stands there’s something for 

everyone at the Nationals! 

Laura Tomlinson Master Class 

European, World and Olympic medallist 

Laura Tomlinson MBE is back to let us in 

on her top tips and dressage secrets in 

Saturday and Sunday’s LeMieux 

Master Class. Holding the record for the 

youngest British Dressage National 

Champion, Laura’s training 

is built on classic principles 

instilled by her father, 

Wilfried Bechtolsheimer. 

Tickets start from just £14, with discounts for members of 

British Dressage, Pony Club and Riding Club, plus children 

under six go free! 

For more information head over to: 

www.bdchampionships.com 

Southwell Ploughing 

Match & Show 

Kirklington | NG22 8NX 

30th September 2017 

2017 main ring attraction 

Little Imps 

Motorcycle Display Team 

Admission - On the gate ticket prices Adults £10.00 

Children (under 14) free of charge Advance ticket prices 

(Will be available from 1st August) Adults £8.00 

Download a schedule at 

www.southwellploughingmatch.co.uk 


eventing 

Tina braced herself for 

early return to action 

Injured Nottinghamshire event rider Tina Canton is putting her early 

return to competition down to a game-changing orthopaedic body 

brace and arm protector. 

Just three weeks after a 

punishing rotational fall 

on 3rd June left her with 

a badly broken collarbone, 

she was back in the saddle 

riding ten horses a day and 

planning to compete within 

five weeks of her accident. 

And that’s exactly what she 

achieved, turning out three 

horses at Buckminster Park 

on 8/9 July. 

She went through dressage, 

show jumping and cross 

country with two entries 

and then withdrew her 

third ride after dressage. 

None were in the ribbons 

but for Tina the weekend 

was a winner! “Just to 

be back competing was 

absolutely brilliant,” she 

said. 

“I would say that’s a 

fortnight quicker than 

I would otherwise have 

dared. I am immensely 

grateful to have found this 

brace and I can thoroughly 

recommend it. 

She chose to get her 

fracture surgically plated 

after painful experience of 

ignoring a previous break. 

Her other collarbone, 

fractured 25 years, became 

deformed and has resulted 

in a weakened and painful 

shoulder. 

“I learned my lesson the 

hard way and decided 

straightaway that I wanted 

to get this fracture operated 

on,” said Tina of Tinderbox 

Sport Horses. 

But it’s the support, safety 

and security she got from 

the ClaviBrace gilet brace – 

championed by top surgeon 

Professor Angus Wallace 

- that she says has speeded 

her return to action. 

She’s also the first 

person to wear the same 

manufacturer’s new 

breakthrough ‘Bayley 

Upper-armour’ shoulder 

protector - named after Mr 

Ian Bayley, the shoulder 

surgeon specialist who 

designed it. 

It attaches to and works 

with the gilet to control 

the arm within an active 

but safe range, preventing 

movement which could 

potentially damage the 

shoulder. 

Her fall at Little Downham 

provided the highs and 

lows of the sport. Riding 

high after a first day 

intermediate section win 

with Just a Game, Tina 

set out cross country 

on a novice ride full of 

confidence. 

At the second element of 

a fairly straightforward 

obstacle her horse simply 

never took off, chested 

the fence and turned over, 

falling on Tina. “I woke 

up in the ambulance on a 

spinal board,” says Tina. 

The result was a sore 

head, ribs and hip and a 

collarbone with multiple 

fractures. 

With a yard full of horses, 

staff to co-ordinate and her 

horsebox business to run, 

she was keen to get back 

riding and opted to have 

the fracture plated. 

She was operated on within 

a week and now bears a 

handsome scar to prove 

it. Plating the splintered 

collarbone meant the repair 

was fragile and, under 

normal circumstances, 

would be followed by eight 

weeks in a sling. 

Not for Tina. “Wearing the 

ClaviBrace meant I didn’t 

have to wear a sling and 

Photo courtesy of Denis King 

it took the gamble of any 

set-backs away for me”, she 

said. 

“It makes me feel safe and 

gave me the confidence 

to get back in the saddle 

sooner. The way it’s 

designed holds you from 

the hips through your back 

to your shoulders, and it 

looks just like a normal 

waistcoat, only more 

stylish. 

“I wear the gilet and arm 

protector anytime I go near 

a horse.” 

“I am on the yard before 

my girls arrive, so I need to 

be able to tack up. The arm 

guard allows me enough 

movement to get a bridle 


Wearing the 

ClaviBrace meant 

I didn’t have to wear 

a sling and it took 

the gamble of any 

set-backs away 

for me 

on, for instance, without 

fear of going too far and 

dislodging anything.” 

Tina is no stranger to 

injury. As well as the early 

collarbone break, she 

suffered a freak fall two 

years from a young horse 

(“a four year old who didn’t 

like a puddle and turned 

itself inside out”). 

Falling awkwardly left her 

with a tibia plateau fracture 

- basically a dislocated 

knee and the femur going 

through her tibia! 

She had two weeks 

in Queens Med, two 

operations and intensive 

rehabilitation - including 

a visit to Oaksey House in 

Lambourn, the specialist 

rehab facility managed by 

the Injured Jockeys Fund. 

“I went on their zerogravity 

machine they 

have there. They have an 

amazing mentality. Never 

think you cannot get back 

on a horse,” Tina said. 

She also had access 

to a mechanical horse 

at Nottingham Trent 

University, where she has 

taught equine students for 

17 years, was ‘cantering’ 

within three weeks and 

back riding five months 

later. 

“I was determined to think 

my way through this latest 

injury.” 

“When you get injured, 

you tend to curl up 

into the foetal position 

psychologically. What 

ClaviBrace has done is 

get my head back up, feel 

confident and better able 

to get back to normal. 

Tina is now recommending 

the gilet to her pupils as a 

clever way to enhance their 

riding posture, both at her 

Newark yard and to her 

students at Brackenhurst. 

She is a fan of how it 

stabilises the pelvis, aligns 

the spine and strengthens 

the shoulders – delivering 

the core strength that all 

riders need. 

ClaviBrace was developed 

by rider and Angel Med 

managing director Barbara 

Thompson, with the 

help of leading surgeons, 

after she broke her own 

collarbone. 

Her gilet brace has key 

hidden components which 

combine to elongate a 

broken collarbone, stop 

pain and stabilise the 

fracture to encourage 

better quality, faster 

natural healing. 

Barbara said: “We have had 

fantastic results with those 

who don’t want or need 

surgery and I am delighted 

to see now how we can 

also help those who, for 

different reasons, choose 

or are recommended to 

have their fracture plated.” 

ClaviBrace is patent 

protected and 

trademarked. It can be 

fitted at Angel Med’s 

Grantham manufacturing 

base, at the Corby Glen 

Market Cross medical 

practice, and through 

physio Helen Lavelle in 

Cambridge or at the Spine 

Plus specialist clinic at 136 

London’s Harley Street. 

www.angelmed.co.uk 

barbara.thompson@ 

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Trafford 

Studio 

Now 

Open 

The brainchild of 

Trudy Trafford, 

horse and animal 

owners can now take 

their favourite animal to 

a specially devised studio 

to create that unique shot 

that will be loved and 

enjoyed for years to come. 

is easy to find with ample 

parking for lorries and 

trailers. Trudy and her 

team are on-hand to help 

your horse or pony settle 

in the indoor environment 

and nothing is rushed 

to ensure they get that 

perfect shot. 

If you are tempted to book 

for yourself or even as a gift, 

you can reach Trudy direct 

on Facebook , via email at 

mail@traffordphotography. 

co.uk or www. 

traffordphotography.co.uk 

Equestrian was delighted 

to be invited to the 

launch on Friday 14th 

July, which was formally 

opened by a well-known 

rider, instructor, trainer 

and competitor from the 

region, Sam York. 

Based on the outskirts of 

Nottingham, the studio 

You can have a photo of 

just your horse or you 

can be in the shot too. 

Brochures are available to 

give you more information 

on what’s on offer but 

Trudy has years of 

experience to advise and 

make sure you get just the 

right shot. 

Guests looking at the gallery 

The Team 

The big reveal with special guest, Sam York 


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EQUITHÈME, the leaders 

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their team and the search 

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win £1,000 worth of gear. 

Whether you are a show 

jumper, event rider or 

dressage maestro, the 

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In France, the rider team 

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Here in the UK they 

support show jumper 

Laura Robinson and 

have recently welcomed 

Canadian Paralympic 

dressage rider Bert 

Sheffield to the team. 

Said Eric Imiola of 

Equithème: “We are keen 

to support upcoming and 

new talent in the sport, 

and with this sponsorship 

competition, it is a great 

way for us to find our next 

rider. 

“Our ranges are sporty 

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The £1, 000 worth of 

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All you have to do to be in 

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get the look 

Salute With Military Style 

The trinity jacket by british 

tweed designers timothy 

foxx combines exquisite 

attention to detailing, historical 

military influence with a stunning 

amber tweed. 

In the brand’s true eccentric 

design style, this jacket takes a 

fashionable twist classic military 

blazer. The front of the jacket has 

a side buttoned fastening which 

allows the lapel to fold back when 

the top two buttons are undone. 

It features an up standing tweed 

collar which is lined with soft 

corduroy and brass looking blazer 

button detailing. The front is 

fastened with five blazer buttons 

and angled button holes, the 

true functional front jet pockets 

are edged in corduroy and the 

bottom of the front slopes away 

dropping at the back which is a 

flattering length over the bottom. 

the sleeve is slightly lengthened 

to allow the cuff to be folded back 

with an attractive corduroy cuff 

with contrasting blazer buttons. 

It is lined with a pretty baby blue 

viscose lining which is edged in 

navy viscose and contains an 

inside pocket. There is a classic 

double vent at the back of the 

jacket to allow movement and 

to create a lovely shape with the 

back waist band detailing as the 

jacket is shaped to follow your 

curves without being too tight on 

the body. 

Rrp: £345 size 8 - 16 

www.timothyfoxx.co.uk 

01296 423 399 

Summer 

Style 

Take Two! 

These beautiful two-tone bespoke boots from The Spanish 

Boot Company bring together complimenting shades to give 

your footwear a doubly delicious twist this season! 

Part of the brand new ‘La Caballeria Collection’ (Meaning 

‘Cavalry Collection’ in Spanish) these boots celebrate the 

brand’s beautiful range of bespoke boot options. 

Customers can choose from four stunning colour 

combinations and partner with leather sole, flat rubber 

or tread. This stunning boot is finished with a contrast or 

matching tassel for a flash of inspiration! 

Beautiful and bespoke! 

RRP: £265.00. www.thespanishbootcompany.co.uk 


Sumptuous 

suede with an 

equestrian twist... 

...the new Chatsworth from Mackenzie 

& George hits the shelves! 

Mackenzie & George is delighted to welcome 

the new Chatsworth to its collection. This 

stunning suede belt has equestrian detail 

and all of the attributes associated with this British 

brand’s quality pieces. 

The handmade belt will be on the company’s Royal 

Highland Show stand this week and the stand at The 

Game Fair next month too, as well as online. The 

sumptuous suede adds texture, the natural nubuck 

lining gives a soft and luxurious feel, and the buckle 

and fitting are solid brass that has been hand polished 

and lacquered. The Chatsworth is a unique piece that 

is the ideal width for both men and women, 

What A Trilogy! 

The Equetech 3 In 1 Trilogy Jacket offers fashion 

conscious riders two jackets in one clever design. 

Featuring a waterproof, wind resistant outer 

shell, the gorgeous snug full-length quilted jacket also 

features a shorter smart lightweight zip out quilted 

lightweight jacket! 

Designed to be worn in three different ways, the jacket 

can be worn in its entirety or the inner jacket zipped out 

for milder day wear and the outer longer layer for less 

artic weather this winter! 

Featuring other great design details such as snaffle 

zip pulls in Silver, two way zip, storm flap, detachable 

waterproof hood, long zip to back hem of outer jacket for 

use in the saddle. 

A stunning jacket as changeable as our weather! 

Sizes: XS - XL, RRP: £145.95, Colours: Black 

www.equetech.com, 01296 688 966 

“We’re really excited about the Chatsworth,” said 

Melanie Clarihew, joint founder of Mackenzie & 

George. “We have released it in camel, navy and 

black, and we’re looking forward to people’s reaction 

as most of our belts are saddle hide, so this is a bit 

different. It’s still made by us in the UK and uses the 

best materials to ensure it’s durable and stylish. As 

per the other belts in our collection, it also benefits 

from our ‘Built to last’ guarantee against defective 

workmanship or materials.” 

The Chatsworth will be making an appearance 

alongside the company’s new Personalisation and 

Prosecco Station at the Royal Highland, where 

Mackenzie & George is inviting customers who are 

having their new purchases personalised to enjoy a 

few free bubbles before enjoying the rest of the show. 

The Chatsworth Belt has a RRP of £64.99. 

For more information, see www.mackenzieandgeorge. 

com or call 01948 780 734. 


horse fitness 

Is my Horse 

FIT ENOUGH? 

By Victoria Caley, Stride Innovations Limited 

We all know how important 

your horse’s fitness is, but 

what is fitness? There are 

many ways to tell if a horse is fit, how 

long how fast or far the horse can 

go without winding itself, how long 

they can school for or even how many 

jumps they can do per training session. 

The fact is that fitness in horses is 

relative – just like in human athletes. 

If you try and judge a marathon runner 

by their ability to run 100 meters 

then they will not appear fit. It is 

the same with our equine athletes; a 

showjumper is not going to be able 

to complete a 30km endurance ride 

with the same effectiveness as an 

endurance horse. 

When assessing your horse’s fitness 

there are many factors to take into 

account. You want your horse’s 

fitness to match your goal; be it 

hacking, competing or just being able 

to enjoy your horse. Before starting 

fitness work it is a good idea to give 

your horse a health check. Checking 

vaccination and farrier records and 

getting the vet out for a check-up 

would be a good idea – especially with 

an older horse. 

Developing a purpose built 

training programme is a 

very good idea, building 

week on week to 

improve your horse’s 

fitness. You can 

tailor an effective 

plan with your 

trainer – this is 

the first step to 

reaching that 

final goal. You 

want to develop an 

individual plan for 

your horse depending 

on age, current fitness 

level, any previous injuries 

and previous fitness levels. A 

horse who has previously been 

very fit may not take as long to regain 

that fitness. The main aim of a fitness 

plan is to minimise the risk of injury 

and whilst getting to the optimal 

performance for your goal. You 

want to increase your horse’s fitness 

gradually to allow your horse’s body to 

adjust to the increased workload – if 

you move too quickly you increase the 

chance of tissue damage. 

But how do you know if your 

programme is working? Well there 

are many different ways to do this. 

You can keep track of each session 

by hand, how the horse felt through 

the session and how easily the horse 

coped with the session. There are 

other options available. For example, 

phone apps which can track the 

horses speed and movement during 

sessions, logging these keeping 

a record of them for comparison. 

Fitness tracker worn by riders can also 

be used to track sessions but give very 

limited information on the horse’s 

way of going. 

Developing a 

purpose built 

training programme 

is a very good idea, 

building week on 

week to improve 

your horse’s 

fitness 

There is now a new breed of fitness 

tracker – especially for horses; 

with Estride being the newest and 

probably most thorough home Equine 

biomechanics system currently on 

the market. Estride is a rider friendly 

fitness tracker with unique system 

of tracking your riding sessions. It 


British Dressage 

Petplan at Crofton 

Manor 

SEIB RDA from Hartpury 

is designed to help you get the most 

out of each training session with your 

horse. It can measure Training Time, 

Stride Count, Gait Pattern, Session 

Regularity, Horse Stability and Calorie 

Burn for starters. It can even be used 

to help you rehabilitate your horse 

post injury, with early indications of 

stride change. It can give you detailed 

information on each legs movement 

and the horses balance and stability in 

each pace on each rein. 

There is an Estride that would 

suit you; we cater for people of all 

interests, from people who just like 

to hack, up to high level competitors. 

You are an Estrider, because you 

care. You can access the data you 

record anywhere, anytime with their 

MyEstride app, you can compare 

sessions between weeks and months, 

and even between different horses. 

You can even set yourself session 

goals, such as steps taken and time 

spent in each gait – with easy to 

understand charts and pictograms to 

understand what your data is telling 

you. 

So become an Estrider today, visit 

www.estride.store to pre-order now. 

You are an Estrider, because you care. 


health 

Within the body there are 

various types of muscles 

performing a wide variety of 

tasks. There are: 

SMOOTH MUSCLES which function 

automatically and surround all the 

internal tissues and organs. These 

are responsible for pushing food 

through the digestive system and 

are responsible for the physical 

control of the bladder and 

bowel. 

Understanding 

Movement 

MUSCLES 

CARDIAC MUSCLE which 

co-ordinates propulsion 

of blood in and out of 

the heart and, 

SKELETAL MUSCLE. This controls, 

co-ordinates and creates movement. 

They form the largest tissue mass 

in the horse’s body. As in ourselves 

these muscles can be prone to strain, 

become stiff and sore, become tight 

or weak. 

There are approximately 700 muscles 

in the horses. Their function is to 

support the skeleton, maintain 

joint stability and control range of 

movement. 

Muscles work in pairs. As one muscle 

contracts, another relaxes. As no body 

part is moved by one muscle alone, 

joints are operated by groups of pairs. 

These then combine into chains 

Strong healthy and well 

defined muscles enable 

the horse to look good, 

feel good and perform 

with ease, accuracy 

and flair. This improves 

posture, power, balance 

and precision, makes 

the horse gallop faster, 

jump higher and sustain 

pace for longer, all with 

a reduced risk of injury. 

which co-ordinate to create smooth 

movement. 

The extensor chain makes up the 

topline. It is comprised of the muscles 

above the spine and behind the hip. It 

is involved in all forward movement, 

thrust, expression and ground 

coverage. Hill work is particularly 

useful in strengthening the extensor 

chain. 

Two important chains are the extensor and flexor chains. 

The flexor chain makes up the bottom 

line. These muscles lie underneath the 

spine, in front of the hip and include 

the abdominal muscles. These form 

part of the ‘core’ muscles which are 


vital in supporting and maintaining 

correct posture of the back. 

Engagement exercises, for example 

half halts and walking over raised 

poles help to tone and strengthen the 

flexor chain of muscles. 

These two chains combine to form a 

circle of muscles which allow the body 

to support the weight of the rider 

and gracefully orchestrate smooth 

balanced movement and equilibrium. 

Pain of discomfort in any muscle 

within a chain can manifest itself 

elsewhere in the body, often far 

removed from the original source. 

For example soreness or tension in 

the lumbar region just behind the 

saddle will affect other muscles in 

the chain and cause deterioration 

in suppleness, stride length and 

posture. 

CORE STABILITY 

Core stability provides the strength 

and co-ordination for control, 

balance, posture and carrying the 

weight of the rider. It can improve 

self carriage, enhance performance 

and reduce the risk of injury. 

Ridden exercises to strengthen the 

core focus on engagement of the 

hindlimbs to lighten the forehand. 

These include frequent transitions 

and half halts encouraging the 

horse to collect and push from 

behind and pole work using raised 

trot and canter poles. 

Backing up and walking over raised 

poles are excellent in hand exercises for 

strengthening the thoracic sling and core 

muscles. 

Core muscles include the thoracic 

sling , abdominal muscles, 

pelvis stabilisers and deep 

vertebral muscles. 

As the horse has to push evenly from behind, 

hill work is an excellent way to strengthen 

the core muscles. 

TO WIN A 

COPY OF 

THE HORSES 

INSIDE OUT 

MOVEMENT 

To win a copy of The 

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Question: What are the 

functions of skeletal muscle? 

GILLIAN HIGGINS 

Gillian runs movement, pilates 

and stretching, anatomy and 

biomechanics courses for riders, 

saddlers and therapists in the East 

Midlands and further afield. She also 

gives horse and rider assessments. 

For more details and to learn more 

about Gillian’s books visit 

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competition 

Photo courtesy of ES Photography 

WIN tickets to 

Horse of the 

Year Show 

Imagine watching the Ripon 

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or watching the Red Hot Chilli 

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the chance to win a pair of Horse 

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performance tickets. On Sunday 8th 

October you will be given full day 

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and evening access to the Andrews 

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highlights on Sunday evening’s line 

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they will have a dedicated seat. The 

winners will also have full day access 

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The lucky winners of this fantastic 

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with 

New for 2017 is the HOYS Live Zone. 

This new staging area, located in the 

HOYS Retail Village provides visitors 

the chance to interact with a great 

line up of guest speakers, celebrity 

rider signings and talks from leading 

industry experts, giving visitors with 

the opportunity to get more involved 

than ever before. Some of the 

highlights include; Equestrian Pilates 

specialist Sue Gould-Wright, Simon 

Constable Equine Vets, ‘What’s HOT’ 

in the industry and rider signings. The 

timetable of events over the five days 

can be found on the HOYS website. 

This year at Horse of the Year 

Show there’s a lot to look forward 

to including two never seen 

before displays; The aptly named 

‘Story of the Caspian Horse’ and 

Atkinsons Action Horses preforming 

‘LIMITLESS,’ both of which 

demonstrate the complexity and 

adaptability of the horse. And if 

that’s not enough then you can 

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another unforgettable week of 

equestrian entertainment. With so 

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For your chance to win a pair of tickets 

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This article is not to 

discuss the finer 

points of prepurchase 

vetting’s but 

more what is required of 

the person selling the horse 

and the expectations of the 

purchaser. I am discussing 

the 5 stage procedure as the 

2 stage is too limiting and is 

rarely recommended. 

“The aim of the prepurchase 

examination is 

to carry out a thorough 

and complete veterinary 

examination of the chosen 

horse and to identify and 

attempt to assess those 

factors of a veterinary 

nature that may affect the 

horses’ suitability for its 

intended use, so that the 

prospective purchaser may 

make an informed decision 

as to whether or not to 

proceed with their chosen 

purchase” 

OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE 

Must have the passport for 

that horse: No passport = No 

Vetting 

Identification is of the 

upmost importance; no 

certificate will be issued 

without it. 

THE SELLER OR VENDOR 

OF THE HORSE 

The horse must be examined 

initially in its stable in which 

it should have preferably 

been housed overnight or at 

least several hours prior to 

the exam. The horse should 

not have been exercised 

that day. There needs to be 

a dark box to facilitate the 

eye exam. We need a level 

surface, non-slippery please, 

to stand the horse square, 

walk and trot up in hand 

and a flexion test so about 

30 meters is necessary. 

Preferably not on a main 

road and an area of hard 

smooth ground to lunge the 

horse on a small circle on 

both reins. The animal must 

be able to be handled – in 

order to examine the mouth, 

ears, skin, limbs and feet – if 

this is not possible then 

we have to mention these 

failings on the form. 

The feet should be in good 

order – no missing shoes! 

But better older shoes than 

newly shod because we get 

more Information from the 

way that the shoe has been 

warn. 

A suitable area for the horse 

to be exercised at walk, trot, 

canter and gallop. This may 

be a suitable-sized schooling 

area, or a field – especially 

for the galloping. 

The exercise may be ridden, 

lunged, free or even driven. 

The idea is to raise the 

heart and breathing rate to 

detect abnormalities - not to 

exercise the horse into the 

ground. 

A blood sample is routinely 

taken as a PPE 5 Stage, so 

be prepared for the Vet 

to take a sample of blood 

and the vendor will need 

to fill in and sign a form to 

confirm that the blood has 

come from this particular 

horse and that it has not 

received medication in the 

last 30 days. The vendor 

will be asked about any 

previous problems or 

illnesses including surgical 

operations eg. colic or wind, 

any vices or management 

problems. 

THE PURCHASER 

Must make clear to the 

vet what he or she wants 

the horse for. A horse for 

top level showing has 

different requirements than 

horse health 

Pre Purchase Examination 

a weekend hack. But be 

realistic and sensible about 

this. Any concerns already 

found by the purchaser 

must be made clear to the 

Vet so that they can be 

properly considered and 

commented on. 

It is great to have the 

purchaser “on site” for the 

vetting but this is not always 

possible. So make sure there 

is a phone number that will 

be answered, so if there is a 

serious problem we can talk 

to you. 

Any examination is 

limited and it is strictly 

a clinical assessment not 

an indication of future 

performance or capability. It 

is limited to finding on that 

day and at that time, not 

even the next day. 

The PPE may or may not 

uncover any vices eg. 

cribbing, wind sucking, 

weaving or box walking. 

The horses previous 

achievements eg. winnings 

are nothing to do with 

the vetting and must be 

checked by the purchaser. 

Neither is the price of the 

animal – This is irrelevant 

to the vetting. 

After the PPE the vet 

may recommend further 

investigations such 

as x-rays, ultrasound, 

endoscopic examinations. 

The results of these will 

help to give information in 

addition to that gained from 

the clinical examination. 

Sometimes insurance 

companies will ask for 

these. 

Morley Veterinary 

Practice Limited 

24 hour Emergency Service 

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Vaccinations • Microchipping and Pass-porting 

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feature 

TOP TIPS for a Healthy 

Stable Environment 

In this issue David Jeffrey’s of Stable Shield, The Leaders in Equine Biosecurity 

offers advice and tips on keeping your stable a bacteria-free zone 

It is crucial that horses 

are kept in a clean 

environment as it assists 

with their respiratory 

system and overall 

wellbeing. 

Therefore it is extremely 

important to take every 

possible precaution against 

the spread of bugs and 

bacteria. 

Here are a few top tips to 

ensure your stable provides 

the best environment it can 

for your horse: 

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Telephone: 01386 423 999 or 07917 714 687 

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Your stable is a good place 

to start and a thorough 

clean is a great way to 

provide a hygienic 

environment which is 

healthier for your horse. 

Clean stables thoroughly on 

a regular basis. Remember 

that the more often horses 

are kept in stables, the more 

they will need cleaning. 

Start by lifting and 

removing any rubber 

matting and thoroughly 

wash them using a 

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• Hay barns 

“Anti-Bacterial paint for your Stables” 

That prevents the growth and spread of harmful bacteria by up to 99.8% 

disinfectant. Then do the 

same for the floor of the 

stable and also the walls 

and doors. 

Use a strong brush to sweep 

the floor. Use the brush to 

knock down spider’s webs 

and dust as well. 

A pressure washer is ideal 

for lifting dirt and grime 

and giving a powerful water 

supply to produce a great 

finish. Let the floor and 

mats dry and the stable air 

before replacing the mats. 

Add new bedding to replace 

any that has been removed. 

If there is thick rubber 

matting on the stable floor, 

bedding can be thinner. 

Periodically, you should 

completely strip the 

stable. You may want to 

put down some odour 

control solution or stable 

disinfectant. Make sure the 

floor is dry before you add 

the new bedding. 

Clean your horse’s water 

and feed buckets, removing 

old food and water and 

scrubbing the buckets. 

Keep on top of small jobs 

like squeaky doors, loose 

bolts and flickering lights. 

Simple repairs will keep 

you abreast of overall 

maintenance issues. 

Remember to put your 

tools away so they don’t 

create a trip hazard. 

Next look at your tack 

room and if necessary give 

it a clean and tidy up. It is 

a good idea to sort out all 

of your rugs and send the 

winter ones for washing 

and then bag them up to 

put in storage. 

Your equipment may need 

a good sort through as well, 

so that items that will not 

be used throughout the 

summer can be washed and 

put away ready for next 

winter and vice versa. 

Take out your lighter rugs 

and ensure they are all in 

good working order and 

ready to use. If you will be 

competing this summer, 

check your kit and make 

sure you have everything 

you need and all is in good 

condition. 

If there is a list of 

emergency contact details, 

make sure that everything 


is correct and alter if 

necessary-if you don’t 

have a list, it is very wise to 

make one. 

Feed rooms and hay stores 

can always do with a good 

tidy up so give them a 

good sweep and remove 

any cobwebs. Check 

that all feed bins are in 

good working order and 

regularly check rodent 

traps if you have them. 

If you have any plants or 

grass around the yard, 

make sure they look smart 

by weeding any beds 

and mowing the grass. 

Hanging baskets with 

dead plants in should be 

emptied and potted up 

with new ones. 

For a long-term solution, 

use new Stable Shield 

Anti-Bacterial paint on 

walls and ceilings, as it 

helps prevent the spread 

of bacteria by up to 99.8%. 

It is ideal for all yards 

including stables, tack 

rooms, feed rooms, newly 

built yards and hay barns. 

Stable Shield Antibacterial 

Paint, is a water-based 

non-toxic paint that can 

be applied to stables to 

create a fully disinfected 

yard. The paint prevents 

the growth of bacteria on 

all applied surfaces. This 

in turn creates a clean 

environment which is 

crucial to help horses with 

their respiratory system 

and overall wellbeing. 

The range includes Stable 

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The active ingredients last 

up to three and five years 

plus depending on the 

environment. 

For further information 

about Stable Shield products 

contact 01386 423999 or 

visit www.stableshield.co.uk 

WIN Stable Shield 

Anti-Bacterial Paint 

to Protect Your Stable 

In this issue we have teamed up 

with Stable Shield for a great 

completion. 

One lucky winner will win one 

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White Anti-Bacterial stable paint, 

which is enough to paint a 12m x 

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The dry film of Anti-Bacterial Stable Paint protects 

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by up to 99.8% and the active ingredients last up to 

five years depending on the environment. 

This is so important for competition horses as they 

need the best environment to live in, keeping them 

healthy so they can train and perform to the best 

of their ability. It is tackled by taking every possible 

precaution against the spread of bugs and bacteria. 

Stable Shield is easy to apply to walls and ceilings, 

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rooms, feed rooms, newly built yards and hay 

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For your chance to win two tins of Anti-Bacterial 

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For further information about Stable Shield products 

contact 01386 423999 or visit www.stableshield.co.uk. 


Rase 

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Offering a full range of veterinary 

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Equine Facilities 

Ÿ Specialist equine unit with dedicated standing surgery facilities 

Ÿ Veterinary surgeons specialising in equine work, qualified equine nurses 

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Ÿ Dedicated equine operating theatre 

Ÿ Onsite laboratory and stabling 

Ÿ Free Equizone visit system 

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Ÿ Computerised digital radiography 

Ÿ Colic surgery, arthroscopy, upper airway surgery including standing laser 

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Ÿ Video Gastroscopy & endoscopy 

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Ÿ Ultrasound scanning 

Ÿ Lameness investigation 

Ÿ Standing castrations 

Ÿ Laser sarcoid treatment 

Ÿ Advanced dental care 

Ÿ Frozen and chilled artificial insemination 

Ÿ Shockwave treatment 

Ÿ Electrocardiography 

Ÿ Pre-purchase examinations 

Ÿ Microchipping 

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Tel: 01673 842448 

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horse health 

TRICKLE NET 

Transformations 

So, the girth won’t go up as many holes as usual… or perhaps it’s not 

even going up at all and you’ve recently swapped to a bigger one. No 

need to strain your eyes trying to spot your equine friend out in the 

paddock, you can spot that big old cresty neck a mile off. The mare looks 

like she’s been secretly raiding the feed bin for the past few months, and 

the gelding is starting to look like HE’S in foal. But don’t despair, Trickle 

Net is here to help. 

This simple but effective 25mm small holed net is the perfect weight loss 

tool for those porky ponies and hippo horses. Ensuring that forage intake 

is slowed enough to reduce calorie consumption whilst mimicking grazing 

and busting boredom - a real plus for those on weight loss regimes who 

require restricted turnout. Made from the toughest 4mm rot proof braided 

polyethylene woven around a strong core, these nets are tough cookies 

too, excellent for serial net trashers! 

Not convinced?... here are some success stories from horse owners 

who have used the Trickle Net to manage their horses’ weight. 

Pepsi's Story 

Anna Larsen's pony, Pepsi, was 

diagnosed with laminitis and needed 

a feeding solution to provide him with 

less forage to support weight loss, but 

without leaving him hungry to cause 

stress and add to his problems. 

Said Anna: "Since buying the Trickle Net 

it has helped with Pepsi's recovery and 

also kept his weight down. 

Diesel's Story 

Diesel, owned by Becky Reece is a known hay net destroyer. 

Said Becky: "I have to say the Trickle Net is amazing and is still in one 

piece compared to the standard small holed nets you can get. 

"Despite using my two Trickle Nets every 

day they are still in perfect condition. 

Thank-you Trickle Net. Pepsi is now a lot 

happier and we are now out competing 

in local unaffiliated dressage shows.” 

"With a standard haynet, Diesel would finish his hay off in an hour, 

leaving him hungry over night or he would end up getting more food, 

but with the Trickle Net there is almost always a little left in the morning 

and he is now a much slimmer, healthier and happier pony!" 

Maxwell's Story 

For further information on the Trickle Net 

products please visit: www.tricklenet.co.uk 

And the final story is Louise Pritchett's horse, Maxwell, who was 700+kg before 

and thanks to extra work and the Trickle Net he now weighs in at 525kg. 

Maxwell used to be a driving horse and pulled a sledge across frozen lakes in 

winter in the Netherlands. Now he lives in the UK with Louise and competes at 

Prelim/Novice level. 

Said Louise: "The Trickle Net has helped in managing his eating time. It now 

doesn't take Maxwell 20 minutes to finish off his hay, it takes him so much 

longer.” 


horse health 

Using Modern Light/ 

PHOTOTHERAPY 

Wound healing - pre and post surgically; musculoskeletal 

rehabilitation – keep your horse in peak performance 

The modality of Light Therapy / 

Phototherapy is continuing to 

evolve as modern technology 

advances. In particular as the 

application demand for LEDs (Light 

Emitting Diodes) increases. 

There are different sources of lowpower 

light namely: LASER (Light 

amplification by stimulated emission), 

Infrared and LED, emitting incoherent 

light. 

The main difference between laser 

light and LED is that lasers offer 

a coherent light beam: it does not 

spread out, and stays as a tightly 

pinpoint beam. 

Whereas LED light is a silicon 

microchip with added substances 

each of which release a different 

wavelength (colour) of light when 

electrically stimulated producing a 

non-coherent (spread out) beam. 

Photizo Vetcare harnesses the 

development in LED (light emitting 

diode) technology following the 

success of NASA LED research and 

published recommended doses from 

WALT (World Association of Laser 

Therapy). 

The Vetcare has been specifically 

developed with high output LEDs to 

ensure a fast delivery, in 31 preprogrammed 

doses, of an effective 

evidence based dose of light / 

Phototherapy. 

Many reviewed studies have shown 

that LED light can be as effective 

as LASER, since both have similar 

biological effects with no significant 

difference between them. 

The cellular response to photostimulation 

(photobiomodulation) is 

not associated with specific properties 

of LASER light such 

as a coherent beam 

of light. 

Studies on the 

absorption of light 

by the different 

constituents of 

tissue have led 

to wavelength 

parameters used in 

various phototherapy 

devices. 

The absorption of 

light by cytochrome 

c oxidase for ATP 

production is 

particularly relevant. Photizo’s Vetcare 

offers the best parameters for light 

absorption which are in the region 

of 600-680 (red) and 800 to 850nm 

(nanometers) (infra-red). 

Doses are measured in joules per area 

– mm or cm: the smaller the surface 

area of the applicator the higher the 

dose. Lasers may therefore apply a 

high inhibiting dose to the top layer 

of cells, and a lower stimulating dose 

deeper to the tissue. 

LED sources conversely offer a wider 

surface area. Using comparable 

parameters provides a stimulating 

dose at a deeper cellular level. 

Different tissues absorb light to 

different degrees, for example 

highly vascularised tissue (eg: 

muscles) absorb more light than less 

vascularised tissue (eg: tendons). Fur 

and hair can reduce the penetration of 

light, as can dirty or dark pigmented 

skin. Also different types of bone 

absorb light to different degrees. 

Light Therapy / Phototherapy’s 

success in aiding post-operative 

wound healing 

has been well 

documented 

in South Africa 

where the Photizo 

hand-held unit has been developed by 

Physiotherapist, Marietjie Venter. 

Since its launch in 2013 by UK 

distributor, Danetre Health, 

Photizo Vetcare has proven that its 

combination of pulsating red and 

infrared light can speed up the natural 

wound healing process. 

Many Vets, Vet Nurses and animal 

healthcare professionals have 

embraced the Vetcare’s potential 

across a host of musculoskeletal 

injuries, atopic skin conditions, and as 

a powerful non-invasive tool in wound 

management. 

Photizo Vetcare creates biological 

effects at a cellular level to 

stimulate the production of ATP. 

Increasing the blood supply to 

the wound, reducing swelling and 

inflammation, it offers pain relief via 

the stimulation of endorphin and 

serotonin secretion. 

The convenience of this pocket sized 

rechargeable treatment tool is perfect 

to use on emergency call outs; out 

in the ‘field’; in practice pre and 


“I believe that Photizo rapidly 

improved the healing process 

after Nemo’s three procedures” 

Photizo Vetcare increases the blood 

supply to the wound, reducing 

swelling and inflammation, helping 

with pain relief via the stimulation of 

endorphin and serotonin secretion. 

Abi Dean commented: “I believe that 

Photizo rapidly improved the healing 

process after Nemo’s three procedures. 

Not only were the staples removed 

within the average time period, but the 

Hobday open wound well-exceeded 

the rate of healing. 

post surgery. It is so simple for those 

untrained in light therapy to use in 

home care situations. 

Carers can accelerate the healing 

process in-between appointments 

with a vet or physiotherapist. 

Treatment with Photizo Vetcare helps 

cells function at optimum levels; it 

naturally increases the blood and 

lymph diameter, promoting the flow of 

oxygen and removes any debris from 

the wound. 

In addition Vetcare stimulates 

fibroblast and collagen formation 

needed for wound closure. Helping to 

control scar tissue, meaning less scar 

tissue is formed. 

Vetcare’s near Infrared light has also 

been shown to increase immune 

system functioning. This means that 

a local treatment of a wound has a 

general immune enhancing effect 

helping to prevent any infections. 

Using Photizo’s Vetcare there is no 

risk to the eyes, and no need to wear 

bulky eyewear. Unlike laser light, 

which does pose a risk to the eyes and 

wearing protective laser goggles is 

recommended. 

When Eventer, Abi Dean, re-homed an 

Irish sports Horse, named Nemo she 

couldn’t have imagined the journey to 

recovery that this brave horse would 

endure. 

It’s a testament to the care and 

rehabilitation offered by Abi, her 

vet, Ali Mead, and of course to Nemo 

himself. During his rescue in 2012 he 

suffered a severe fall, malnourished 

Nemo made a full recovery from a 

severed hoof and split knees. 

Most recently Nemo has undergone 

surgery for three procedures including 

full laryngeal tie-back, Hobday and 

soft palate cauterisation. Abi is 

convinced that his extraordinary 

recovery was down to incorporating 

Photizo Phototherapy into his 

rehabilitation. 

Photizo’s Vetcare creates biological 

effects at a cellular level to 

stimulate the production of ATP, the 

cellular energy that is needed for 

healing and cellular regeneration. 

Despite being advised that the 

Hobday would take anything up to 

35 days from the date of surgery to 

heal, Nemo had been on 20mins of 

walking exercise since day 5 of Photizo 

treatment, only 14 days after his major 

surgery. 

As soon as Nemo was receiving 

Photizo treatment there was a clear 

display in change of personality and 

appetite. He began to try to whinny, 

his general manner was improved 

looking more willing and happy, and 

he was maneuvering the neck more. 

His appetite changed from one small 

bucket of hay 4 times per day to 8kg of 

hay 3 x per day fed in extra large bins 

at ground level. He displayed no signs 

of pain or discomfort while eating 

from day three. 

Most horses spend a minimum of 

120 days on strict box rest after this 

surgery. Nemo was given the all 

clear by Ali Mead, FEI approved vet 

(Badminton Horse Trials) to go back 

into full work on day 36 following the 

scope, which is less than one third of 

the normal recovery time for this type 

of procedure. 

For more information contact: Ruth 

Milner, Danetre Health 

Tel: 01327 310909 

www.danetrehealthproducts.com 

For more information on Abi Dean: 

www.abideaneventing.com 


horse health 

DENTISTRY 

Conditions of the 

CHEEK TEETH 

Heather Urquhart BVMS CertAVP (Equine Dentistry) BAEDT MRCVS 

The premolar and 

molar teeth of the 

horse are commonly 

grouped together and 

classed simply as the 'cheek 

teeth'. These teeth are 

responsible for masticating 

(chewing and grinding) 

food prior to it entering 

the digestive tract - if food 

isn't chewed properly then 

your horse will struggle to 

utilise it effectively, which 

may lead to weight loss, 

diarrhoea and an expensive 

feed bill! Cheek tooth 

disease can also contribute 

to episodes of choke or 

colic, and lead to issues 

with ridden performance 

and behaviour. 

Many conditions can 

affect these teeth, some of 

which will be discussed in 

this article and some next 

month. 

ANATOMY 

This was covered in more 

detail a few months ago, 

but the most important 

points to remember are: 

Adult horses have 6 upper 

and 6 lower cheek teeth 

on each side, all 6 of which 

should be packed tightly 

together to form one 

functional grinding unit. 

Teeth are fully formed from 

a young age, erupt into 

the mouth continuously 

throughout life, and are 

worn down by grinding 

food. In the wild, the 

rate of eruption roughly 

matches the rate of wear; 

however in domestic horses 

fed better quality forage 

and grass eruption often 

exceeds the rate of wear 

resulting in some problems. 

The upper jaw is wider 

than the lower jaw, and the 

lower jaw naturally curves 

up towards the back of 

the mouth, which is more 

pronounced in some breeds 

than others. 

Long and narrow oral cavity 

The mouth is long and 

narrow, often with little 

space present between the 

upper teeth and the cheeks, 

and the lower teeth and the 

tongue especially towards 

the back of the mouth. 

SPECIFIC CONDITIONS 

Sharp Enamel Points 

Sharp enamel points are 

by far the most commonly 

encountered cheek teeth 

diagram showing location 

of cheek teeth 

Lacerated cheek caused by sharp enamel points 

problem. These points 

usually form on the 

outside (cheek side) of 

the upper teeth, and the 

inside (tongue side) of 

the lower teeth due to the 

combination of differing 

upper and lower jaw widths 

and continuous tooth 

eruption. 

If not treated, sharp points 

can cause: 


normal transverse ridges 

be performed every 6-12 

months. 

Excessive transverse ridges 

Ridging of the cheek 

teeth is normal, and is 

necessary for efficient 

grinding of food. However, 

in some cases these ridges 

become overly large. If 

not addressed these can 

cause food to pack more 

deeply into diastemata (see 

next month), and cause 

abnormal wear to opposing 

teeth. 

Excessive rasping of 

the grinding surface of 

cheek teeth, however, 

is contraindicated - if a 

large amount of tooth is 

routinely removed every 

6-12 months then the 

lifespan of the teeth (and 

therefore the horse) could 

be significantly reduced, 

and the horses ability to 

chew effectively may be 

reduced. The grinding 

surface should never feel 

totally flat at the end of a 

dental treatment. 

Deciduous caps 

Caps (baby, or milk, 

teeth) are lost between 

approximately 2.5 years 

and 4 years of age. In most 

cases they will be shed 

with no intervention, and 

this process often goes 

unnoticed. However in 

some cases these caps 

may get stuck, and cause 

the horse to quid (drop 

food) or even refuse to eat. 

In other cases food may 

become trapped around 

the retained tooth, causing 

the surrounding gum 

to become diseased and 

painful, or even damage 

the erupting adult tooth. 

Fragments of cap may be 

found imbedded in the gum 

below an adult tooth, or 

between teeth - again these 

can cause infection. 

Loose caps are usually 

easy to remove during a 

routine dental examination. 

Retained caps that aren't 

loose can be more difficult 

to remove, and may require 

xrays to confirm the 

problem. Horses should 

be sedated to remove any 

teeth or caps that aren't 

already loose, as removal is 

likely to be painful. 

If you think your horse may 

be suffering from dental 

disease, please contact a vet 

(ideally with an interest/ 

further qualifications in 

equine dentistry) or a 

qualified equine dental 

technician to arrange a 

check up. 

diagram showing where sharp 

enamel points form due to 

differing widths of upper and 

lower jaws 

• Inconsistent contact 

• Inefficient chewing/food 

utilisation 

• Painful ulceration to 

cheeks and tongue 

• Headshaking 

• Resistance when ridden 

Reduction of sharp points is 

straightforward and readily 

achieved in most cases. 

Power or manually operated 

instruments can be used. 

Sedation may be required 

to properly access the teeth 

right at the back of the 

mouth, especially if painful 

ulcers are present. 

Examination and reduction 

of sharp points should 

Deciduous (milk) tooth on top of erupting adult tooth 


shows 

Tack 

&Turnout 

for the Show Ring 

When taking part in Ridden Showing Classes, 

correct tack and turnout are of huge importance! 

The rules about tack and 

turnout in showing 

do vary depending on 

the class in which you are 

competing in. However, all 

exhibits should be clean and 

immaculately-presented. 

All show horses in for 

production at Joanne Shaw 

Equestrian are bathed fully 

a few days prior to the show 

allowing the horses coat to 

settle. Depending on the 

time of year would dictate 

the level of rugging but as 

a minimum all would sport 

a HorzeHoods Hood and 

summer sheet. The hood 

helps to keeps the mane frizz 

free and on the correct side 

(We also apply the hood after 

plaiting to help keep them 

in place), Whilst the sheet 

keeps body hair dust free and 

sleek. - With the exception 

of natives types, Mountain & 

Moorlands which must be left 

in a close to natural state and 

cobs (Who’s manes must be 

hogged), all other horses and 

ponies must also be plaited 

up - We plait the morning 

of the show to minimise the 

risk of the horse rubbing out 

the plaits, Tails should be 

trimmed to Approx 2 inches 

below the hock and pulled 

to create a neat profile, 

Quarter marks can also be 

applied to enhance a horse’s 

hindquarters. 

Show day preparation for the 

ring Incudes applying Oil to 

the hooves and highlighting 

key areas such as eyes and 

muzzle along with a coat 

shine to the body, For horses 

with a lot of white on them 

we always carry Chalk 

powder and stain remover in 

our show day preparation kit. 

In this article, we will cover 

the correct tack to wear for 

each showing class and some 

top tips for turning your 

horse or pony out for the 

ring. 

TACK 

Show Ponies Show Hunter Ponies Native Ponies 

Coloured browband Plain brown browband can 

be plaited 

Plain brown plaited 

browband 

Narrow noseband Thick hunter noseband Noseband Varies on breed 

White girth Brown girth Brown girth 

Straight Cut Show Saddle Straight Cut Show Saddle Straight Cut Show Saddle 

Hack Riding Horse Hunters 

Coloured browband Coloured browband Plain brown noseband 

Narrow noseband Hunter noseband Hunter noseband 

White Girth Brown Girth Brown Girth 

Straight Cut Show Saddle Straight Cut Show Saddle Straight Cut Show Saddle 

Show Cobs Working Hunter Working Hunter (Cont.) 

Plain Browband Plain Browband Boots are permitted 

Hunter Noseband 

Any suitable noseband (Inc 

Flash,Drop,Grackle etc) 

Martingales and accessories 

are permitted. 

White or Brown Girth Brown Girth 

Straight Cut Show Saddle Working Hunter Saddle 

WORKING HUNTER - TOP TIP 

Try not to over gadget or bit your horse or pony, 

Judges like to see a precise controlled round with horse 

and rider working in harmony. You need to be able to 

control your horse without a struggle but they must also 

be happy and comfortable, less is more. 

PRODUCT TIPS 

We highly recommend the Smart Grooming product range for all aspects of show preparation and get 

ours from the north west distributor Callisto Equestrian ; the Smart grooming range of products have 

been designed to enhance and give a really superb final finish to your horse or pony. 

All have been tried and tested thoroughly and have not been found to react even 

with very sensitive skinned animals. 

All of the products are fantastic but we have a few personal favourites, We use The 

Lavender Shampoo to bath a few days before the show, Show Make up and Super 

Shine for Highlighting *Super shine is a very versatile product it can also be used 

as a rinse after bathing , Or apply to the mane/ Tail to control fly away hairs and any 

frizz, It is designed to repel dust and dirt so really helps to keep your horse spotless. 

On the day we always carry a bottle of Coat Sheen and Polar white stain remover in 

our basket for that last minute sparkle or stain you need to remove quickly. 


SADDLES 

All show horses are best shows in a straight cut saddle. 

Not only does this emphasise the shoulder but also helps 

open the shoulder allowing the horse to move more 

freely thus showing of their paces. 

It is acceptable in working 

hunter classes to have a 

slightly more forward cut 

saddle, A working hunter cut 

is preferable as this offers 

the best of both worlds by 

supporting the rider over 

fences but still showing off the 

horse’s shoulder. 

My favourite show saddles 

are ‘Black Country Saddles’. 

They have a variety of saddles 

in their range, The Classic, 

Hartley, Poppy and Working 

Hunter. They all sit very 

neatly on the horse, With 

the exception of the Working 

Hunter all offer a straight cut 

finish to open up the front 

and the low cantle helps provide a flatter seat. The close 

profile of these saddles helps to show off and enhance 

the overall picture. Black Country Saddles are made 

with a subtle knee roll to help with the rider’s position, 

lowering your leg meaning you sit deeper in the saddle. 

These saddle’s also have the added bonus of being 

extremely comfy for both horse and rider, some showing 

classes have a lot of entries and you can be in the ring 

for a number of hours so comfort is very important. A 

comfy horse and rider are always going to give a better 

performance (We have found some other brands to be 

quite hard and un comfortable) 

The Black Country working hunter range offers amore 

forward cut knee area , This saddle still provides you with 

elegant finish but will give the rider more support over 

fences. 

BITS 

Lead Rein & First Ridden 

Pony Novice classes 

Pony Open 

Horse Novice 

Horse open 

are preferred in the 

Working Hunter 

Snaffle or wilkie snaffles 

Snaffle or wilkie snaffles 

Pelhams or doubles Bridles 

Pelhams or double Bridles 

Pelhams or doubles Bridles (doubles 

open horse) 

Any suitable bit. 

Finding a bit that both you and your horse are happy 

with is very important, Judges do not wish to see a 

battle to stop nor do they wish to see over bitted horse 

un happy with riders contact. 

‘Any bit in the wrong hands is a bad bit’ 

DANIEL PARK 

TACK - TOP TIPS 

If your horse has a small head or a larger head adjust 

the width of your noseband to give the illusion your 

horse has a smaller or bigger head than he really does. 

See photo insert of horse , This horse has a roman 

head so the owner has tacked appropriately in him up 

in a larger noseband to help disuse that. 

If your horse is slightly long in the back get a numnah 

with an added roll for behind the back of the saddle 

which can give the illusion your horse is shorter 

through the back. 

THE RIDER 

A WORD FROM THE JUDGES 

‘LESS IS MORE’ Daniel Park talks about how he 

doesn’t like too much bling on a show ponies 

browband. ‘When a horse comes Into the ring it 

should be about the horse - not the bling’ 

Rules/Guidelines also apply to riders. Shirts with a tie 

and tie pin , Cream, beige or canary jodhpurs , long, black 

leather riding boots are the correct dress for all classes. 

Children should wear short brown jodhpur boots with 

clips. To complete the look we suggest all riders (other 

than lead rein) should carry a cane. 

Riders taking part in native or Mountain & Moorland 

classes should wear tweed jackets – Riding hats should be 

to the current standard and either navy, brown or green 

(Chose a colour to complement your horse and choice 

of tweed). Tweed jackets are also correct for hunter and 

riding horse classes, If you are showing a hack or show 

pony you are expected to wear a navy jacket and hat. 


show jumping news 

Young Showjumper Selected for European Championships 

Teenage showjumping 

star Holly Truelove 

will be representing 

Great Britain at the European 

Showjumping Championships. 

Sponsored by Lincoln-based 

building firm Truelove 

Property & Construction, 

Holly (14), from Worlaby, near 

Brigg and her 11-year-old 

horse Golly Girl will compete 

in The Children and Junior 

European Championships in 

Slovakia. 

The competition will take 

place between the 8th and 

13th August in Samorin, 

Slovakia at the x-bionic 

equestor sphere. 

The 14-year-old is no stranger 

to riding with the Great Britain 

team as this will be the second 

time in recent weeks that she 

has taken part in an overseas 

competition. 

Only last month, Holly helped 

Great Britain achieve a thirdplace 

finish in the Children’s 

Grand Prix at the Dutch 

Youngster Festival in the 

Netherlands. 

Holly said: “I can’t believe 

I have been selected for the 

European Championships! I 

can’t wait to go and jump, we 

have an amazing team and I’m 

just so excited!” 

Barrie Truelove, Holly’s father 

and owner of Golly Girl and a 

Director of Truelove Property, 

said: “It’s great news! The 

waiting is finally over and after 

months of planning it’s so nice 

to see that all the hard work 

has paid off. 

“Holly and Golly Girl have had 

a brilliant year so far and Golly 

has been amazing. She’s been 

answering every instruction 

which has got Holly onto the 

team. 

“Holly is very confident and 

has an unrivalled bond with 

the horse. At this level, both of 

them need trust. This is why 

it’s important to remember 

that it’s not always about 

the jumping, but also about 

getting the horses there safe 

and fit, ready for competition. 

“We recently attended the 

kitting out day and it was 

great fun trying out the team 

clothing and having all the 

photographs taken. It also 

gave the team a chance to 

get together again to reflect 

on this huge achievement. 

We can’t thank NAF, British 

Showjumping and LeMieux 

enough for all their support!” 

If you are keen to sponsor Holly 

in the European Championships 

please contact Sophie Barrett on 

01522 526979 or email: sophie. 

barrett@trueloveproperty.co.uk 

For further information on the 

show visit www.xbionicsphere. 

com/en/equestor 

East Midlands Club Leagues - Final 2016-2017 Standings 

Class Name & Height Rider Name Horse Name Pts 

Club - Horse 0.70m Vanessa Butler ALL STAR X 75 

Club - Horse 0.70m Abigail Birch HEDDFAN HARRY 55 

Club - Horse 0.70m Bethany Nicholson FAIRFIELD JIMMY 45 

Club - Horse 0.70m Sue Evans BELLE ISLE CONOR 15 

Club - Horse 0.70m Laura Cowlishaw MURPHY MAVERICK 13 

Club - Horse 0.70m Cai Felton DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH 10 

Club - Horse 0.70m Jodi McDermott LADY MAY II 10 

Club - Horse 0.70m Alison Bourn MR ROCHESTER 3 

Club - Horse 0.80m Billie-Ann Griffiths TITANIC II 57 



Club - Horse 0.80m Carole Rudkin CALL ME ALFIE 42 

Club - Horse 0.80m Vanessa Butler ALL STAR X 36 



Club - Horse 0.80m Jodi McDermott HEDDFAN HARRY 15 

Club - Horse 0.80m Laura Cowlishaw MURPHY MAVERICK 10 

Club - Horse 0.80m Stacey Wheat CHACOAS CONTENDER 10 

Club - Horse 0.80m Boogie Machin MY OH MOUNT BROWN 8 

Club - Horse 0.80m Jane Courtney DOMINANT VAN 

3 

SLABROEK 

Club - Horse 0.80m Sue Evans GOLDEN MANYANA 3 

Class Name & Height Rider Name Horse Name Pts 


Club - Horse 0.90m Stacey Wheat CHACOAS CONTENDER 34 


Club - Horse 0.90m Stacey Wheat PAPAVERS LOVE 24 


Club - Horse 0.90m Sue Evans GOLDEN MANYANA 15 


Club - Horse 0.90m Boogie Machin MY OH MOUNT BROWN 10 

Club - Horse 1.00m Stacey Kerr PAPAVERS LOVE 24 

Club - Horse 1.00m A Cox DIAMOND JESSICA 12 

Club - Pony 0.70m Claire Hazeldine TAKING THE BISCUIT II 61 

Club - Pony 0.70m Nonie Bird REDWOOD CRACKERJACK 18 

Club - Pony 0.70m Isabel Fletcher TYSAXON LADY 15 

Club - Pony 0.70m Jodi McDermott TAKING THE MICHEAL 15 

Club - Pony 0.70m Penny Griffin BLACK LAD 15 

Club - Pony 0.70m Danielle Thelwell HAROLD 10 

Club - Pony 0.80m Freya Yeomans BRONHEULOG JAZMINA 10 

Club - Pony 0.80m Claire Hazeldine TAKING THE BISCUIT II 55 

Club - Pony 0.80m Penny Griffin CEFNBANGOR BLEDDYN 28 

BLACK JACK 

Club - Pony 0.90m Penny Griffin BLACK LAD 15 

Club - Pony 1.00m Penny Griffin CEFNBANGOR BLEDDYN 

BLACK JACK 

12 


AN EMOTIONAL 

Roller Coaster 

dressage 

This month has seen Lara represent Great Britain and also 

experience a first for her - being eliminated half way through 

a test. Read on to find out more… 

It has been an enjoyable month of 

training, competing and socialising! 

It started off with a night away 

and a trip to The Equerry Bolesworth 

International Horse Show to watch the 

dressage classes on the Thursday with 

my great friends, Vicky and Kate. We 

very much enjoyed watching and not 

riding, followed by a lovely evening meal. 

Jessica Martin Junior (we have two Jess 

Martins working for us!) and I headed 

off to Sheepgate Premier League with 

Bodyguard and competed in the Prix St 

Georges class and the Inter 1 on both 

days. With a win on the second day and 

four great scores, I am pleased to say I 

have now qualified for the Nationals as 

the win is an automatic qualification. 

Annabelle has celebrated her first 

birthday this month too and is now a 

proper toddler. It feels strange that she 

doesn’t feel baby-like any more and 

loves her riding and now, thanks to Kate 

Brown, has her first riding hat and pony 

on the way....watch this space! 

I was thrilled to receive our GB call up 

for Hartpury. Out of the 92 names on the 

list they could only pick 18 and I was to 

be one of them, although on seeing my 

name against the professionals, I felt like 

I needed to up my game a little! 

We decided to go down a few days before 

and do a Prix St Georges in the Premier 

League classes as a warm up as generally 

Bodyguard gets more confident the more 

he does in the arena. 

This was to haunt me for a while and 

didn’t work in my favour. Unfortunately 

for me, on movement five the bell rang. 

Knowing I had not gone wrong, I walked 

down to C to be informed by the judge 

that he thought Bodyguard was lame, so 

eliminated me. 

For the first time in a long time, I burst 

One for the family album. 

into tears as I didn’t feel any lameness at 

all, in fact he was feeling the best ever. 

Although I agreed there were a few 

balance issues on the turns, there 

certainly wasn’t any lameness. For my 

own piece of mind and the fact I had 

the CDI International Trot up a day 

later, I got a vet to come out and inspect 

Bodyguard. 

After watching my video, flexion testing 

him and trotting him up on the hard 

surface, no lameness could be found so 

we carried on as normal. 

A welcome distraction came when 

Annabelle got to have a sit on Valegro 

with Charlotte Dujardin - definitely one 

for the family album! 

Much to my surprise, the same judge 

then gave me the highest score of the 

five judges’ scores on the first day of the 

International. With all this happening, 

I didn’t ride the best of tests on the first 

day as in my mind I was waiting for them 

to ring the bell. 

However, there was no bell and we 

finished on 65.7% to end up in 17th place 

out of 32 which, considering I hadn’t 

ridden as confidently as I could have 

done, and this was an International not 

just a National competition, I was really 

Lara and 

Bodyguard 

competing at 

Sheepgate Premier 

League. 

pleased with him and our placing. 

The following day, I decided I needed 

to ride with more power and more 

commitment and as our allotted time 

was not until 5pm I over-cooked it and 

got him too tense which showed in his 

relaxation and submission marks. 

We ended up on a disappointing score 

but there were lots of positives in the test 

and a few eights but the fours and fives 

for tension brought us down. 

I am still over the moon with him and 

how far we have come. Gaining our 

GB badge was one of my biggest life 

ambitions. Now I have to aim for the 

next goal which would be a top ten 

placing, plus we are stepping up the 

levels now to Inter 2 and Grand Prix so it 

is all new to both of us! 

For further information contact Lara Dyson 

on 07920 452739, visit www.cydendressage. 

com or ‘Like’ the Cyden Dressage Facebook 

page for news of all three Cyden Stallions. 


dressage 

Team Sheepgate are off 

Wow what a month it has 

been in the Sheepgate 

camp. Lily Payne and 

Ann Savage’s Beckhouse Cancara 

had the most amazing show in 

Hagen at The Future Champions 

event which resulted in them being 

added to the short list for The 

European Championships. After 

a weekend at the pre-European 

training camp we are absolutely 

delighted to announce that they 

have been selected as the Children 

On Horses first ever British rider 

to be representing Great Britain 

at The European Championships 

in Roosendaal in August. So the 

busiest month of the year at 

Sheepgate has now just got busier!!! 


on another adventure!!! 

SO WHAT SHOULD THIS 

MONTH’S FOCUS BE ON? 

How straight are you and your 

horse? Consider the first thing 

the judge sees when you enter the 

arena. Your entry can impress the 

judge and you can score highly or 

the entry can highlight immediately 

any straightness issues that you 

and your horse may have. Do you 

always enter from the same rein 

and are you giving yourself the best 

opportunity to show how straight 

you can both be? So how can we 

improve this? 

Pole work plays a valuable part 

in the daily routine at Sheepgate. 

There is always a set of poles ready 

for use and my favourite exercise is 

using the arrangement of four poles 

forming a square. Alex Jewell who 

manages many areas of Sheepgate 

helps on a daily basis with specific 

exercises for each of the horses 

to develop their way of going 

and increase their core stability. 

Poles can play a valuable part in 

developing the straightness of the 

horse and rider. 

LET’S LOOK AT THE 

HORSE FIRST 

If he walks through a set of poles in 

hand and always drifts one way it 

is highly likely this might happen 

when he is ridden too. Can you 

walk between two poles and make 

a halt and then ask him to rein 

back between the poles or even 

place a pole on an inner track and 

walk between the side of the arena 

or fence and pole and judge the 

straightness. Will he step back and 

stay straight or does he typically 

always move one way. Improve 

this in hand and it will make a big 

difference to how he goes when 

ridden. 

BUT NOW LET’S LOOK AT YOU! 

Are you straight? Everybody has a 

favoured pattern that they follow in 

day to day activities e.g. when you 

take a flight of stairs do you always 

start with the same foot? When you 

lift a bag of shopping (I always have 

two bags to balance myself out, why 

buy one pair of shoes when you can 

buy two!!!) do you always use the 

same hand, even down to which 

shoulder do you hang your hand bag 

on? If you stand in a lazy posture, 

because we all do at times, do you 

always ‘prop’ your weight the same 

way? All of these little things that 

we repeat many times on a daily 

basis do contribute significantly to 

our ‘form’ that does play a huge part 

in our partnership with our horse. 

Help yourself when you are not on 

your horse and there will be a big 

difference when you are on your 

horse. 

Pilates or Equipilates can help 

hugely too if you want to target 

specific areas to improve your 

riding. 

IMPROVE YOUR PARTNERSHIP 

So once you are reunited with 

your horse or pony, how is it 

feeling now? If you make yourself 

straighter, it may feel a bit strange 

to start with when you get back on 

your horse. If you are confident in 

an enclosed space, try closing your 

eyes for a few seconds and you may 

‘feel’ more about your straightness 

and how your horse is moving 

underneath you. 

If you have your horse worked on 

by a therapist of some sort, do you 

have yourself worked on as well? 

I often hear that riders pay close 

attention to having a monthly 

massage for their horse but they 

have never had one themselves. 

Consider the effect if your body is 

still tight and knotted up and your 

horse is feeling great and released 

from his treatment, how will he feel 

after you have ridden him a few 

times and your body is still feeling 

tight and restricted? 

Have a great month and enjoy 

your riding. 


A successful breeding 

season for Sovereign 

Equestrian.... 

Here at Sovereign Equestrian we breed 3 or 4 foals a year 

from mares that are either retired from competition or are 

taking a break. We feel it is important to only breed out of 

talented mares, as you can breed from the greatest stallion 

in the world but if the mare isn’t talented herself she will 

affect the ability of the foal. Of cause, there are always 

‘freaks of nature’ which are superstars born from horses that 

were not that special themselves. But breeding is an odds 

game and by breeding from a good stallion with a good 

mare you are turning the odds in your favour. 

The first step when looking at putting your mare in foal is to 

properly evaluate her. This means fully understanding and 

being honest about her strengths and her weakness, even the 

best horses have flaws, but the skill in breeding is to identify 

any weaknesses and strive to find a stallion to counteract 

them. A close look at her conformation, pedigree, length of 

stride, athleticism, scope, temperament, to name a few are 

important to evaluate. 

However, after doing all of this there is no guarantee that the 

foal will be a superstar. All you can do is hope and try your 

best to produce a quality foal. Opposite are some of our more 

recent foals: 

1. 1 Gorgeous N 2017- Galerius x Indorado x Libro H 

2. 2 Peppedi N 2015- Peppermill x Verdi x Larino 

3. 3 Chacco’s Valentino C 2017- Chacoon Blue x Valentino 

x Voltaire 

4. 4 Peppedi N and Koluno C 

5. 5 Caribo N 2014- Chaleureux x Bodinus 

6. 6 Lomasi C 2016- Zambezi x Valentino x Voltaire 

7. 7 Indygo Blue 2013- Chaleureux x Indorado 

8. 8 Koluno C 2015- Numero Uno x Valentino x Voltaire 

9. 9 Broadchurch N 2017- Galerius x Verdi x Larino 

10. Messarado Blue 2015- Messenger x Indorado x Libro H 

11. Glorious Blue 2016- Galerius x Indorado x Libro H 

Once you have a full and thorough understanding of your 

mare you can start to look for the right stallion. Again, it is 

important to be critical of the stallions that are within your 

price range. As the better the match you are increasing your 

chances of a better foal. 

At Sovereign Equestrian, we have spent 5 years choosing 

the best stallions for our mares, selecting a mix of high 

profile stallions but also younger more up and coming types. 

However, one commonality is that each stallion enhances 

the mare. We look at the stallion’s offspring as well gauging 

what traits are passed on, therefore trying to gain a full 

understanding of what characteristics the foal might develop. 

At Sovereign Equestrian, we train, maintain, and care for our 

horses so that they become exceptional performers across all 

disciplines. We know that a fit and healthy horse is a happy 

horse, and a happy horse is a successful horse. We want to 

share some of our techniques with you because, with the right 

care and training, your horse can reach its true potential.

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showjumping 

Back to Basics 

with 

GARY 

FOGGON 

In this feature, Black Country Saddles sponsored rider, Gary Foggon, explains a few 

basic exercises to deliver consistency when heading for the competition arena 

When not competing 

himself, Gary is always 

busy training other riders 

and he thoroughly enjoys both 

aspects of the sport. 

With all this experience, he takes 

time out to share with readers some 

straightforward exercises for young 

horses which, if carefully followed 

through, will lead to fantastic 

results. 

However, he stresses that behind 

all these exercises is the need for 

patience when teaching a young 

horse to jump. Your horse should 

be as relaxed as possible, to get the 

best from him. 

EXPLAINS GARY: 

“At all times before you start 

jumping, you should ensure your 

horse is obedient and soft on the 

flat. 

“It is important to be clear what 

you want from your horse. A system 

of rewards will reinforce what you 

are aiming for, and repetition will 

consolidate this. 

“Starting with little and often, this 

training needs to build gradually, 

allowing you to slowly progress to 

higher fences. 

“Whilst you are aiming for a relaxed 

approach, you must be disciplined 

and logical throughout the process 

so that when it finally comes to 

being able to compete, nothing 

needs to change, as working 

correctly is all your horse is used to. 

“You have to build a relationship 

with your horse so he is comfortable 

in thinking for himself. It is fine for 

him to make mistakes, as long as 

you are ready to correct them. 

“Your horse must readily move in 

a straight line in the direction you 

are wanting when you are working 

on the flat, so you can transfer this 

good practice when jumping. 

“The next stage to move to when 

you are confident with your horse’s 

performance on the flat is to 

introduce poles on the ground. This 

will encourage your horse to think 

about his stride and where he is 

placing his feet. 

“I would advise starting this exercise 

with two trot poles, and once your 


horse is relaxed and comfortable 

with this exercise, move the poles 

out to a canter distance. 

“In time, you will be able to replace 

the last pole with a simple crosspole. 

Throughout these exercises, it 

is important that you do not change 

the way you ride. Your horse will 

be very perceptive to this, and you 

do not want him to think there is 

something different that he will be 

worrying about. 

“When you feel this exercise is 

being performed correctly with your 

horse maintaining the same speed 

and you are consistently keeping 

a rhythm over the poles, you can 

move on to placing the poles on a 

circle. 

“For this exercise, I suggest placing 

four poles in a fan shape on a 20 

metre circle. Key to this is to use the 

same distance as you have practised 

with in the earlier exercise. Whilst 

your horse will once again need 

to think about placing his feet, 

the curve of the circle creates 

suppleness, and will help him build 

balance and strength. 

Once your horse is confident doing 

this exercise in trot, it is time 

to change the poles to a canter 

distance. This will initially be a 

big challenge for your horse and 

you must not allow him to speed 

up through the poles. Your focus 

needs to be on ensuring your horse 

is relaxed and confident, and in 

this way, he will not rush or lose his 

balance. 

You must think about your own 

position too, keeping your upper 

Your focus needs 

to be on ensuring 

your horse is relaxed 

and confident, and in 

this way, he will 

not rush or lose 

his balance 

body tall and wrapping your 

leg around his sides. You are a 

big influence on balancing your 

horse and supporting him with an 

encouraging leg. 

Progressing still further, you need 

to teach your horse to land on 

either canter lead and the most 

effective way of doing so is by riding 

over a small fence in a figure of 

eight pattern. However, this must 

not be done in isolation as you must 

maintain rhythm, circle size and 

striding to the fence, and as you 

jump the fence, open your rein to 

ask your horse to land on that lead. 

THE VINCI JUMP 

The choice of saddle that Gary uses 

for both show jumping and cross 

country is the Black Country Saddle 

Vinici Jump. 

Said Gary: “I have recently been 

involved in new saddle designs, 

coming up with ideas and providing 

feedback on latest developments 

and innovations for Black Country 

Saddles. 

“The saddles are just fantastic and 

as soon as you sit in one they are so 

comfortable, the leather is soft and 

supple from day one”. 

For more information contact Black 

Country Saddles on 01543 578 243 or 

visit www.blackcountrysaddles.com 


fashion 

Young Entrepreneur 

launches Equestrian 

Performance Brand 

Scottish based Equestrian 

Clothing Brand, Apt Cavalier Ltd, 

has launched their introductory 

collection “On The Yard”. Founded 

by Fashion Graduate and keen British 

Eventer, Sarah Johnstone who is 

based in Galashiels, Apt Cavalier’s 

aim is to produce sportswear which 

professional riders will love to ride in, 

at a price which amateur riders can 

afford. 

Sarah graduated from Heriot Watt 

university in 2012 with a BAHons 

degree in Fashion Design for Industry, 

Sarah has spent time working in the 

industry gathering the relevant skills 

and experience to not only start her 

own business, but to run it well. She 

has been horse riding herself since 

she was eight years old and currently 

competing her own horse, Woody, up 

to BE Novice level. This season alone 

has seen them qualify for numerous 

British Eventing Reginal finals and the 

Scottish Championships. 

Sarah said that combining her 

degree with her experience in the 

competitive horse world just “made 

sense”. When asked why she had 

chosen to start her own business she 

commented that “other sports such 

as cycling have moved ahead with 

the technology used in their clothing, 

whereas horse riding has been slightly 

left behind. There has been progress 

in the last few years as we now see 

lightweight helmets, plastic stirrups 

and innovative air jackets replace 

their old-fashioned predecessors in 

the collecting ring, so this is the time 

that Apt Cavalier can really shine.” 

Apt Cavalier’s introductory 

range is now available from 

www.aptcavalier.com and 

is made up of garments for 

training such as Gilets and 

Softshell Jackets and well as Hat 

Covers, Bobble Hats and Saddle Cloths 

which are instantly recognisable due 

to their elegant AC branding. 

Apt Cavalier’s Elite Performance 

range will be released later in July 

and includes innovative Performance 

Skins and Competition Shirts which 

use clever design features including 

mesh inserts to keep the rider cool 

during the intensity of competition. 

These garments are constructed using 

top of the range technical fabrics 

sourced from Italy, Germany, Sweden 

and Switzerland which embody 

qualities such as muscle support, UV 

protection and stain repellent. Apt 

Cavalier partner with specialist British 

Sportswear factories to produce high 

quality garments which will truly 

increase the comfort and aid the 

performance of the rider. 

Apt Cavalier has already secured 

a partnership with top Equestrian 

photographer Dave Cameron, based 

outside Edinburgh, along with two of 

his FEI riders, Jodie Neill from Drum 

and Giorgia Burns from Kilsyth, who 

have joined Apt Cavalier as Brand 

Ambassadors. The AC Performance 

Skin has recently been chosen to 

feature in the August edition of Horse 

& Rider Magazine and with over 8,000 

followers on social media already Apt 

Cavalier is already making an impact 

on the equestrian world. 

Website: www.aptcavalier.com 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ 

AptCavalierEquestrian/ 

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ 

aptcavalierequestrian 

Twitter: twitter.com/AptCavalierLtd 

Photographer: www. 

davecameronphotography.com/ 


STUART BUNTINE 

eventing 

A Bit of 

DOWNTIME! 

It has been good to have a bit of 

time without events. Most of the 

year we are full on, requiring us to 

be on the go planning and preparing. 

That said we have still had our 

summer series of eventer trials. These 

have been popular, it is good to see 

that the concept that we have tried 

to deliver has worked. These days are 

all about low key training for young 

horses getting out into a competition 

for the first time, learning to jump a 

small course and see a range of banks, 

ditches etc. I was amazed to see one 

well know rider who travelled over 

2 hours to bring a couple of young 

horses! 

We have two more, well only one by 

the time you read this, and of course 

there is the added bonus of getting 

through to compete at Osberton 

on Friday 29th September over the 

championship showjumping and 

cross country. Good luck to you all if 

this is your aim. 

Last weekend we had some time at 

home with 6 Australian family here. 

It was the really hot weekend which 

was lovely as we were able to sit out 

for breakfast, lunch and dinner.... they 

were amazed that the British summer 

allowed this! Following this we had 

a week in Cornwall in equally ideal 

weather. 

Trips to some of the stunning Cornish 

sea side villages, Lost Gardens of 

Heligan and the Eden project. We had 

not been there for over 10 years so it 

was fascinating to see how they have 

developed. 

On the way home, we called to 

look at a new event site. I cannot 

say where it is, but it offers a really 

exciting opportunity. We are 

approached several times a year to 

look at prospective sites, most have 

challenges and do not get past the 

first or second visit, however I think 

this could be different, a spectacular 

site with a great backdrop of park and 

house and close to a major city, like 1 

mile from the centre! There are still 

lots of bridges to cross, the largest 

being getting a date, but let’s see what 

happens. 

We have just hosted a charity ride for 

Spinal Research, setting off from here 

we had three rides all finishing up on 

the cross-country course. 

Once they had put horses away it was 

all to the BBQ for lunch. Everyone 

seemed to have a good day and 

looking forward to the next one. 

Spinal Research is a great cause that 

we are really happy to support and the 

day raised over £2000, Burghley Horse 

Trials had donated a pair of tickets to 

the rider raising the most money - a 

great incentive! 

I have the last week of my Goldman 

Sachs course coming up. A three day 

residential when we have to present to 

all our colleagues, our business plans 

for the next three years, growth ideas, 

goals and implementation actions. I 

am madly trying to get it all done as it 

has to be submitted. 

It has been a great course; however 

it will now be time to put all the 

learning into practice over the next 

month’s / years. 

It is now heads down for the run in to 

the end of the season, whilst it is only 

July, Osberton, and then Oasby are 

very close and will soon be upon us. 

Lots to do with our new event at Firle 

Place a month away. Firle is one of 

the oldest events in the calendar, 

and welcome a big crowd each year, 

especially for their dog festival. It will 

be good to get the first event under 

the belt as there is always so much to 

learn ‘on event’ that gets missed no 

matter how good the preparation. 


Photos by SMR Photography 

SEIB 

Rescue horse qualifies for HOYS 

A 

rescue horse that almost died 

from starvation three years ago 

will be competing at Horse of 

the Year Show (HOYS) in October in 

the final of the SEIB Insurance Brokers 

Search For a Star (SFAS) series. 

At the SEIB SFAS qualifier at Bury 

Farm on 16 July, Cheryl Moore’s lovely 

Connemara-Thoroughbred cross 

George Gently — named after the TV 

detective series character — gave fulltime 

estate agent Anthony Nicholas 

a HOYS qualifying ticket in the hack/ 

riding horse division. 

When Cheryl rescued George in 

September 2014, he was severely 

malnourished. “Her vet said that if 

he had been left in that condition 

for a further two weeks he would 

have died,” said Anthony, who lives 

in Lymm, Cheshire, and fits in riding 

George whenever work permits. “It 

breaks my heart to even think about 

that because he is so loving and 

appreciative of everything you do for 

him. 

“Although George was four years old, 

Cheryl’s farrier said he still had ‘foal 

feet’ because of his condition. He 

reckoned she would be very lucky if 

she ever got to ride him, but this didn’t 

stop George. He has a heart of gold 

and wasn’t going to let his past affect 

his future. 

“His little foal feet turned into solid 

hooves, giving him the opportunity to 

do anything. 

Emma Croft - Colourful Life 

“Because of work commitments, I’d 

given up horses but was missing them 

terribly,” Anthony continued. “I met 

Cheryl through a mutual friend in 

2015 and she suggested I might like to 

take George for a hack. She then asked 

if I would help her out with schooling 

him. 

“I thought he had huge potential to 

be a lovely show horse and as Cheryl 

and I became good friends, the 

partnership between 

me and George just 

went from strength to 

strength.” 

Anthony could not have been more 

delighted to qualify for HOYS. “It’s 

been a dream of mine to ride at HOYS 

since I first went when I was nine to 

watch, but I never thought it would 

happen,” he said. “This is a wonderful 

series — we were delighted to be third 

at the qualifier at Osbaldeston in 

April and the knowledge, support and 

confidence that the judges gave me on 

that day made me realise I was on a 

horse that could maybe get the golden 

ticket with a bit more work. 

“Now, George will fulfil my childhood 

dream of riding at HOYS.” 

JOY FOR EMMA 

A run of bad luck finally ended for 

Lancashire-based Emma Croft when 

her seven-year-old maxi, Colourful 

Life (Teddy), landed the second 

qualifying ticket. 

Emma, a team leader for Preston 

Skoda, has lost three beloved horses 

from lameness in recent years. 

“They were all hunters so I decided 

to go for something completely 

different,” said Emma, who bought 

Teddy from Reid Finlay in Ireland last 

October. “I’ve always wanted to do 

SFAS, but Teddy is still very much a 

novice and this was his first time with 

a ride judge, so I’m absolutely thrilled 

to qualify today.” 

Anthony Nicholas on George Gentley

PES DRESSAGE | 24th JUNE 2017 

show shots 

Anna Spier 

and Lolli, 2nd 

Novice 24 

Anne Varley and 

Joe, 2nd Prelim 2, 

5th Class 3 Pick 

a Test 

Steph Germany 

and Hidden 

Talent, 5th 

Prelim 2, 6th 

Class3 Pick A 

Test 

Photos by Julia Shearwood 

Millie Bowler 

and Justin, 3rd 

Intro C 

Natasha Smith 

and Colin 1st 

Class 3 Pick A 

Test 

Michelle Lee 

and Tedward 

1st Intro C, 4th 

Prelim 2 

Sarah Hindmarsh 

and Degla Romany 

Princess, 4th Intro C 

Lesley Keen 

and Velvet, 

5th Intro C 

Ashlene bagshaw 

and Rolex, 2nd Intro 

C, 6th Prelim 2 

Morag 

Sanderson and 

Whisper, 2nd 

Class 3 Pick 

A Test, 1st 

Novice 24 

Rachel Heywood 

and Izzy, 

3rd Prelim 2 


shows 

SEIB RDA FROM HARTPURY 

Impressed 

judges double 

final tickets 

Photos by SMR Photos 

Judges at the second qualifier 

for the SEIB Insurance Brokerssponsored 

Riding For the Disabled 

(RDA) Search for a Star (SFAS), held at 

Hartpury College on Friday (14 July), 

were so impressed by the standard that 

they sent four – instead of the planned 

two – through to the September final. 

“It was a fantastic competition with 

an extremely high standard — in 

fact, it put some able-bodied riders 

to shame,” said judge David Bartram, 

who used to help at Wetherby RDA 

centre and officiated here alongside 

David Ingle and Richard Ramsay. “We 

had 30 entered and because they were 

so good, we decided to put four riders 

through to the final at Addington.” 

The winner at Hartpury had only been 

riding her horse for a month. Gabby 

Blake, 24, who lives in Whatton in 

Nottinghamshire but is from Port 

Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, beat 29 other 

hopefuls riding The Rose of Derry, 

as her own pony, Geronimo, was 

unsound. 

“My horse went lame a month ago — 

we tried to get him ready for today 

but he was too sore, so I used Rose,” 

explained Gabby, who does volunteer 

work. “She does lessons during the 

day and is an ex-show jumper, but she 

was so good, I couldn’t have asked for 

anything better. She was fantastic.” 

Gabby, who is in the South Notts RDA 

group, has a rare and painful condition 

but has been riding for most of her 

life. “My parents are horsey and I have 

been for as long as I can remember 

— I got my first pony when I was 

two months old,” she said. “My main 

problem is pain, but when I’m riding I 

don’t feel the pain. I don’t get sore and 

it’s a lovely feeling.” 

She competes with Geronimo in para 

dressage but used to do showing 

and has been considering 

returning to the show ring. 

She was impressed by the 

standard at Hartpury, where 

this qualifier was held as 

part of the RDA National 

Championships over the 

weekend of 14-16 July. 

“All three classes were very 

good and it was quite a buzzy 

atmosphere,” said Gabby. 

“It’s great to have a showing 

series because it’s something 

different for us to do, and 

this has encouraged me to go 

back to showing. I hadn’t competed at 

Hartpury before and I certainly didn’t 

expect to do so well.” 

David Bartram commented: “It was 

a fantastic competition with an 

extremely high standard — in fact, it 

put some able-bodied riders to shame. 

The winner was quite severely disabled 

but had the most lovely core position 

and rode really well. She got her horse 

in a beautiful rhythm and way of 

going, with its ears pricked the whole 

time. It was a lovely, quality animal 

and they were fabulous to watch — 

out-and-out worthy winners.” 

The judges were full of praise for the 

runner-up, too – Lizzie Bennett, who 

rode side saddle on the coloured cob 

Rolo. In contrast to Gabby’s previous 

showing experience, it was Lizzie’s 

first show ring outing but she was 

undeterred. 

“I’ve never done showing before in my 

life so I didn’t know what to expect, 

and I didn’t really know what I was 

doing,” joked Lizzie, 27, who rides 

one-handed with specially adapted 

reins from Mulryan Saddlery. “They’re 

normal reins but with holes along 

their length and three bars with metal 

spikes that slot in. You can move them 

Gabby Blake and The Rose of Derry 

up and down to make a shorter rein 

for jumping and a longer one for a nice 

long-rein walk or something like that,” 

she explained. “They’re really nifty! 

There’s another girl in my group who 

rides one-handed [Eleanor Currington, 

who finished sixth on Minstrel] and 

she uses them too.” 

Lizzie had her own horse when she 

was younger, but had to sell him when 

she broke her back doing gymnastics 

about 13 years ago. 

“It took me about 10 years to get back 

to riding but I was trying at a normal 

riding school and sometimes they 

had to pull me off the horse because I 

couldn’t move,” she revealed. “I joined 

the RDA about three years ago and it’s 

worked really well — I wish I’d done it 

before. My back will never be right; I’m 

in constant pain but it’s been that way 

for half of my life so I’m used to it.” 

Her weakened left arm is due to a 

genetic condition that also affects her 

left shoulder. “It’s not helped by the 

fact that I keep falling off and landing 

on it,” she admitted. 

Like many of the SFAS contestants, 

she was also competing in dressage 

and show jumping at the national 


Lizzie Bennett and Rolo 

championships. She and Rolo finished 

seventh in dressage on the second day 

and won their show jumping class on 

the first day. 

“I’m very proud of Rolo,” said Lizzie, 

who works part-time at primary school 

intervention for special needs children 

in Saffron Walden, Essex. “The 

Cambridgeshire College RDA group 

was told he wasn’t an appropriate RDA 

pony because he can be quite naughty. 

But I love riding him because I know 

that even if he has his silly, spooky 

moments, he’s just a sweet little horse. 

I wish I owned him so I could ride him 

every day.” 

Steward Chris Bartram-Lawton, who 

also helped with David Bartram at 

Wetherby RDA group, said: “Despite 

only being able to use one hand, the 

runner-up had a fabulous position and 

rode quite beautifully in a really good 

rhythm — some able bodied riders 

should have seen it. She had only 

ridden side saddle four times so this 

was an incredible achievement.” 

A last-minute decision to enter paid 

off for Middlesbrough-based Brooke- 

Leigh Johnson, 10, when her charming 

15-year-old pony, Wrentnall Snowman 

(Spider), took the third qualifying 

ticket. Brooke-Leigh, who suffers from 

hearing loss and speech problems, has 

been a member of the Unicorn Centre 

for the past five years and is a keen 

competitor at all the shows held there. 

“She’s come on in leaps and bounds 

and has a great partnership with 

Spider,” said yard manager Christine 

Beedle. “We had three ponies here at 

the [RDA] championships and thought 

we’d enter them in this competition 

for a bit of fun. I knew Brooke-Leigh 

would give it her best shot, and we’re 

delighted for her. We’ll definitely make 

the long journey down to Addington 

for the final.” 

“This pony had the sweetest outlook,” 

said David Bartram. “It went with its 

ears pricked, the jockey was smiling all 

the time and the whole package was 

picture-perfect.” 

The fourth qualifier was Imogen 

Darke, 18, who was inspired to take 

part in this competition when she 

attended the initial lecture/demo 

given here last year, when the SEIB 

concept of the class first took root. 

Imogen, who suffered a severe head 

injury in an accident at the age of 

11 and spent two months in a coma, 

has little peripheral vision but she 

partnered Chandaem My Guy, her 

family’s 14-year-old hunter, with great 

aplomb. 

“As a family, we’ve been involved with 

horses all our lives and we’re very 

lucky as the Erme Valley RDA group 

— which Imogen has attended for the 

past three years — is only 10 minutes 

from our home,” said her father Ross, 

a former jump jockey. “We are over 

Imogen Darke and Chandeam My Guy 

Brooke-Leigh Johnson and Wrentnall Snowman 

the moon to qualify for the final. It’s 

a fabulous competition and we’d like 

to thank SEIB and Hartpury College, 

as well as all the judges for giving up 

their time.” 

SEIB marketing director Nicolina 

MacKenzie, who first thought of the 

competition and pushed to make it 

happen, was delighted with both the 

numbers forward and the standard 

they represented. 

“These riders are truly inspirational,” 

she said. “Many of them would give 

able-bodied riders a good run for their 

money, and the difficulties they have 

overcome in their lives are a lesson to 

us all. I am so very pleased that SEIB 

as a company has been able to launch 

this series and we are very grateful 

to RDA for its help with running this 

competition and its support generally. 

“I am so delighted to be involved with 

this – it is completely new and one of 

the most important things I have ever 

done. I am sure it will go from strength 

to strength and we are all looking 

forward to a superb final at Addington 

Manor on 7 September.” 


shows 1st JULY 2017 

Lovely 

Laxton! 

Photos by Trafford Photography 

Following the intermittent rain during the 

week leading up to the show, the ground 

was the best it has ever been, and the 

sun shone throughout the day on Saturday 1st 

July, making for yet another successful annual 

Laxton Charity Show. 

A number of local riders took part in the 

various classes, some of which were qualifiers 

for the Equestrian Life Championships 

2017 and the Equine Sports UK Grassroots 

Championships held at Arena Uk 3rd-6th 

August 2017. Alongside the familiar faces were 

the not so familiar competitors travelling from 

far and wide, one competitor travelling just 

under 50 miles in order to take part. 

Once again a healthy donation 

will be made to the Notts/ 

Lincs Air Ambulance and 

the Committee would like 

to say a huge ‘THANK 

YOU’ to everyone 

involved: helpers, judges, 

stewards, competitors, 

the general public and 

most of all our most 

generous sponsors. 

Style and Appearance Champion, 

Rebecca Mawer and Colbeach 

Brightlight 

1st Open In Hand Nichola 

Binch and Idrour Rolo 

1st Best Groomed Charlotte 

Hammond and Gloria 

1st In Hand Hunter Katie Atter and Shush Puppy 

2nd Lead Rein Style and Appearance Emily Elliott and Pippin 


1st Veteran and In Hand Champion 

Aimee Curtis and Saxon Soldier 

Reserve Champion Style and Appearance, 

Annie Mason and Bytham Abigail 

Working Hunter 

Champion Jo 

Horton and Foxisle 

Reflection 

1st Working Hunter not exc 13hh, 

Ella Hoyland and Harry 

1st Open Working Hunter, Holly 

Watkinson and Cooper with Sharon 

Tomlinson 

2nd Ridden Veteran, Jack Hoyland and Bobby Grey 


shows 

Ashby 

Show 

Supreme Ridden Pony 

Champion Chloe Reeve 

and Hollyhock Blaithin 

Photos by Equipics.co.uk 

Described as one of the best 

Agricultural Shows in the 

midlands, Ashby Show didn’t 

disappoint once again this year. 

With classes ranging from various 

HOYS qualifiers to workers classes, 

as well as classes just for local riders, 

there was something for everyone. 

Derby based 17-year-old Chloe Reeve 

and her 9-year-old Connemara mare, 

Hollyhock Blaithin (Holly) caught the 

judges eye. 

Winning the M&M Junior Large Breed 

classes, the combination then 

went on to take the BSPS M&M 

Championship before being crowned 

overall Supreme Ridden Pony. 

Purchased as a rising 4-year-old, 

Chloe has produced Holly herself 

and last year finished 7th in the 

British Dressage Native Breeds 

Championships. 

Described by Chloe as a total 

sweetheart both on the ground and 

in the saddle, Holly will now have a 

well deserved holiday by visiting the 

beach next week before Equifest in 

August. 

“I’m absolutely over the moon, I 

really didn’t expect to take the BSPS 

M&M Champion, let alone ridden 

supreme pony! Holly truly gives 

100% effort in everything I ask and 

genuinely is my pony of a lifetime.” 

said Chloe. 

Standing reserve ridden pony was 

13-year-old Welsh Section B, Rockbury 

Bolero (Mr Ben at home), ridden by 

7-year-old Honey Mae Fellows from 

Derbyshire. 

Winning the BSPS Open Lead Rein 

Pony of Hunter Type, the adorable pair 

then went on to take the Show Hunter 

Pony Champion, before being crowned 

Reserve Supreme of Show. 

Owned by Honey’s godmother, Jo 

Annie Mason and Bytham Abigail, Caspian 

Champion and Reserve Champion Show 

Hunter Ponies 

King, Mr Ben was initially on loan 

to the family last season after they 

unexpectedly lost their lead rein 

show pony. Unfortunately, their bad 

luck didn’t stop there, when half way 

through the season they had a car fire 

on the way back from a show and lost 

all tack, clothing and everything they 

needed to compete. 

Saviours came in the form on Nicola 

Annable of Meynell Saddlery, Black 

Country Saddles and good friends who 

helped the family get going again and 

since then they haven’t looked back, 

especially since being offered the 

opportunity to purchase Mr Ben after 

the BSPS Championships soon after. 

Jo described Honey and Mr Ben’s 

partnership as amazing. “Honey 

absolutely adores Mr Ben and rides 

him off he lead rein at every chance, 

jumping and hacking out. I’m not 

quite sure who baths who before the 

shows!” 

“We’re completely home produced 

and both myself and Honey’s mum 

work to fund the horses. Our dream 

would be to qualify for HOYS but 

sadly we haven’t managed to grab that 

elusive ticket yet - but we’re not giving 

up trying!” continued Jo 

Over in the Traditional Gypsy Cob 

ring, it was Rowena King and her mare, 

RSPCA Tess that caught the judges eye 

in the Open Mixed Age - In Hand class. 

The pair then went on to take the 

Traditional Gypsy Cob overall 

Champion with Goldstone Mr 

Fantastic, owned by V Lee who were 

second in the mixed age class, as 

reserves. 


Side Saddle Champion Lizzie Harris and Wild West 

The Miniature Horse Classes saw an 

array of entries, all with their eyes set 

firmly on that elusive HOYS ticket. 

Judged by Mr R Parker-Jones, first up 

was the HOYS Miniature Stallion 2017 

class, which was won by 6-year-old 

Ujenik Extasy Fine Design, owned and 

handled by Mr P S Arimtage. 

No stranger to the HOYS classes, this 

will be the second year Ujenik Extasy 

Fine Design has collected his HOYS 

ticket, after finishing 3rd last year in 

the stallion class. 

Another that needs no introduction 

to the show ring is Nicola Nelson and 

Karosel Alamos Perdita who took 

the HOYS Miniature Mare of Gelding 

ticket before being crowned Champion 

Miniature Horse, with Scott Creek 

Monarch Bellagio handled by Miss E 

Barnard as reserves 

The Frank Hewitt Hunter Championship 

R Bailey and Jazz It Up 

The Rotherwood Supreme In-Hand 

Reserve Champion Henrietta Barton 

and West Leake Sophistication

shows 7th-8th JULY 2017 

Ripley Riders Platinum 

Anniversary Show 

Ripley Riders Club put on a twoday 

spectacular show to celebrate 

their Platinum Anniversary. This 

is probably the first time a riding Club 

in the region has given competitors the 

opportunity to compete over two days and 

it proved to be a huge success with great 

entries across so many classes. 

Well done to all the Committee for their 

hard work over the weekend and to the 

Judges and stewards and lastly to the 

competitors for supporting the show. 

Photos by Mike Roberts Photography 

Puissance Winner Millie Anthony & 

Coldwell Royal Scotsman 

Supreme of Show Jessica 

Summer sponsored by 

Geoff Cox Subaru 

Eddie Stubbs & Foxy 

Reserve Members Champion 

Charlotte Milner & Bespoke 

Fancy Dress Winner 

Part & Pure Bred Supreme 

Champion Eve Redfern & 

Pride Park 

Maisie Fletcher-Bates 

& Holyoake Apollo 

Emily Henton & Arllwyn Harry 

Marissa Dixon & Quarrystone Rose 


Holly Evans and Gryffindor 

Gem Equine Members Champion Mayon 

Dorning & Auckside Jo 

Jemima 

Hopkinson 

and Amber 

Lilly Rodgers 

& Gwithian 

Lily 

In Hand M&M Champion Katie Marks 

Fun Class Winner Amelia Johnstone & Coco 

Leading Showjumper Victoria Rhodes 

Members WHP Champion 

Megan Smith & Mr Simpson 

Mountain & Moorland Supreme Steven 

Richter & Fronarth Charlotte 

Dujardin 

Open Supreme Ruby 

Rodgers & Wynchenlen 

Polly Pocket 

Open WHP 

Champion 

Mia Walker 

Graham & 

Springfield 

Park Dot Net 

Leading Pony Showjumper Megan 

Holocuk & Fifi 


show shots PATRINGTON MILL HORSE AND DOG SHOW | 23rd JULY 2017 

Elle-Mae Robinson 

with Jemoon Foreign 

Affair winning the 

Show Hunter Pony 

class 

Megan North with Prince 

Grace Soanes 

with Sonny, 1st 

Best Turned Out 

Ridden and 1st 

First Ridden 

First Reserve Supreme 

Champion 

Laura Nicholson 

with RSPCA Amy 

Mia Brown and 

Danwood Detori 

in the First 

Ridden 

Georgina 

Lovegrove 

with Vito in 

the Veterans 

Supreme Champion Emma Ridley 

with Basford Yorkshire Man 

Photos by Amy Griffiths - Hoofprints Photography 

Reserve 

Supreme 

Champion 

Poppy 

Brown with 

Ravenash 

Midnight 

Star 


LAUGHTON MANOR DRESSAGE 

show shots 

Brackenspa Havoc and 

Charlotte Musson 1st Intro 

B and 3rd Prelim 14 

Captain Oats and 

Phoebe Joy Mason 

Buddson and 

Pat Clayton 1st 

Prelim 14 

Jane Patching and 

Bobby 3rd Intro B 

and 5th Prelim 14 

Oberonza and 

Katherine Wooley 1st 

Novice 28 

Steve Hambidge 

and Fomar 2nd 

Elementary 42 

Lesley Wykes with 

Undecimo TG 

Photos by Granville Thompson 


shows 

Photos by Emmpix.co.uk 

J Shaw and P Hardy's Maplebeck To Hot To Handle 

Derbyshire 

County Show 

Competitors flocked to 

Derbyshire County Shows which 

was kindly hosted by Lucy and 

David Palmer of Locko Park which was 

a new venue for this year following a 

disaster with flooding back in 2016. 

All rings were well subscribed and 

well supported, with a large number of 

entries in most classes. 

17-year-old Grace Redfern from 

Tibshelf in Derbyshire and her 4-yearold 

Irish Draught, Sarn Shepherds 

Hill, campaigned the Irish Draught 

Blue Chip Qualifier and despite it 

being his first ridden show with a ride 

judge went on to win and then take 

the ridden Irish Draught Champion. 

Not stopping there, the duo went on 

to win the ID/ISH in hand class as well 

as taking in-hand champion and then 

overall in-hand supreme of show with 

Fell pony, Wansfell Wandaran handled 

by L Bamforth as in-hand reserve 

supreme. 

Amy Bryan-Dowell 

and Ceilis Bouncer 

Jill Wormall and Celtae Cross 

Commenting on the day, owner 

and rider, Grace said: "We were 

absolutely over the moon with Shep's 

performance throughout the day. I'm 

over the moon with how we went, 

especially given his age! The ride 

judge gave me some lovely feedback 

and I'll just be taking things slowly 

with him now as he's already achieved 

more than I dreamt he would." 

The combination have now qualified 

for the breed show final which is held 

later in the year. 

Another combination sweeping up the 

red ribbons this season is Derbyshire 

Based Thomas Partridge and Jo 

A Potter Firth, Newto Hill Prince Albert 

Tom Partridge and SD Prince 

Martin's SD Prince of the Wystone 

Stud. 

The duo won the Open Traditional 

Gypsy Cob Association class and then 

went on to take reserve in the TGCA 

Championship. 

"It's Princes' first season showing and 

he's had an amazing run up until now, 

gaining champion at both Newark 

and Lincoln. I'm just the legs and the 

runner and its Danni Radford that 

produces him and puts the hard work 

in!" 

"Prince has gone home now to cover 

some mares but will then come 

back out for the TGCA and CHAPS 

championships later on in the year!" 

Said Tom. 


S Wilson 

and Burfield 

Blackthorn 

Kim Cox and 

Royden Sweet 

William, 

Champion Hack 

J Mott and Kaiser Chief 

Over in the Local Riders ring, which 

was sponsored by Equestrian Life 

and aimed at riders living in a certain 

mile radius of the show, entries were 

bursting. 

Belper rider, Stacey Smith and her 

19-year-old, Irish Draught, Just A 

Rumour won the local hunter class 

and then went on to take the local 

riders ridden championship. 

"We won this class and championship 

7 years ago, but this time decided to 

come out in side saddle, which we've 

been doing for just under two years 

now." Said Stacey. 

"Roo felt exactly like she knew 

what she was doing and behaved 

impeccably despite a dancing digger 

show going off next to us! The rest 

of the season we will be competing 

at the 15+championships and ESUK 

as well as the side saddle shows and 

county shows." 

However, it was Leicester rider, 

Jill Wormall, and Celtae Cross 

that managed to wow the judges 

after winning the Novice Working 

Hunter exceeding 14.2h class, 

taking the Novice Working Hunter 

Championship and then went on 

to take the ridden supreme of show 

with Lincolnshire based Holly Bignell 

and Padula Party Pants in reserve 

after winning the First Ridden SP/SH 

class and a third in the Cradle Stakes 

Working Hunter Pony. 

The organisers of Derbyshire 

County would like to thank all 

exhibitors for their support after the 

2016, but hoping this year's show 

will put them back on track and push 

onwards for future shows and possibly 

other events also. 

Additionally, the Committee feels 

a big thank you is owed to Lucy and 

David Palmer of Locko Park for kindly 

allowing Derbyshire County Show to 

take over their 'garden' for a week. 

Emma, the Lighthorse Secretary 

would like to personally thank all of 

the show team, the Lighthorse section 

ran very smoothly with the help of 

everyone involved on the day. A 

Small hardworking, dedicated team of 

volunteers made the Section what it 

was, with some new faces for 2017 to 

help keep this traditional event going, 

as we are not getting any younger. 

The Judges and stewards all seemed 

to have a fantastic time, commenting 

on how refreshing it was to have 

happy smiling competitors with good 

sportsmanship. Planning for 2018 is 

underway and we will keep you up to 

speed on web pages but also in real 

time on Facebook. 


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YOUR EVENTS CALENDAR FOR THE MONTH AHEAD 

Tuesday 1st August 

Unaffiliated Evening Dressage 

Hargate Equestrian 

www.hargateequestrian.co.uk 01283 

734981/730606 M:07736613557 

Unaffiliated Evening Showjumping 


www.hargateequestrian.co.uk 

01283 734981/730606 M:07736613557 

Tuesday Evening Unaffiliated 

Showjumping 

Northallerton Equestrian Centre 

www.northallertonequestriancentre.co.uk 

01609 772942 

Caroline Moore Event Clinic 

Vale View Equestrian 

www.valeviewequestrian.co.uk 

01664 823739 

Wednesday 2nd August 

British Showjumping 



01609 772942 

Dressage 

Port Royal Equestrian and Exhibition Centre 

www.portroyaleec.co.uk 07950 819267 

Evening Showjumping 






01664 823739 

Thursday 3rd August 

Equine Sports UK, Dressage, 

Showjumping and Showing 

Arena UK 

www.arenauk.com 01476 591 569 

Training Thursday 



01609 772942 

Evening Unaffiliated Show Jumping 

(Higher) 

Richmond Equestrian Centre 

www.richmondec.co.uk 

01748 811295 




01664 823739 

ONLINE SHOP 

www.miltonequestrian.co.uk 

Also at Milton Equestrian: 

* We hold a range of shows from Showing to 

Jumping and Dressage * Indoor Arena Hire available 

* Lessons with our very own BSJA coach Selina 

Cawkwell * Livery available 

(Take a look at our website to find our more) 

Blyth Rd, Carlton Forest, Worksop, Notts S81 0TP 

Tel: 01909 733844 

WEB: www.miltonec.co.uk EMAIL: info@miltonec.co.uk 

Friday 4th August 

Indoor Clear Round Jumping@golden 

Valley Equestrian Centre 

Coach Road 

thehorseworks-equinecoach.co.uk 

07957774507 

Evening Dressage 

Caistor Equestrian Centre 

www.caistorequestriancentre.com 

01472 859341 

Unaffiliated Dressage 

Oldmoor Farm Riding School 

www.oldmoorfarmridingschool.com 

07729529042 

Bespoke Dressage Training by Cadence 

Dollive 

Pole Moor Riding Club 

polemoorridingclub.co.uk 

07969 919161 

**Friday Evening Dressage**Inb-P7- 

P12-Pyo **Moorhouse EC 

Rainbow Shows Inc, Moorhouse 

Equestrian Centre 

rainbow.shows.inc@live.co.uk 




01664 823739 

Saturday 5th August 

Emley Show 

Factory Farm, Emley Moor 

www.emleyshow.org.uk 

Jumping and Pole Work Clinic With 

Christie Batty 

Aldham Mill Farm Livery 

07886192300 


Brackenhurst Equestrian Centre 

www.ntu.ac.uk/brackenhurstec 

01158485226 

Skipton Horse Trials (2) 

British Eventing 

www.skiptonhorsetrials.co.uk 

Adult Riding Camp 

Eland Lodge Equestrian 

www.elandlodge.com 01283 575856 

Nervous and Novice Show Jumping 

Milton Equestrian Centre 

www.miltonec.co.uk 07768853308 

Boot Camp 

Newbold Verdon Equestrian Centre 

www.nvec.co.uk 01455 824240 

Minimus Showjumping 



01609 772942 

Seaton Ross Show Jumping 

Patrington Mill 

www.patringtonmillshowyard.co.uk 

07707725792 

British Showjumping Seniors Cat 1 






British Show Jumping Senior Cat 2 


www.richmondec.co.uk 01748 811295 

Ashley Ward Dressage/ Test 

Riding Clinic 

Turbury Equisport 

www.turburyequisport.co.uk 

07789 265 973 




01664 823739 

Unaffiliated Showjumping 



01664 823739 

Sunday 6th August 

Sykehouse Show 

Poplars Farm 

www.sykehouseshow.org.uk 

01405 785349 



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August 2017 

Ardsley Horse and Pony Club Show 

Ardsley Horse and Pony Club 

www.ardsleyhpc.co.uk 

07849941915 

Cross-Country Clinic 

Beatrice Stocks Be Coach, Norton Disney 

www.beatricestocks.com 

07853245843 

Belvoir Castle Pleasure Ride 

Belvoir Endurance, Belvoir Castle 

www.belvoircastle-endurance.com 

Danibeck Riding Club Show With 

Equifest,Tsr and 15+ Qual 

Commonside Farm 

07976 482818/07393 375522 




734981/730606 M:07736613557 




734981/730606 M:07736613557 


Ledston Equine Centre 07827291115 

August Dressage Competition 

LegUp Equestrian, Myrefield All Weather 

Arena 

www.legupequestrian.co.uk 

Boot Camp 


www.nvec.co.uk 01455 824240 

Dressage 





www.portroyaleec.co.uk 

07950 819267 

Arena Cross Country 

Raw Equine, Laughton Manor Equestrian 

Centre 

07880 971711 

Revesby Fair Team Relay Competition 

Revesby Park 

www.revesby-country-fair.co.uk 

07742290845 

JM Equestrian Northen Arena 

Showcross 


www.richmondec.co.uk 

01748 811295 

Tong Showcase 

Showcase Media 

www.showcaseshowingseries.com 

07711 002576 

The Jasmyn Chan Memorial Show 2017 

High Moor Farm 

www.facebook.com/JasmynChan2017 

07826 542292 

XC Training at Newton With Jake Fowles 

Wellow Equestrian Centre, Wellow 


www.wellowequestrian.co.uk 

01623 860997 


Witham Villa Equestrian Centre 

www.withamvilla.co.uk 01455 282694 

York and Ainsty South Summer Show 

Gate Farm, Balkholme 

www.yorksouthhunt.webs.com 

07807 242321 


Yorkshire Equestrian Centre (YEC) 

www.yorkshireec.co.uk 07748 115588 


Yorkshire Equestrian Centre (YEC) 

www.yorkshireec.co.uk 07748115588 

Monday 7th August 

Unaffiliated Dressage Competition 

Long Lane Equestrian 

www.longlane.jejik.co.uk/ 07890762427 

Boot Camp 


www.nvec.co.uk 01455 824240 

Ian Brown Tuition 



01609 772942 

Junior Monday Club with Helen Roddy 



01609 772942 




01664 823739 

Tuesday 8th August 

Evening Beginner/novice 

Showjumping 



British Dressage, Quest Club and 


Manor Grange Stud Show Centre 

01977673330 


Showjumping 



01609 772942 

Summer Holiday SJ Training 

Professional Equine Services 

www.professionalequineservices.co.uk 

07791 792711 

Yogi Breisner and Ror Jumping Master 

Class Demos 

Retraining of Racehorses, Richmond 

Equestrian Centre 

ww.ror.org.uk 01488 648998 

Vale View Equestrian, Old Dalby, Melton 

Mowbray, Leicestershire LE14 3LX 

Tuesday 1st Caroline Moore Event Clinic 

Tuesday 1st Clear Round Jumping 

Wednesday 2nd Caroline Moore Event Clinic 

Thursday 3rd Caroline Moore Event Clinic 

Friday 4th Caroline Moore Event Clinic 

Saturday 

5th Unaffiliated DR and SJ inc. Trailblazers qualifiers 

Sunday 6th SEIB Search for a Star 

Monday 7th Caroline Moore Event Clinic 

Tuesday 8th Clear Round Jumping 

Tuesday 8h Caroline Moore Event Clinic 

Wednesday 9th Caroline Moore Event Clinic 

Thursday 10th Caroline Moore Event Clinic 

Friday 11th Caroline Moore Event Clinic 

Saturday 12th Unaffiliated One Day Event 

Sunday 13th British Dressage 

Monday 14th Andrew Fletcher Clinic 

Monday 14th BEF Futurity 


Wednesday 16th British Dressage 

Saturday 19th Unaffiliated DR and SJ inc. Trailblazers qualifiers 

Sunday 20th Arena Eventing 2017 Series 

Tuesday 22nd Clear Round Jumping 

Saturday 26th Unaffiliated One Day Event 

Sunday 27th British Dressage 


Please note dates may be subject to changes at the 

centres discretion. All Schedules can be found on our 

website along with details of all our trainers. 

“Tuesday Clear round jumping - just come along from 1pm and buy your 

ticket. Tickets are £15 for 2 rounds this includes any help you may need 

from Caroline Moore (may be alternative trainer occasionally) 

Trailblazers Show jumping – starting at 65cm introductory level through 

to 1.05cm providing an opportunity to qualify for an Unaffiliated National 

Championships. 

Dressage – we do trailblazers, affiliated & unaffiliated classes at Vale View 

from walk trot introductory tests through to Grand Prix tests, you will need 

to enter at least 4 days before the competition and please telephone if you 

need to make a late entry. Payment must be made at time of booking to 

Please note dates may be subject to 

confirm your entry, and is non-refundable once paid. 

changes at the Centre’s discretion 

For more information on all of these events 

and more please visit our website 


Tel: 01664 823739 


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Demo With Yogi Breisner 



Show Jumping Clinic 

Trentvalley Equestrian Centre 

www.tvequestrian.co.uk 07821900838 



www.valeviewequestrian.co.uk 01664 

823739 

Wednesday 9th August 

Ashover Agricultural and Horticultural 

Show 

The Rectory Fields 

www.ashovershow.co.uk 07740308819 




Steph Cooper List 1 Dressage Judge 

Clinic 



01609 772942 




Dressage 



1/2 Pony Day 






01664 823739 

Thursday 10th August 

Adult Riding Camp 



Express One Day Event 



01609 772942 

Evening One Day Event 



01609 772942 


(Lower) 



Cross Country Clinic 






01664 823739 


Open Unaffiliated Evening 

Showjumping 

Cliffhollins Riding School 

www.cliffhollins.co.uk 01274651386 

Unaffiliated Evening Show Jumping 






01609 772942 

The Halifax Agricultural Show - Horse 

Section 

Savile Park, 07903 028052 

Full Pony Day 


www.tvequestrian.co.uk 

07821900838 

Sue Chadwick Show Jumping Clinic 

Turbury Equisport, 


07789 265 973 




01664 823739 


Halifax Agricultural Show 

Savile Park, 

www.halifaxagriculturalshow.co.uk 

01484 714005 

SJ and XC Clinic on Grass 

Beatrice Stocks BHSAI, Holme House Farm 


www.beatricestocks.com 07853245843 


Brackenhurst Equestrian Centre 

www.ntu.ac.uk/brackenhurstec 

0115 8485226 




01977 673330 







01609 772942 

Notts Derby Horse Show 6 Showing W 

Hunter Fun and Dog 

Longmoor Lane Show Ground 

www.nottsderbyhorseshow.com 

07854317335 

Dressage 



Arena ODE 


www.portroyaleec.co.uk 

07950 819267 

Arena Showcross 



Adult 2 Day Camp 



Novice/nervous Showjumping 



Ukriders National Final 

UK Riders, Arena Uk 

www.ukriders.co.uk 07721771026 

One Day Event 



01664 823739 

Summer Dressage Series 2017 

Wellow Equestrian 


01623 860997 

Show Jumping and Dressage Show 

Welton & District Riding Club 

www.weltonridingclub.co.uk 

01522 721271 


Arena UK Club Show 


Atherstone and District Riding Club Show 5 

Club Field 

www.atherstoneanddistrictridingclub.co.uk 

01455238515 

Dcs Search for a Star Showing 

Extravaganza With Evening Per 

Ledston Equestrian Centre 

07855 270331 

Indoor Jumping Clinic With Craig 

Dillon 

Five Pits Horsewatch and Countryside 

Access Group 

07778 978811 




734981/730606 M:07736613557 




734981/730606 M:07736613557 

High Moor Open Show 

High Moor Open Show 

www.highmooropen.co.uk 01246 270748 

Unaffiliated Show Jumping David 

Broome Qualifier,Ror Points 

Jodhpurs Equestrian Centre 

wwwjodhpursridingschool.com 

01423 358645 

Clear Round Cross Country 

Longford and District Riding Club 

www.longfordridingclub.com 

07521414097 

Lee Pearson Clinic 



Team Quest Dressage 



01609 772942 

Unaff Dressage 



01609 772942 

Open Show 

Norton and District Riding Club 

http://nortondistrict.weebly.com/ 


Raw Equine, Fenland Equestrian Centre 

07880 971711 

Unaffiliated Outdoor Dressage 

Sheepgate Equestrian 

www.sheepgate.co.uk 01205 870236 

(office hrs) 07768 156 262 

Soar Valley - Non Members Welcome 

Farley Way 

www.svrc.co.uk 07872 860831 

Club Show - Non Members Welcome - 

Cricklands Qualifiers 

Springwood Riding Club 

springwoodridingclub.weebly.com 

07716137484 

Bedale Hunt Fun Ride 

The Bedale Hunt, Langton Hall 

07803 124323 

Fun Charity Horse Show 

Thornberry Animal Sanctuary, Northern 

Racing College 

Thornberry Animal Sanctuary Details to 

follow 

British Dressage Quest Club 



01664 823739 




01664 823739 

Summer Show Jumping 

Wellow Equestrian Centre 


01623 860997 

York and Ainsty Pleasure/ X 

Country Ride 

York And Ainsty South Hunt 


07807 242321 

Unaffiliated Showjumping £50 

1st Place! 

Yorkshire Equestrian Centre (YEC), 

www.yorkshireec.co.uk 07748 115588 



diary 


Senior Camp 

Long Lane Equestrian 

www.longlaneequestrian.co.uk 

01509 674655 




01609 772942 

British Dressage Byrds 





Showjumping 






01283 734981/730606 

M:07736 613557 




734981/730606 M:0773 6613557 


Showjumping 



01609 772942 

Paul Hayler Dressage Coach 



01609 772942 




Show Jumping Clinic With Jake Fowles 



01623 860997 

Junior 3 Day Camp 




Shelford Manor Horse Trials (2) 

British Eventing, Shelford Manor 

www.britisheventing.com 




Paul Hayler Dressage Coach 



01609 772942 

Dressage 






Warwick Schiller Clinic and Demo 



British Show Jumping Senior Cat 2 



1/2 Pony Day 




Dressage Evening 


www.nvec.co.uk 01455 824240 

Nicola Sheard Jumping Clinic 




(Higher) 







Indoor Clear Round Jumping@golden 

Valley Equestrian Centre 

Coach Road, Alfreton 

thehorseworks-equinecoach.co.uk 

07957774507 

Aire Valley Riding Club Show 

Cullingworth Fields 07946 537920 

Evening Show Jumping 

Caistor Equestrian Centre 

www.caistorequestriancentre.com 

01472 859341 

British Dressage Area Festival 



01609 772942 

Nervous Novice Showjuming 

Oldmoor Farm Riding School 


07729529042 

Unaffiliated Show Jumping 

Outwoods Equestrian 

07837487186 

Full Pony Day 






Leonie Smith Dressage Clinic 



07789 265 973 

One Day Event 




Ashbourne Show 

Polo Ground 

www.ashbourneshow.co.uk 

01889 507497 

Sir Lee Pearson Cbe Dressage Clinic 

Bromley Farm 07515 899766 







Hunter Trail - Mini, Novice, Inter, 

Patirs, Open Classes 



07707725792 

Pennine Riding Club Gala Trophy 

Show 

PRC Showground 

www.pennineridingclub.com 

07407784662 

AUGUST DATES 

XC Training at Manor Farm With 

Kathryn Parker 

Pole Moor Riding Club 

polemoorridingclub.co.uk 07969919161 




British Showjumping Juniors 



British Showjumping Seniors Cat 1 



Unaff Dressage Summer League and 

BD Quest Club 



Dressage Clinic - Emma Jablonski 

Scarsdale Equine Vets 

www.emmajablonskiequestrian.co.uk 

01332 294929 

Trail Ride 



Dressage and Show Cross Event 



01623 860997 

Show Jumping Clinics: 

Tuesdays 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th 

Half Pony Days: 

Wednesdays 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th 

Cross Country Clinics: 

Thursdays 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st 

Full Pony Days: 

Fridays 11th, 18th, 25th and 1st September 

Nervous and Novice show Jumping: 

12th August 

Please see website for more information. 

If you wish to book a place please call and pay 

over the phone to secure your place 

Please see website for more information 

Friday night running last Friday of month only 

SCHOOL HIRE AVAILABLE £30 HOUR 

Schedules and info available at www.tvequestrian.co.uk 

01636 813588 

Occupation Lane, Fiskerton, Southwell, Notts 


diary 



Aire Valley Riding Club Dressage 

Aireview Equestrian 

07432 503577 




Unaffiliated Trec Competition 


Access Group, 

fivepitshorsewatch@hotmail.com 

07778978811 (after 6pm) 




734981/730606 M:07736613557 




734981/730606 M:07736 613557 


Ledston Equine Centre 

Ledston Equine Clinic 07827291115 

Members and Open Show 

Maltby and District Riding Club 

www.maltbyridingclub.co.uk 

Combined Training and Dressage 


www.nvec.co.uk 01455 824240 

Doncaster Equine College Annual 

Show 

Northern Racing College 

www.northernracingcollege.com/events 

01302 816006 / 07392 085785 

Dressage 






Dressage Club Quest 




Raw Equine, Oakley Equestrian Centre 

07880 971711 

Roleystone Horse Sanctuary 

Westfield Lane 

0777 9689736 

South Bradford Riding Club 

South Bradford Showground 

SBRA.co.uk 07967 895220 

Sport Endurance Ticknall Ride 

Sport Endurance East Midlands Group, 

Derbyshire DE73 7LA 

www.sportendurance.co.uk/Events/Ride- 

Events/Ticknall-2017.aspx 

Quest Club and Unaffiliated Dressage 

Competition 



07789 265 973 

Arena Eventing Series 2017 



01664 823739 

Harlaxton Horse and Pony Fun Day 

2017 

Village Farm, Peashill Lane, 

07538 539424 

Monday 21st August 




01609 772942 

Junior Monday Club With Helen Roddy 



01609 772942 

British Dressage Under 25's 

Championships @ Sheepgate 

Sheepgate Equestrian 

www.sheepgate.co.uk 01205 870236 

(office hrs) 07768 156262 

Tuesday 22nd August 

Bsps Summer Champs 

Arena UK 



Showjumping 




Showjumping 



01609 772942 

Summer Holiday SJ Training 



07791792711 




Clear Round Show Jumping 



Wednesday 23rd August 




Dressage 









1/2 Pony Day 




Express One Day Event 



01609 772942 

Dressage Bootcamp 



07791792711 

Train Your Horse From the Ground Up 



07791792711 


(Lower) 







Open Unaffiliated Evening 

Showjumping 

Cliffhollins Riding School 

www.cliffhollins.co.uk 01274651386 

Unaffiliated Evening Show Jumping 



Unaffilaited Dressage 

Outwoods Equestrian , Full Pony Day 



Friday Night Show Jumping 


www.tvequestrian.co.uk 07821 900838 


Team and Individual Showjumping 

Competition 

Badsworth Hunt Branch of Pony Club, 

Frickley Park 

http://branches.pcuk.org/badsworth 01302 

722230 

Hvrc Open Showjumping Competition 

Club field off A6187 

www.hopevalleyridingclub.co.uk 01433 

651331 or 07505 490056 




01977 673330 

Mini Ode/ Mini Showcross and 

Combined Training 

Northallerton Equestrian Centre, Myers 

Lane, Yafforth, Northallerton Yorkshire 

DL7 0PQ 


01609 772942 

Unaffiliated Dressage Series 

Professional Equine Services, professional 

equine services (PES), Ossington Rd., 

Kneesall, Newark Nottinghamshire 

NG22 0AQ 


07791792711 




T and J Unaffilaited Dressage 

Swithens Dressage 

07939 936836 

One Day Event 



01664 823739 


One Day Event 

Burton Hunt Branch of The Pony Club 

branches.pcuk.org/burton 07585 553165 

Side Saddle Summer Show 


01977 673330 

Fun Show 


www.nvec.co.uk 01455 824240 

One Day Event 



01609 772942 

In Hand and Ridden Showing at 




07707725792 

Pole Moor Riding Club Annual Trophy 

Show 

Hey Lane 

www.polemoorridingclub.co.uk 07727 

086965, 07903 990746 or 07854 705704 


Raw Equine, Riseholme College 

07880 971711 

Open Charity Horse Show in Aid of 

Rossington Hall RDA 

Rossington Hall RDA, Northern Racing 

College 

07584 674752 

Show Jumping - Lead Rein Up to 85 

Cms 

Royston Horse and Pony Club 

07725 311687 

Summer Extravaganza 

South Derbyshire Saddle Club 

www.southderbyshiresaddleclub.co.uk 

07931 577586 

Sport Endurance Swingate Farm Ride 

www.sportendurance.co.uk/Events/Ride- 

Events/Swingate-Farm-2017.aspx 

01283 810011 



diary 

Bedale Hunt Fun Ride 

The Bedale Hunt 

www.thebedalehunt.co.uk 07803124323 

Club/open Show 

Tickhill Riding Club 

www.tickhillridingclub.org 07759987736 


Competition Forth Points Show 



07789 265 973 

Upper Batley Riding Club 

Batley Hall Farm 

www.batleyfarmequestrian.com 

7990502007 




01664 823739 




01664 823739 


West Yorkshire Horseplay 

www.wyhp.co.uk 07946 892713 

York and Ainsty South Pleasure/ X 

Country Ride 

York And Ainsty South Hunt 


07807242321 

Arena Showcross Inc Sunshine Tour 

Eventer's Challenge 

Yorkshire Equestrian Centre (YEC), 

www.yorkshireec.co.uk 07748115588 


Unaffiliated One Day Event 



Open Show 



734981/730606 M:0773 6613557 

Highmoor Bloodhounds Summer Show 

Swanland Equestrian Centre 

www.highmoorbloodhounds.com 07749 

342074 

Ilkeston and District Riding Club- Bank 

Holiday Open Show 

Spring Farm 

https://sites.google.com/site/ 

ilkestonanddistrictridingclub/about-us 

07725 633222 




01609 772942 






Showjumping 






734981/730606 M:07736 613557 




734981/730606 M:07736613557 


Showjumping 



01609 772942 





Chaps UK Summer Champs 

Arena UK 








01283 734981/730606 M:07736 613557 




01609 772942 

Evening Showjumping 2017 



Pre Horse Trials Showjumping 



1/2 Pony Day 



Thursday 31st August 

Landrover Burghley Horse Trials 

Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 2LH 

www.burghley-horse.co.uk/ 

01780 752131 

The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials 

British Eventing, Stamford Lincolnshire 

PE9 2LH 


Training Thursday Pyo 



01609 772942 



www.tvequestrian.co.uk 

07821900838 

Friday 1st September 

Richmond (2) 

British Eventing, Yorkshire 



Oldmoor Farm Riding school 


07729529042 

Full Pony Day 



Saturday 2nd September 

Denby Festival of Show Jumping 

Denby Equestrian Centre 

https://m.facebook.com/Denby- 

Equestrian-Centre-1274516275921571 

07951 179226 

September Dressage Competition 

Legup Equestrian, Myrefield Allweather 

Arena 

www.legupequestrian.co.uk 

Gymkhana Games Day 



07707725792 

Sunday 3rd September 

Ardsley Horse and Pony Club Show 

Astley Riding Centre 

www.ardsleyhpc.co.uk 

07849941915 

Blueberry Events Stressless Dressage 

Askham Bryan College 

www.blueberryeventsuk.com 

07872640482 

Danibeck Riding Club Show With 

Equifest,Tsr and 15+ Qual 

Commonside Farm 

07976 482818 

07393 375522 

Showing and Working Hunter 

Eckington and District Riding Club 

www.eckingtonridingclub.co.uk 

07890839350 

XC Clinic With Craig Dillon 


Access Group, Derby College Equestrian 

Centre, Heanor, Morley, Derby Derbyshire 

DE7 6DN 

07778978811 

Chantrey Championships Showing 

Hallamshire Riding Society 

www.hallamshireridingsociety.co.uk/ 

07813027161 

Hvrc Open Dressage Competition (Esuk 

Qualifier) 

Arena on HVRC club field 

www.hopevalleyridingclub.co.uk 

01433 650749 


Ledston Equine Centre 

07827 291115 

Open/club Show-With Lots of 

Qualifiers 

Long Eaton Riding Club 

www.long-eaton-riding-club.co.uk 

07929 164 501 

Notts Derby Horse Show Additional 

Sash Showing Ring 



07854317335§i 

Notts Derby Horse Show D - Show 

Jump/gymcarner/dog Show 



07854 317335 

Seaton Ross Show - in Hand and 

Ridden Showing 



07707725792 

Seaton Ross Show Jumping 


www.patringitonmillshowyard.co.uk 

07707725792 


Raw Equine, Laughton Manor Equestrian 

Centre 

07880 971711 

Ripley Riders Club - Club Show - Open 

to Non Members 

Parkside 

www.ripleyriders.org.uk 07931 709733 

Rvpc Annual Show 

Ryburn Valley Pony Club 

07837627091 

Club Show - Non Members Welcome - 

Cricklands Qualifiers 

Springwood Riding Club 

springwoodridingclub.weebly.com 

07716137484 

Wellow Equestrian Children Show 



01623 860997 

Fun Showjumping 

Wentworth & District Pony Club 

http://branches.pcuk.org/wentworth 

07833 984505 


competition entry form 

This month in 

stockists 

Tick the prizes you would like to win... 

Page 20 - Win a pair of tickets to Horse of the Year Show 

Question : Where is Horse of the Year Show Held 

BOBBO EQUESTRIAN 

Mill Lane Garden Centre, Breaston 

Derbys DE72 3AX Tel: 07838 769173 

Page 23 - Win one 2.5 litre Black and one 2.5 litre White Anti-Bacterial stable paint from Stable Shield 

Entry Form 

WIN 

with 

CADMAN ANIMAL FEEDS 

2-4 Chesterfield Rd, Tibshelf, 

Alfreton DE55 5NL 

Tel: 01773 590777 

Name IN CAPITALS: 

Address: 

Postcode: 

Email: 

Telephone (inc STD Code): 

Please tell us where you purchased your magazine: 

Please send the completed 

form to - Equestrian 

Life Competitions, The 

Loose Box, Shelton Lodge, 

Shelton, Nr. Newark, Notts 

NG23 5JJ 

Send in by 31st August 

2017 

Please tick here if you 

DO NOT wish your details 

to be forwarded to third 

parties. No purchase 

necessary. All entrants 

must complete EVERY 

SECTION, clearly and 

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COBBS COUNTRY STORE 

Barrow House Farm/Woodcotes Lane, 

Newark NG22 0TH 

Tel: 01777 228260 

WANT TO 

STOCK 

Call 01949 851555 

or email 


CHANDLERS 

Main Road, Belton, 

Grantham NG32 2LX 

Tel: 01476 590077 

COOKS FARM SHOP 

Lane End Farm, Markfield Ln, Newtown 

Linford, Leicester LE6 0AB 

Tel: 01530 242214 


EQUI-SSENTIALS 

EQUI-SSENTIALS 

4B Market St, Draycott, 

Derby DE72 3NB 

Tel: 01332 897644 

FORREST FEEDS 

The Mill, Mansfield Rd, Edingley 

NG22 8BG 

Tel: 01623 882260 

GABLESTOCK Witham Mill, 

Valley Lane, Long Bennington, 

Nottinghamshire, Newark NG23 5EE 

Tel: 01400 281337 

Harriet Haivers 

The Newark Saddler 

Tack & Rug Repairs 

Bridlework Made to Measure 

Saddle Fitting & Reflocking 

HARRIET HAIVERS 

Willow Farm, Hawton, 

Newark NG24 3RR 

www.harriethaivers.co.uk 

Tel: 01636 678006 

Used English Saddles & Tack For Sale 

Rug Washing and Re-proofing 

Willow Farm, Hawton, Newark, Notts NG24 3RR 

Tel: 01636 678006 - Mobile: 07932 233219 

Email: hahahaivers@hotmail.co.uk 

KARYGRAY FEEDS 

Salmon House/Salmon Lane 

Nottingham NG17 9LA 

Tel: 01623 756342 

Martins Farm 

431 Calverton Rd, Arnold, 

Nottingham NG5 8PU 

Tel: 0115 926 8703 

Millside Equestrian 

Southwell Rd, Nottingham NG14 7HG 

Tel: 01636 831111 

MILTON EQUESTRIAN 

Blyth Road, Worksop 

S81 0TP 

Tel: 01909 733844 

Sam our saddle 

fitter travels to 

homes and yards R&R or COUNTRY 

PARKLANDS EQUESTRIAN can see customers and 

Well known for our saddle their horses Waltham on site. Rd, With Waltham on the Wolds, Melton 

fitting Parklands and Equestrian sales services Centre, 

more than Mowbray 30 years LE14 4SD Tel: 01664 465000 

Worksop both Rd, new Aston, and Sheffield used, S26 2AD experience there's not 

Hull Road, Hemingbrough, Selby, North 

covering Tel: 0114 a huge 287 range 5278 of 

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brands including Parklands 

Yorkshire hasn't seen YO8 6QJ Tel: 01757 638555 

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very accessible RISLEY from all SADDLERY 

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extensive. Parking is no problem and we have 

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We have an extensive range of stock and have around 

500 bits from 3” DE72 – 7”. Our 3SY fine english bridles and 

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The Mill, High St, Swanwick, Alfreton 

extra extra Tel: extra 0115 full, in 939 three 2516 colours; havana, 

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To discuss 

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hats, jodhpurs, show and 

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to arrange a fitting call DE55 Sam 1AA on Tel: 01773 602466 

jackets, riding boots the list is endless. 

07715 004199 

Personalised embroidery service with over 300 motifs 

to choose from and a large selection of jackets, 

saddlecloths, hoodies, polo shirts & rugs available for 

embroidery. Fast turnaround rug washing and repairs. Hay, 

straw, feed and bedding is always available. 

Clipper servicing and blade 

sharpening. We have a 

selection of dog rugs to fit all 

shapes and sizes and 

accessories for your four 

legged friend 

or call our shop 0114 2875278 

RETFORD SADDLERY 

Barrow House/Woodcotes Lane, 

Newark NG22 0TH Tel: 01777 229195 

TAYLORS 

OF SOUTH 

WINGFIELD 

TAYLORS OF SOUTH WINGFIELD 

Wingfield Mill, Church Ln, South 

Wingfield, Alfreton DE55 7NJ 

Tel: 01773 832631 

RISEHOLME FEEDS 

The Oaklands, Costock Road, 

Wysall NG12 5QT 

Tel: 01509 889040 

TFM COUNTRY STORE 

Thorpe Road, Whisby, 

Lincoln, LN6 9BT 

Tel: 01522 694235 

Risley Saddlery, Risley, Derbyshire DE723SY. 

Tel; 01159392516 Email; info@risleysaddlery.co.uk 

www.Risleysaddlery.co.uk 

THE RANCH STORE 

Main Rd, Westwood, Nottingham 

NG16 5HU 

Tel: 01773 607411 

THE TACK BOX 

43-45 Chieftain Way, Tritton Road 

Trading Estate, Lincoln LN6 7RY 

Tel: 01522 533822 

THOMAS BELL COUNTRY STORE 

Bigby Road, Brigg 

DN20 8RA 

Tel: 01652 600690 

THOMAS IRVING 

Dunston Rd, Chesterfield S41 9QD 

Tel: 01246 260336 

BUCKAROO EQUINE 

Nottingham Ln, Old Dalby, Melton 

Mowbray LE14 3LX Tel: 01664 823739 

SHEEPGATE TACK AND TOGS 

Leverton Boston Lincolnshire 

PE22 0AS 

Tel: 01205 870236 

MANOR GRANGE 

Cobcroft Ln, Cridling Stubbs, 

Knottingley WF11 0AZ 

Tel: 01977 679905 

FRANKS 

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FRANKS ANIMAL FEEDS 

Broadholme Rd, Saxilby, Lincoln 

LN1 2NE Tel: 01522 703551 


service directory 

SERVICES DIRECTORY 

To Advertise your business contact us on 

01949 851555 or info@equestrianlifemagazine.co.uk 

BACK SPECIALIST 

KERRY DAVEY 

McTIMONEYEQUINE 

PRACTITIONER BSC (Hons) PG 

Dip AM MAA 

Regd. Like people, 

horses can suffer 

from back, neck, 

pelvic and 

musculoskeletal 

problems, and can benefit from 

McTimoney treatment. Treatment 

involves careful analysis and 

assessment of the spine, pelvis and 

any other relevant joints and precise, 

rapid adjustments are given to 

problem areas. Consider taking advice 

if you notice changes in performance, 

movement, assymmetry, unexplained 

resistance or uneven muscle 

development. Falls, accidents and slips 

are ofter a common cause and 

competition places even more strain 

upon their skeletal structure. Horses 

also receive great benefit from 

preventative treatment and 

McTimoney can help them perform at 

their best. Kerry is based in 

Lincolnshire and obtains requests 

directly from owners and referrals 

from veterinary practices. Kerry is fully 

insured and MAA registered. Contact 

details : 07725 267837 or 01522 

811937 email kerrydunford@hotmail. 

co.uk Facebook www.facebook.com/ 

kerrydaveymctimoney 

CHOCOLATIERS 

CATHYS 

CHOCOLATES 

AND CAKES. Finest 

Belgian Chocolate 

imported then 

handmade by us into an exclusive equine 

line of Horseshoes & Pony shoes sculpted 

using new shoes from the farrier so 

lifelike representations. Horse head 

and Dog head chocolates also available 

along with many others. Top Farm House, 

Shelton, Newark, Notts, 07776 233539, 

www.cathyschocolatesandcakes. 

co.uk, www.facebook.com/ 

CathysChocolatesandCakes 

COUNTRY STORES 

R&R COUNTRY. 

With over 15 years 

experience R&R Country 

is the largest equestrian 

and country superstore 

in the Yorkshire 

area with a fabulous second store near 

Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. Open 

7 days a week offering thousands of 

sq. feet of exciting shopping packed 

with everything for the horse, rider 

and country enthusiast from clothing, 

safety wear, footwear tack, saddlery, 

pet, feed, bedding, country clothing, 

horse wear - plus much more. We also 

provide a full saddle fitting service by a 

qualified SMS saddle fitter. R&R Country 

is a recognised BETA qualified stockist of 

riding hats & body protectors therefore 

we can advise on the correct fitting 

of the safety item. R&R Country is the 

place to visit. R&R Country - Hull Road, 

Hemingbrough, Selby, YO8 6QJ, Tel: 

01757 638555 | R&R Country (Melton) 

- Waltham Road, Thorpe Arnold, 

Melton Mowbray, LE14 4SD, Tel: 01664 

465000. Shop online with us at www. 

randrcountry.co.uk 

MILLSIDE 

EQUESTRIAN 

& COUNTRY 

STORE LTD. 

Suppliers of equestrian and country 

products, rider and leisurewear, animal 

feed and supplements, saddlery and 

stable equipment, pet and poultry 

supplies etc. Hat and back protector 

fitting service. Licensed to sell horse, 

cat and dog wormers. Situated off 

the A612 Southwell Road, Thurgarton, 

Notts, NG14 7GP. Any enquiries 

please tel 01636 831111 www. 

millsidecountrystore.com 

CROSS COUNTRY 

DANETHORPE HILL CROSS 

COUNTRY COURSE. Refurbished 

course available for private schooling/ 

events/hunter trials /driving shows and 

clinics. We have fences to suit the very 

young and the more advanced horse/ 

rider. Open 7 days a week. Livery also 

available with full use of the course 

included. www.danethorpehillxc.co.uk 

Sharon Applewhite 07966458116/01636 

703980 

EQUINE DENTIST 

DAVID 

WATERS 

- HORSE 

DENTIST. 

DEFRA/Royal 

College of Veterinary Surgeons Qualified, 

Member of Worldwide Association of 

Equine Dentists, 14 years experience with 

all types of horses, Midlands based. Tel: 

07771783938 

EQUINE SPORTS 

MASSAGE 

AGRICULTURAL MERCHANTS, PET FOODS AND ANIMAL FEEDS 

MANUFACTURERS AND RETAILERS (UFAS REGISTERED) 

HORSE: FEEDS & BEDDING 

LIVESTOCK: FEEDS, MILK REPLACERS, MINERAL BLOCKS 

PETS: MIXERS, COMPLETE & TINNED FOOD 

BIRDS: WILD & AVIARY FEEDS FISH: FISH FEEDS & BAITS 

KELLY 

BOWERS. 

Fully qualified 

and insured 

SHOP OPEN MON-FRI 7.00am – 5.00pm SAT 8.00am – 4.30pm 

For all of the above products and more. 

Delivery available please ask for details. 

GABLESTOCK 

Witham Mill, Valley Lane, Long Bennington, Newark, Notts NG23 5EE 

Tel: 01400 281421 or 281337 – Fax 01400 281851 

Email: gablestock@hotmail.co.uk 

equine sports massage therapist. 

Equine sports massage is the 

application of soft tissue manipulation 

in order to achieve release of tension, 

spasm, & reduce pain in muscle group 

areas. Regular treatments can also 

prevent injury through detecting 

problems in the early stages and aid 

recovery following injury. Equine Sports 

Massage is recommended by vets & 

trainers around the world. Massage is 

a non-invasive complimentary therapy 

which promotes the natural healing 

process, enhances circulation, relieves 

tension, assists recovery & enhances 

a range of movement. The use of 

sports massage is renowned for its 

physiological & psychological benefits. 

07584629044 kbowers87@hotmail. 

co.uk www.kbequinesportsmassage. 

co.uk 

ELEANOR FROST EQUINE SPORTS 

AND REMEDIAL MASSAGE- BSC 

(HONS) DIP. ESMT. 

Massage 

techniques 

utilised 

amongst others 

to enhance 

muscle tone, 

prevent injuries, prepare the body 

for athletic activity and maintain it 

in optimum condition. In addition 

to reducing muscular tension and 

soreness, improving lymphatic flow and 

lactate clearance - all horses can benefit 

from massage therapy from the happy 

hacker to elite eventer. For a friendly 

and professio-nal approach, providing 

tailored treatments for the individual. 

Tel - 07946 934 932 efrostesmt@ 

yahoo.com 

EQUINE THERAPY 

GILLIYAN H 

CARTER - DIP. 

FTST, ESMT, SMA. 

Equine/Canine 

Sports Massage 

& Neuromuscular 

Manipulation. 

A specialist in soft tissue injury & 

rehabilitation. Also offers Deep 

Oscillation & Therapeutic Ultrasound 

(with vet approval) Tel: 07909-990445 

Certified courses are also available: 

Equine Sports Massage Diploma (for 

professionals) and Equine Massage 

Certificate (for Horse Owners) 

www.equi-therapyuk.com 


FARRIERS 

LIAM CHAPPELL 

DIP WCF. fully 

qualified and registered 

farrier relocating back 

to Chesterfield and now taking on new 

customers in North Derbyshire, South 

Yorkshire and surrounding areas. All 

types of work undertaken from elite 

competition horses to happy hackers 

and everything in between. Working 

together with vets, physiotherapists 

and trainers to ensure your horse 

performs to the best of their ability. 

Use of modern and traditional methods 

of shoeing and trimming including 

specialist plastic shoes and bespoke 

hand-made steel shoes where required. 

Remedial work also undertaken 

following a consultation with examples 

of work available on request. Tel: 07584 

068441; Email: grovehouseforge@ 

gmail.com; 

Web: www.farrierliam.co.uk 

LIVERY YARDS 

HOLME HOUSE FARM 

EQUESTRIAN. Carlton in Lindrick, 

Nr Worksop. Quality livery yard, DIY, 

part or full. Large indoor and outdoor 

arenas. Extensive cross-country 

courses, regular competitions and 

annual camp. Unlimited hacking and 

all year turn-out. 24hr supervision and 

security. Contact Lorna and Bill Walker 

on 01909 730247. 

CLUMBER LIVERY 

Set on the edge of 

Clumber Park has 

limited vacancies 

for DIY/Assisted DIY/Part/Full liveries. 

British Horse Society approved yard - 

Secure yard with alarmed tack room 

and CCTV - Owners live on site, late 

night check and lock up - Rest room, 

toilet and wash facilities - Separate 

locker room - Portable hot/cold shower 

unit (small fee) - Floodlit 40mx40m 

manege with mirrors and jumps - Grass 

jumping arena with a range of jumps - 

All year turnout. Optional 24/7 summer 

turnout - 55 acres of paddocks on 

sand based soil - Summer and winter 

paddocks - Horses 2 max to a paddock 

with automatic filling water troughs - 

On site instructor available for lessons - 

Assisted services available for holidays, 

sickness, work commitments - No yard 

politics, just friendly faces here to ride. 

Come and view the superb facilities 

for yourself. Call Alison/Nick on 01909 

472413 www.clumberlivery.co.uk 

best standard. Facilities include: Indoor 

stables; All year round; turnout; Outdoor 

Manage; Secure tack room. Claxhill Farm, 

Carlton Lane, Norwell, Newark. NG23 6LF, 

Tel. 07977 629504 

NEWTON HOUSE FARM NR. 

BINGHAM. Established, well run DIY 

livery yard situated on an arable farm, 

8 miles from Nottingham. Use of wellknown 

cross-country course, 40m x 30m 

sand and rubber manege, show jumps 

and direct access to an off-road toll ride 

with miles of traffic-free hacking. All year 

turn-out in individual paddocks, separate 

summer and winter grazing on freedraining 

land. The yard now implements 

the “Intelligent Worming Programme”. 

Individual choice of farrier, Vet, instructor 

etc. Contact Carole Fisher Tel: 01949 

20235 www.newtoncrosscountry.co.uk 

PEACEFUL 

LIVERY YARD 

SURROUNDED 

by woodland, just 

off A46 between 

Lincoln and 

Newark. DIY, part or full livery, all stables 

have rubber matting and water drinkers, 

60x25 floodlit arena with cushion-ride 

surface , full set of show-jumps on grass 

, wash room and secure tack room , lorry 

and trailer parking. Please call Kath 

07957754260 

PROFESSIONAL EQUINE SERVICES. 

Kneesall’s finest 

equestrian centre 

has fabulous 

facilities awaiting you and your horse 

including 40x20 waxed indoor arena 

with mirrors, 60x30 outdoor arena, full 

set of show jumps, Monarch stabling, 

covered walker, lunge pen, stocks, 

solarium, hot/cold wash-box, post 

and rail fenced paddocks and indoor 

turnout. Fully qualified and insured staff 

on site 24hrs. Specialising in livery and 

training solutions for horses and riders 

of all abilities, backing and producing 

youngsters and re-educating ‘problem’ 

horses. Contact Rebekkah 07791 792711 

or Andrew 07746 168813. 

NATURAL HORSEMANSHIP 

MICKEY GAVIN, TRUE 

HORSEMANSHIP. A fresh approach 

to problem solving, all horses helped 

without force or fear. For info on private 

visits, courses and clinics, email: info@ 

truehorsemanship.com or call 01623 

407634 / 07974 214990. 

www.truehorsemanship.com 

HORSEBOX REPAIRS 

1pm. 

SADDLE 

Tel: 01636 

FITTERS 

678006 / 07932 233219. 

NICOLA BARRY BSC 

(HONS) 

BUCKAROO 

SADDLERY 


Centre Old Dalby, Melton 

Mowbray Leicestershire 

LE14 3LX. Qualified with 

the Society of Master 

Saddlers (SMS) and also a Master 

Saddle Fitting Consultant (MSFC). Nicola 

was the first in the country to gain 

both of these qualifications. New and 

second-hand saddles, including Equipe, 

Kent & Masters and our very own made 

to measure Sovereign saddles. Onsite 

flocking and alterations. Yard visits 

or fittings at Vale View Equestrian. 

Discounts available fitting/checking for 

multiple horses on the same yard 

0845 3003566 Sales@buckarooequine. 

co.uk 

SADDLE FITTER / TACK & SADDLERY 

D.J.RICHARDSON 

MASTER SADDLER 

/ SMS QUALIFIED 

SADDLE FITTER. 

Purpose built Saddlefit centre near the 

Newark showground or home visits. Excellent 

Range of both New and secondhand 

saddles available. All Reflocking 

and aftercare to saddles undertaken. Te 

07787532601 / 01636701790 

T&C ROBINSON, 

BILLINGHAY AND 

STAMFORD. Society 

of Master Saddlers 

qualified Saddle Fitter. We undertake 

saddle fitting throughout the East 

Midlands area. New, second-hand 

leather and synthetic saddles always 

in stock. Repairs expertly undertaken. 

Ring 01526 860436. E: john@tandcrobinson.co.uk 

CLAXHILL LIVERIES 

. FULL, PART OR 

HUNT LIVERIES. Small 

professionally run yard 

in the beautiful village of 

Norwell. Close to Newark with easy 

access to A1 for Showground, Arena Uk 

etc. Full, Part and Hunter Livery tailored 

to suit you and your horse to the very 

RUG WASHING & REPAIRS 

HARRIET HAIVERS. Willow Farm, 

Hawton, Newark, Notts NG24 3RR. Tack 

and rug repairs - English saddles bought 

and sold - Bridlework made to order - 

Saddle fitting and reflocking. Now Open 

Weekdays 9am - 5pm; Saturday 9am - 

HARRIET HAIVERS. Willow Farm, 

Hawton, Newark, Notts NG24 3RR. 

Tack and rug repairs - English saddles 

bought and sold - Bridlework made to 

order - Saddle fitting and reflocking. 

Open Weekdays 9am - 5pm (closed 

Mondays); Sat 9am - 1pm. Tel: 01636 

678006 / 07932 233219. 

S. MILNER & SON. 2 Society of 

Master Saddlers qualified saddle fitters. 

Saddle fittings at the shop or at your 

yard. Over 200 saddles in stock, new 

& 2nd hand. Call 01664 454839 for an 

appointment. 


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SADDLE FITTER / TACK & SADDLERY 

KICK ON EQUESTRIAN 

Mobile saddle fitting service, Stocking a wide range of new 

and used saddles from around £150 to made to measure 

starting at £650. 

Saddle fitter for The Saddle Company, saddle reflocking, 

repairs and tree adjustments made on site.Experienced, 

friendly and reliable service. 

Contact Teresa on 07892 880197 or 01773 860121 

We stock a wide range of 

equipment for horse and rider. 

• Riding hats and body protectors expertly fitted. 

• Good choice of jodphurs, boots and chaps 

for adult and child. 

• Summer turnouts, fly rugs and fly repellents in stock. 

• Rug washing, reproofing and repairing. 

All saddlery repairs on site by Society of Master Saddlers Saddler 

Sadddle fitting checks and saddle sales by SMS Qualified saddle fitter 

Est.1992 

so a wealth of 

experience to 

offer 

Easy parking 

Open: Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm and Saturday 9am-4pm 

The Tack Box, 43 - 45 Chieftain Way, Tritton Rd, Lincoln, LN6 7RY 

Telephone: 01522 533822 

To advertise call 01949 851555 

or email info@equestrianlifemagazine.co.uk 

TRAINING 

PROFESSIONAL EQUINE SERVICES. Backing, starting 

and schooling your youngster couldn’t be easier at Kneesall’s 

finest equestrian centre. Don’t miss out on the limited places 

available. Fabulous facilities awaiting you and your horse including 40x20 waxed 

indoor arena with mirrors, 60x30 outdoor arena, full set of show-jumps, Monarch 

stabling, covered walker, lunge pen, stocks, solarium, hot/cold wash-box, post and 

rail fenced paddocks plus indoor turnout. Fully insured and qualified staff on site 

24hrs. Specialising in schooling and training solutions for horses and riders of all 

abilities, back & producing youngsters and re-educating ‘problem’ horses. Contact 

Rebekkah 07791 792711 or Andrew 07746 168813. 

TACK & SADDLERY 

F MARTIN LTD. MARTINS FARM, 

Dorket Head Farm, Calverton Road, 

Arnold, Nottingham. Everything for 

your horse and pet: plus riding wear and 

outdoor clothing: Feed, Supplements, 

Electric and Wooden fencing and gates. 

T: 0115 9268703 F: 0115 9264995. 

www.martinsfarm.co.uk 

VETERINARY 

BAKEWELL EQUINE VETS. 

Experienced equine vets providing 

an ambulatory service and clinic 

with stabling and surgical facilities. 

We provide AI services, digital x-ray, 

ultrasound scanning, shockwave 

therapy, dentistry, video gastroscopy/ 

endoscopy, lameness investigations, 

JMB measurement and pre-purchase 

examinations. Open 8.30-5.00pm plus 

24hr emergency service 01629 810351 

www.bakewellvets.co.uk 

Equine Hospital, Referral Centre and Equine Fertility Services 

We are a long established equine 

hospital with purpose built 

facilities and an extensive range of 

diagnostic equipment. As a clinical 

associate of the University of 

Nottingham Vet School we benefit 

from their specialist staff who 

work alongside our experienced 

veterinary surgeons and nurses. 

Together they provide the highest 

level of veterinary care and 

expertise as required by our RCVS 

Tier 3 hospital status. A complete 

equine veterinary service is 

available from routine yard visits to 

specialist diagnostics and surgery. 

✓ 24 hour emergency service available at 

yard or hospital 

✓ Competitively priced yard visits 

✓ Routine healthcare including vaccinations, 

passport ID, microchipping and dentistry 

✓ Prior to Purchase examinations 

✓ Digital Radiography, Ultrasonography, 

Endoscopy and Gastroscopy 

www.oakhamvethospital.co.uk 

find us on Facebook 

Equine: 01572 722647 

Ashwell Road 

Oakham 

Rutland LE15 7QH 

✓ MRI and Scintigraphy 

✓ Weekly remedial farriery clinic 

✓ Specialist medicine and surgery 

✓ In house lab providing rapid results 

✓ BEVA approved AI service 

✓ DEFRA approved semen collection, freezing, 

storage and distribution to the UK and Europe 

✓ 24 hour, CCTV monitored foaling service 


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