To celebrate its 50th anniversary year in 2019, Riding for the Disabled Association is marking the milestone through its 50 Faces campaign, telling the stories of some of the amazing people who make RDA the extraordinary organisation it is today. Designed to challenge preconceptions about disability and volunteering, and to celebrate the diversity and inclusiveness […]
Verity Smith is one of Haygain’s stable of supported riders from across the spectrum of equestrian disciplines, and her story is certainly an exceptional one. For this Haygain rider update, we take a look at where Verity’s love of riding came from and how she copes with day-to-day life and competing as a registered blind […]
Leading event rider, Caroline Powell, is no stranger to competing at the major Three-Day-Events around the world. She has dedicated many years to training and competing and has had the honour of representing her country at the Olympics. Here courtesy of her sponsor Suregrow we learn more about this well-respected rider and what her plans […]
In our September issue we are celebrating ‘The Best of British’ and would love your home-grown business to join us…. whether it is equestrian, country, fashion, rural, canine…. click here to find out how you can get involved and showcase your business in this great feature!
British Horse Feeds-sponsored show-jumper, Pippa Allen, provides advice on how to keep your horse straight. Based in West Yorkshire, Pippa, 25, is a very talented rider who has spent two and half years in Germany riding for international showjumpers, Helena and Tim Stormanns in Eschweiler. In the show-jumping ring there may be a few obstacles […]
In our regular column the Society of Master Saddlers look at spotting wear and tear in your saddlery and making sure your tack is in the best repair. How many of you have been trotting along and found your leg suddenly drop due to a broken stirrup leather? Accidents happen at the best of times […]
TopRide Fibre Surfaces is a Cotswold-based family business which has designed a high quality and durable carpet fibre riding surface, developed in conjunction with racehorse owners and trainers. Perfect for both gallops and riding arenas, the TopRide Fibre Surface is stable, shock-absorbing and supremely easy to install. It can be placed directly onto the stone […]
The Wilhelm Whinny: British horses get shot at Hollywood stardom: The ‘Wilhelm Scream’ has an iconic status in film: a single sound effect of a shriek that has become an in-joke amongst Hollywood sound editors, and can be heard in Star Wars, the Indiana Jones series, Disney films, and countless other blockbusters. Classic examples can […]
With daughter Harriet Rose arriving nearly two years ago life has certainly changed for Equerry Horse Feeds ambassador, Bonnie Fishburn. Here we catch up with her to find out how she combines motherhood with riding and producing the horses on her Cheshire yard. Like so many pony mad girls, Bonnie competed at local shows on friend’s […]
While we may not have seen the sustained scorching temperatures of last summer just yet, the UK is sure to get a least a mini-heatwave if not a longer spell of hot weather before autumn arrives. With that in mind, innovative equine health company Haygain examine how hot weather can impact horses and what owners […]
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