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Reducing the risk of colic

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Colic is frightening and can be life-threatening. It is one of the major causes of death in horses and ponies, so it is understandable...

Perfect your posture

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Most of us are aware of how important it is to maintain good posture when we ride our horses. But did you know that the...

Hey, hey, hay!

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We tend to think of hay being made in preparation for the coming winter, but hay is useful, and indeed necessary, all year round,...

Taking care of old timers

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Horses and particularly ponies can live a useful, active life until quite an old age. Older mounts can be valued as schoolmasters for less...

End of life decisions

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Q: I'd like some advice about horse euthanasia. We have a 32-year-old who is in slowly declining health; nothing is majorly wrong but he...

Joint injections

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Lameness, unfortunately, is a common issue in our horses and ponies. Strong and fast but surprisingly fragile, our equine athletes have an astonishing natural...

Trekking: the great outdoors

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Horse trekking over our beautiful New Zealand countryside is understandably very popular with riders of a wide range of ages, and at this time...

Ask the Experts: Feeding after a drought

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Q: We are currently suffering through a period of drought, though the horses seem content eating plenty of hay. My question is about what...

 Winning the warm up

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A good warm up can make or break your performance. You should aim to have your horse ready to begin his best work just...

Eyes: Windows to the Soul

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Horses’ eyes are amazing. They are big, beautiful and perfectly positioned on the sides of the head to enable vision practically all around, without...

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