PONY magazine – June 2016

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As part of its 125th anniversary year, Harry Hall is running a Serious About Safety tour throughout 2016.

Visit the converted horsebox for advice from trained fitters and a free service to check your safety equipment, including hats and body protectors. The experts will check the fit, show you how to look for wear and explain safety standards.

The tour will visit more than 30 saddlery stores and shows around the country. Find out all dates and destinations at harryhall.co.uk/seriousaboutsafety

The misadventures of Charlie!

C’mon, Charlene, let’s go on a hot air balloon ride!

No! It’ll be great fun!

Ohh this is great, Charlie!

What’s wrong?

I forgot I have a fear of heights!

Isn’t that dangerous, Charlie?

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Eventing legends back in the saddle

SPOTTED!

Two of the world’s best eventers, William FoxPitt and Andrew Nicholson, have both had a successful start to the eventing season after serious falls in 2015.

Andrew Nicholson rode a whopping six horses at Aldon International, his first event of the season, even winning a class!

William Fox-Pitt had successful runs on two of his top horses, Parklane Hawk and Cool Mountain, at Burnham Market International.

With all eyes looking towards the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August, we can’t wait to see if William or Andrew will be chosen for the British and New Zealand teams.

We’ve been keeping an eye on all the latest celeb gossip over social media – what have your fave riders been up to?

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Will you get your friends involved?

The Take up the Reins tour is a campaign from the British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA), which aims to encourage more people to get involved with horses and the sport.

BETA’s three mechanical horses – RoboCop, Trigger and Henry – will be giving people from all walks of life a go in the saddle. Everyone who takes part will receive a goodie bag, which includes some horsey vouchers!

Why not get a group of your non-horsey friends together and take them along to encourage them to get involved? Find out more information at takeupthereins.co.uk

Our fave Swedish eventer, Ludwig Svennerstål, has the right idea! @ludwigsvennerstal “Happy horses are the key to success. #letthembehorses”

Jess Mendoza’s Ramiro is ready to get jet-setting in his new compression suit! @jessicaemendoza “Ramiro looking smart in his new travel suit”

Behind-the-scenes goss

Team PONY has been super-busy getting ever ything together for your fave mag. Check out our Instagram page, @ponymaguk, for behind-the-scenes pics from all our photosho ots - keep an eye out for a few famous faces!

bit.ly/ponyrolling VIRAL VID!

We absolutely love this video of the adorable Fidget, posted by Jo Hocking, who has a rather unique way of rolling over onto his other side to scratch! Head over to bit.ly/ponyrolling to check it out. Do you have any funny ponyrelated videos? Send them in to pony@djmurphy.co.uk

German eventer Ingrid Klimke is making the most of pony cuddles in the build-up to the Olympics! @ingridklimke “Beautiful morning around my superstars! :-) #roadtorio #lifeisgood” PONY magazine

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Pippa Funnell’s jumping secrets

Thanks to Toggi and Champion for their help with this feature, toggi.com

Check out top tips and jumping secrets from eventing legend and Rolex Grand Slam winner, Pippa Funnell!

Top warm-up tips

When warming up for jumping, the aim is to stretch and loosen your pony’s muscles. You should...

• aim to keep him relaxed and working calmly, but with active, forward paces. If he gets excitable or tense before jumping, it could cause him to tighten his back which will affect his paces – especially his canter.

• help him relax his back by softening your seat – don’t tense up to counteract him, try to relax as much as possible to encourage him to stay calm.

• hug your pony’s sides with your legs to give him confidence and encourage him to lengthen his stride.

• try alternating sitting and standing off his back in canter – for example, sit in the saddle along the short sides of the arena and come out of the saddle down the long sides. This will encourage your pony to take bigger strides, helping him feel less tense.

Once your pony is warm and relaxed in walk, trot and canter, you’re ready to jump!

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Our expert

Pippa Funnell is an international eventer who’s won two team silver and one individual bronze Olympic medals. She’s been European champion twice and is the only rider to have won the Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing, winning the three major 4* events backto-back.

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Top tip!

These exercises are good practice for improving your jumping, but need lots of effort from your pony, so don’t do them too frequently.

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The secret s e i n o P f o s e liv

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Ever wish you could be with your fave pony 24/7? Errrr, totally! But did you know that understanding what he does when you’re not there will help you bond with him and improve his quality of life?

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e love spending time with our ponies and riding them, but it can be easy to forget what they do during the rest of the day when we’re not there.

Although you may not be able to spend this time with your fave pony, it’s your responsibility to ensure his needs are met during this time. After all, you want to have a happy, content pony who’s relaxed, confident and easy to handle during the precious time that you do have together, right?!

Our expert

Anna Saillet is an Equine Behaviour Consultant. She has a degree in Animal Behaviour and a master’s degree in Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare.

In a natural environment, ponies walk up to 30 miles every day, eating for 16 hours.

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Allow your pony to develop relationships with companions and keep these the same as much as possible.

Let’s bond

Ponies are social animals, and they like to build and maintain close bonds with their companions. But we often keep them stabled for long periods of time, meaning they can’t interact with other ponies. By restricting their movement and access to food, we increase their stress levels, too.

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