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Contents Have your say......................1 Feeding ...............2, 9-21, 23 News ....................................... ....... 2, 4, 8, 42-43, 52, 54, 56 Tack & Turnout ................... ............2, 7, 40, 41-42, 49, 53 Supplements ......................... ........... 3, 5, 12, 16, 18, 27, 55 Readers Say .........................4 Training............ 6, 34, 46, 56 Poor Dentition....... 9-10, 12 Forage ..........................10, 18 Insurance ..............19, 31, 35 Healthcare.............................. .......20, 22, 24, 25-26, 28-30, ........32-33, 36-37, 42, 50, 51 Behaviour .............................. ....................22, 24, 26, 38-39 Worming ....................32, 34 Saddlery ...................... 40-41 Field & Stable ....................43 Stable & Yard Equipment .. .......................................44, 45 Arenas ................................44 Clipping .............................44 Property .............................46
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250 riders expected in Charity Horse ride
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he 8th annual Rotary Club of Church Wilne’s charity horse ride is to be held on Sunday 8th September and will again provide a unique opportunity to ride through scenic Loco Park, Dale Abbey, Spondon and Ockbrook. The course is about ten miles long and consists of bridleway, road and farmland not normally available to the public. There is a short cut to the finish after about four miles for very young riders.
Over the past seven years riders and sponsors have donated in total well over £20,000 to Rainbows Hospice, Macmillan Cancer Support, Alzheimer’s Society, Treetops Hospice and Action for Children. The chosen charity this year is the Air Ambulance Service and all entry fees will be donated to the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance. There are many incidents involving Air Ambulance, unfortunately not all with a happy ending. However, Cassie who is a very experienced rider, but on a bank holiday in August 2009 her life changed forever when at
a show jumping lesson at a combination fence she had a serious fall. This resulted in a broken back and a journey in a land ambulance involving several miles of track with more potholes than track was avoided by calling the Air Ambulance. The Derbyshire Air Ambulance was summoned to the scene and after pioneering surgery at the Derby Royal Hospital, followed by a long recovery period, Cassie is now back in the saddle. In previous years each event has attracted around 200 riders, but this year because of the words “Air Ambulance” it evokes a feeling in all of us of wanting to help, 250 riders is achievable. Full details including this year’s entry form, along with testimonials and photographs from last years event can be found on www.churchwilnerotary.org.uk
Why did Southern Cross Stud cancel their Open Day? T
he Kent based Southern Cross Stud were due to hold an open day at the end of August to introduce everyone to their new stock, the fabulous foals for sale and to meet and chat the professional team including International dressage riders Anna Ross Davies, Natasha Baker and newbie Hayley Beresford.
The cancellation was due to the news that Jules Walker has unfortunately been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing treatment. ‘It is with great regret that we had to cancel the open day, but rest assured we will be reorganising in the future,’ Jill & Jules told Equi-Ads. In the meantime we have the most incredible team around us and have no hesitation about stepping back for a few months and letting them do their jobs. It’s business as usual at Southern Cross.‘ The new member to the team is the fabulous Hayley Beresford and stallion Armani. They will remain in Germany and are joining Anna Ross Davies to expand the team &business. Armani will be available for stud for the 2014 stud season.
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Racing legend backs horse rescue charity F
ormer steeplechase jockey, Richard Pitman has become an Ambassador for Bristol-based animal welfare charity, HorseWorld.
The racing legend visited the charity’s welfare department to see their work with both animals and young people for himself. He talked to students taking part in the Discovery courses which are aimed at young people who may be outside mainstream schooling due to special educational needs or social, emotional or behavioural difficulties. A recent altruistic kidney donor, Pitman last rode just ten weeks after that operation in ‘The Legends’ race at Aintree at the age of sixty nine. HorseWorld is a leading UK equine charity that rescues, rehabilitates and rehomes up to 100 abandoned, neglected and mistreated horses every year and is now responsible for over 400 horses, ponies Richard meets a student and donkeys, including taking part in HorseWorld’s those out at responsible Discovery course loan homes.
Daily grooming equals good practice!
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ith winter approaching, looking after your horse’s skin becomes imperative to avoiding seasonal issues. Alongside a change of coat, reduced grooming time and long periods of time spent with rugs on, skin welfare can often be compromised. Now, alongside daily grooming and good hygiene practices, Aloeride is a supplement, which can help maintain healthy skin and a shiny coat from the inside out.
Each box of Aloeride contains 30 sachets (30 days worth) equaling over twelve litres of aloe vera juice and its great to know that its also been tested by an accredited Newmarket laboratory and does not contain any synthetic compounds. RRP: £55.20 (1 x months supply). Check with your local stockist.
Free watch scheme for owners
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orse owners in Glossopdale are being urged to sign up to a free watch scheme aimed at cutting equine-related crime.
The scheme uses Derbyshire Alert, a community messaging system that shares information quickly between anyone signed up to it. Horsewatch members can tap into a wealth of information including suspicious activity alerts, crime prevention advice, property marking events and much more. They can also receive alerts through text, email or voicemail message, tailored to their postcode, so the messages are always relevant.
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A new Horsewatch group is now being set up for owners and riders in the Glossop area. A number of Horse Watch schemes are already running in other parts of the County. There was a launch event where people could find out more and sign up to the service at Hargate Hill Equestrian Centre. High Peak Community Safety Inspector Erika Green said: “This scheme is a fantastic way for horse owners to protect their animals and their kit from criminals. “Sadly we do have cases where horses or equipment are stolen and that will have a huge emotional and financial impact on the victim.
“Among the ways we can prevent it from happening in the first place is to share information about suspicious activity and take steps to improve security, such as marking all property. “Horsewatch members have access to a great deal of advice and the messaging service can be the difference in stopping crime in the first place.” The scheme is also looking for co-ordinators to sign up and help establish Glossop Horsewatch with horse owners across the area once it has launched. To report a crime or suspicious activity, call 101 or 999 in an emergency. You can also call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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Rider claims new British record
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he National Showwas held at the Aintree International Equestrian Centre for the third year, attracting competitors from all over the British Isles and some from continental Europe for £10,000 in prize-money. Spectators watched a series of highlights over the three days of the event which included showing, working hunter classes and show jumping. The side saddle high jump British record was broken by local rider Michaela Bowling on Laughing Larry who cleared 6ft 3in – just three inches behind the world record - during the popular evening performance in the indoor arena. Remarkably, Michaela’s mount is blind in one eye and this was only the third time he has had a side saddle on, while the rider herself – a regular show jumper and former point-topoint jockey - has been riding side saddle for just a couple of months. The runner-up in the high jump was Ireland’s Susan Oakes who broke the record last year with 5ft 11in. Side saddle riders from all over Britain were at Aintree for their own class. The champion was Morgan Shive, riding Nightwatchman, and the
reserve Jo Hales, on Llanarth Hornpipe. As part of the prize, the two ladies will return to Aintree Racecourse next spring to lead in the winner of the Topham Steeple Chase, which is run over the Grand National course, on Friday 4 April - Ladies’ Day - during the Grand National Festival between Thursday 3 and Saturday 5 April 2014. Morgan also won a new side saddle habit from Alexander James, the sponsor, and it will be worn at
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the racecourse in April. The show jumping was in front of the racecourse’s grandstands, where the horses come out on to the course. The main class was the 1.40m Arcflex National, with a total prize fund of £3,000, supported by D’Montt Equestrian. It was won by Anthony Condon, following a jump off against Cheshire-based Keith Shore, riding Sultano, which is owned by Harvey Smith, husband of Sue Smith, this year’s John Smith’s Grand National Steeple Chasewinning trainer. A total of fifty-five former racehorses came to the show, all trying to win the £1,000 Aintree Retrained Racehorse Championship. The champion was Lynn Russell’s Stealth Project, who ran six times on the Flat, and reserve champion was racehorse owner John Hales’ Noland, ridden by Louise Bell. Noland amassed nearly a quarter of a million
pounds in prize money during his racing career. The championship was judged by this year’s John Smith’s Grand National-winning trainer Sue and husband Harvey Smith. Former Grand National-winning jockey Bob Champion, of Aldaniti fame back in 1981, also made a special guest appearance and judged some of the retrained racehorse classes at the show. John Hales was also present to see his 2012 Grand National winner Neptune Collonges parade at the evening performance to the delight of the crowd, followed by another victory when his colours stormed past the winning line in the Shetland Grand National with Scarlet Fowles and Ulverscroft Harvest Hawk. John Hales and Sue Smith made the presentations to the winning riders. The overall £1,000 Supreme Champion was Joanne Shawon, from Warrington, on her four-year-old horse Esanto, with last year’s winner Megan Cookson, with Louvaine Rooney, as reserve champion. Carly Goodall, Aintree Racecourse’s Racing and Equestrian Assistant, said: “The National Show, held for the first time at Aintree, was a spectacular success. We were delighted with the turn-out and the great enthusiasm of all the competitors.
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STABLETALK How to train a human!
By Brogan Higgins Graduate in Equine Intelligence
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t last, the humans have finally left the office and I have managed to sneak in and type this article. Believe me it wasn’t easy, I have had to use my tongue on this disgusting keyboard (what on earth has this human had her hands on?) and this mouse thingy now has teeth marks on it. However, now I can share my extensive knowledge with my fellow equines on how to train a human.
As most of us already know humans are pretty thick. They don’t pay attention to what’s going on around them, they are always chattering away to the strange rectangle thing they keep in their pockets. They seem to delight in trying to get us to waste energy on pointless exercises in an arena whilst they bounce about on our backs. I have been a master in human training from a very early age and I learned a whole host of techniques from other equines I have been fortunate to meet over the years. Depending on the type your human is will dictate on the best approach to use. We all know the fluffy types, they want to shower us with hugs and kisses (never mind how many times we try to tell them horses don’t kiss). They call us baby boy/girl, at every opportunity, seem obsessed with keeping us clean and brushing our coats (maybe I do enjoy the odd groom, but all that smelly stuff ruins my street cred) and are perhaps the easiest to manipulate. All you need to do if you sense the approach of a saddle is to yawn repeatedly, look as sleepy as possible and the “piece de resistance” is to bury your head in their chest and pretend to go to sleep. They will feel so guilty about working you when you are just so tired that they will usually put you straight back into the field where you can gallop off with a condescending buck in their general direction and refuse to be caught till the next day. Now, if your human is a little bit tougher then you might just need to lie down as soon as they put you in the stable and look exhausted. They love it if you bury your nose in the bedding and allow your lips to be wrinkled up in the cutest way, believe me it is worth a mouthful of shavings to see them filled with smiles and watery eyes as they admire your absolute sweetness and feel privileged that you want to lie down in front of them because you trust them so much (if only they really knew). They usually wander off for an hour or so and leave you in peace because they just couldn’t bear to disturb you. Now, some of us don’t have such gullible owners and we might not evade the actual tack going on (despite our best efforts at keeping our mouths well and truly clamped shut as they try to put the bridle on). If you have not escaped the dreaded work session there are some ways to keep the human under control. For those of us with relatively high energy we could try the “I’m terrified of everything” act. If you snort and prance enough with your eyes out on stalks, spin in circles around them and act like the world is out to eat you, then there is just a chance that the human will give up and decide to just lead you around the school a couple of times to let you “see the scary objects” (that live there every day of the week). This works extremely well, especially in windy weather and if you play your cards right you can train your owner not to work you if there is so much as a light breeze. For those of us with tougher owners or who just can’t be bothered to use up energy, there is another approach. The tried and tested distraction technique. First of all you need to allow them to get you into the arena, then 6 | September 2013
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you need to lift your head up as high as possible and stare at a point in the distance, it also helps if you snort occasionally. The human will spend ages trying to figure out what you are looking at and if they are really stupid they might wander over the fields in case you are warning them of a problem (like we are Lassie or something!). If this doesn’t work then drastic measures must be called upon. There is a special dance I call the mounting block shuffle and you can have hours of fun with this if you get your timing right. Initially try to avoid actually approaching the mounting block. If you stare and snort at it they will spend a while showing you the object so you aren’t scared. This only lasts for a short while so best not to play on it too much. Wait until they put the block down and get on it then innocently spin on you forehand to stare directly at them with the sweetest “I love you mummy” expression. You will be amazed how often they will get off the block, move it, off the block, move it etc I remember someone talking about a thing called step aerobics and perhaps this is it. Even the most stupid of humans gets fed up eventually so when you sense them losing the plot you can stand beside the mounting block. Then you can do the “I’m just adjusting my balance” shuffle. A tiny step forwards or backwards just as they are putting their foot in the stirrup is all it takes. Believe me, I have seen real masters of this make it last for a full training session before the human gets wise and pins them in the corner. Those of us with slightly smarter humans might not get away with any of the above and will be forced to work despite our best efforts. If you find yourself in the unfortunate position of being worked then you could try the “I don’t understand” routine. This can be made to last for years and those equines really good at this technique have managed to keep their humans struggling to advance more than just a walk or short trot. It is absolutely vital that you at least pretend to be trying to work it out or your human will get wise to this game. You only need to do enough to keep them thinking you are being taught something and they will be so pleased with themselves they will give you a day off for just trying. Remember though, the next time you go into the school feign amnesia and make the human
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start the whole process again. Done properly you will never need to work in an outline, work into a corner, canter in the school, do lateral work or any other weird stuff humans like. I know a couple of real experts who have actually trained their humans to believe that they can’t do any school work and so they just hack out occasionally (at their own pace and only when they feel like it). Over the years I have tried most of the above but despite my best efforts my human has been trained to recognise my tricks. I have been “trained” to a high level (or so the human thinks) but I have discovered something amazing. I really tried to avoid work and will every so often pull the exhausted card which can sometimes work, but, I have found that if you can’t avoid being ridden then sometimes it is better to do as much as the human wants as quickly as possible. I know this may sound odd but if your human gets a lovely walk, trot, canter, lateral work, outline etc within 20 mins or so then they seem to get bored and finish because you have done so well. In this way you can shorten your work sessions and train your human to take you on hacks most of the time because you have already proven you know everything. Now, unfortunately the human may on occasion take you to a thing called a show. They scrub you to within an inch of your life (removing all that fabulous dirt and grease you have spent so long accumulating), take you on a journey in the noisy horsebox and then make you do stupid things in front of strange horses that you want to impress. Now, at these show things I have seen many expert equines doing fabulous things to avoid being worked and to put their humans in their place. However, my advice is to try your best because nothing will earn you a holiday quicker than wining one of those ribbon things called rosettes (red seems to be the best colour but most humans are happy with any colour). If you do then you can guarantee yourself a few days in the field “resting”. I have to go because I’ve just heard the car pull up outside the house and I can’t let myself be caught being super intelligent, heaven knows where that would end! Remember equines, keep up the good work and you will eventually train your human properly. www.equiads.net
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8.70 in the show jumping section. He is by Renkum Offender and out of an Oldenburg mare, Raritat. With entries limited to 60 at each evaluation venue, places are keenly sought after. Entries are categorised by discipline with age groups for foals, yearlings, two and three year olds and each horse is evaluated in hand and loose in a safe indoor environment as well as undergoing a vet’s assessment. Jan Rogers,the BEF’s Head of Equine Development, told Equi-Ads: “The Futurity continues to go from strength to strength. The results at Plumpton College were very encouraging and we are finding that the horses our breeders are producing have the range of talents that are likely to be needed by the growing base of riders who wish to participate in horse sports”. The Futurity Equine Bridge is a new initiative for 2013 and will run as an extension of the Futurity evaluations. The Futurity Equine Bridge seeks to provide top Futurity graduates with the direction and support they will need as 4 and 5 year olds so that they begin their early years under saddle in a way that allows for sustained physical and mental development. In order to be eligible for the Futurity Equine Bridge all horses must obtain two scores of 8.5 or above, one of which must have been obtained in their three year old year. The BEF Futurity Evaluations are held at 16 venues throughout the UK and young horses go home with a BEF Premium (grade), a stylish rosette and a detailed, informative score sheet. An attractive certificate to keep and frame follows on after the event. All results are published on the fully searchable British Breeding website. www.britishbreeding.org. The BEF Futurity started in 2005 with 100 young horses to be evaluated and will see over 800 in 2013. An evaluation process to identify talented equine athletes early and to provide a comprehensive set of results and other information for all breeders to make informed breeding decisions is called-for in the 2005 Strategy for the Horse Industry in England and Wales at www. bhic.co.uk Visit www.britishbreeding.org for full details and results.
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FEEDING A HORSE OR PONY WITH POOR DENTITION
Dr Derek Cuddeford, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh
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oor dentition is not a problem confined to old horses where age, wear and tear as well as dental disease may have been responsible for the loss of some teeth. Some animals have poor occlusion or tooth alignment as a result of a misshapen skull. This can lead to overshot (Parrot Mouth) or undershot (Monkey Mouth, Sow Mouth) jaws and is generally considered to be genetically controlled. The severity of the condition can vary enormously; the greater the degree of malocclusion the greater the problem for the horse. Essentially we can consider the horse’s mouth as possessing two distinct parts. The incisors represent the forage harvester and the molars (cheek teeth), the (continued on page 10)
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Feeding • Poor Dentition • Forage (continued from page 9) food processor. The horse uses its very mobile lips to help move forage towards the incisors to enable them to grip it and then to cut and tear off the forage. Tongue activity together with rostro-caudal movements of the jaw (sliding backwards and forwards) help to move the forage toward the back of the mouth where opposing lateral movements of the molars (premolars + molars) of the bottom and top jaws grind the forage in a circular motion. Saliva is added during the process of chewing to ultimately produce a bolus that the horse can swallow. Ideally a horse would chew on both sides of its mouth but, like humans, some prefer to chew on one side which can result in uneven wear. Since horses normally eat silica-rich forage the teeth are subject to considerable wear and to compensate this, horse’s teeth are hypsodont. This means that they continue to erupt, the reserve crowns lasting for about 20 years and in the wild this would normally determine the horse’s lifespan. The roots will eventually erupt but wear down very quickly. Because we no longer allow most horses to forage naturally their teeth are not subjected to natural wear processes and, as a result, dental problems may arise. Insufficient wear of the incisors for example means that they can lengthen thereby limiting the efficacy of the molars. In this case, the situation can be rectified by your veterinary surgeon filing down the incisors to reduce their length. However, overshot or undershot jaws present a more challenging dental situation. This type of malocclusion means that the horse’s foraging ability is compromised and in the wild would almost certainly result in death through starvation. Domestically, it is quite possible to offer the horse precut forage that it can ingest satisfactorily. The extent of malocclusion will govern the strategy that you must adopt. If slight, the horse can probably manage to harvest forage but if extreme it may be necessary to provide either soaked grass, hay or Lucerne cubes that the animal can slurp up. Monitoring horse condition or weight will tell you if this approach is satisfactory. Loss of weight or condition would indicate the need to supply concentrates either as muesli that the animal can ingest or, some soaked compound feed. The horse’s mastication cycle consists of three phases; the opening, closing and power strokes. During the power stroke the lower cheek teeth sweep across the upper cheek teeth to crush and grind the food. This is the “food processor” or molar battery. The entire occlusal surface of the cheek teeth must be in wear and this means that there must be sufficient lateral excursion of the mandible. If there is not then chewing can be rendered less efficient. This can result in the formation of enamel overgrowths (hooks) that can cause the animal pain as they can damage the lining of the cheek and/or tongue although fortunately
dentistry can easily solve this problem. It is often only first realized that there is a problem when the horse begins quidding (dropping food from the mouth) and losing condition, although the latter may be less obvious initially. Another indicator of molar insufficiency is the presence of long fibres in the droppings. The kinematics of the temporomandibular joint of horses (jaw movements!) have been studied whilst consuming forage in the form of hay and compared with the same animal consuming concentrate in the form of pellets. It was discovered that the frequency of chewing cycles was less when fed hay although the speed of movement was the same for both feeds. However, importantly the excursions of the jaw in all three directions (simply back to front, side to side and up and down) were significantly larger when fed hay. This means that the range of mediolateral displacement (side to side!!) of the jaw was sufficient to provide full occlusal contact of the upper and lower cheek teeth when fed hay and thus resulted in even wear. This was not the case when fed the pellets and full occlusal contact was not achieved. This means that ultimately, reliance on pellets rather than long forage would result in uneven wear and the development of enamel overgrowths. The problem is exacerbated by the low volumes of feed given together with a higher frequency of chewing which means that the overall time spent chewing is much less than by forage-fed horses. Thus, feeding concentrate-based diets is likely to increase the need for more frequent dental prophylactic treatment to prevent the formation of enamel overgrowths, etc. If the horse has an incomplete molar battery it means that food processing (continued on page 20)
Feeding a horse or pony with poor dentition W
hether your horse is suffering from poor dentition due to old age, or has a particular dental issue, in order for them to remain in peak health they require a certain level of vitamins and minerals. However, for an equine with deterioration of the teeth, or conditions affecting the mouth, chewing concentrate feeds, and even hay and haylage can be a struggle. The consequences of this can mean lack of appetite, weight loss, health problems such as choke and colic due to large particles of food being swallowed and a general reduction in condition, health and wellbeing. By feeding a palatable, nutrient rich lick like Horslyx, you can provide your equine with a feed source that is easy for him to consume and digest to ensure he gets the vital vitamins, minerals and trace elements required. For many leisure horses a diet of Horslyx and forage is sufficient to maintain energy levels and condition throughout the year. The high specification of vitamins, minerals, trace elements and natural anti-oxidants in every Horslyx acts to support the immune system and the high oil content helps maintain a shiny, healthy coat. A unique healthy hooves package contains biotin, methionine and zinc to support hoof quality and the variety of formulas available enable horse owners to target their horses nutrition in one simple, cost effective tub. Horslyx is available in Original, Respiratory, Garlic and Mobility formulations in 5kg, 15kg and 80kg weatherproof tubs. Prices start at £10.75 For further information tel, (01697) 332 592 or visit www.horslyx.com
Feeding the Veteran with Poor Teeth
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utumn is a period of change for many horses and ponies, but if you have a veteran extra care has to be taken to help maintain health. As the grass starts to deteriorate in quality hay is often used as an additional fibre source, but if the hay is hard or stemmy many veteran horses will find it difficult or even impossible to chew which can result in weight loss. To help avoid weight loss in horses that having difficulty chewing hay fibre replacers such as ReadyFibre Mash from Rowen Barbary should be used as a source of fibre. Made out of 100% high digestible fibre and taking just 5 minutes to soak to form a palatable soft textured mash ReadyFibre Mash is
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ideal to use to help increase the fibre content of the diet. Cereal free with a very low starch and sugar content ReadyFibre Mash is a very versatile product suitable for feeding to horses that suffer from laminitis, for good doers and those that need a low energy diet. The high fibre content helps to encourage slow rates of digestion throughout the hind gut and is particularly valuable for horses requiring a diet that is sympathetic on the digestive system. For more information on ReadyFibre Mash contact Rowen Barbary Horse Feeds on 01948 880598 or visit www. rowenbarbary.co.uk www.equiads.net
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Feeding • Poor Dentition • Supplements
Keep your senior horse in the pink...
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n exciting new, scientifically balanced formula from NAF has been launched. In The Pink Senior is especially formulated to meet all the nutritional requirements of your older horse and is designed to give him all the support he needs to say forever young. Make In The Pink Senior part of your older horse’s daily diet and, by addressing the natural aging process of the body’s systems, it will help keep him in tip top condition both inside and out.
In The Pink Senior will:
• Help balance the diet and the digestive system, to enable your horse to maximise the value of his feed intake. • Provide pre and pro biotics for optimum support of the gut. • Donate all the vitamins and minerals required by the older horse for all round health. • Supply a unique combination of naturally sourced antioxidant ingredients to flush excess toxins from the system. • Support a ‘youthful spark’ in your horse in response to the selective herbal content of the formula. • Provide nutrients to support joint health. In The Pink Senior is recommended for all older horses and ponies, whether signs of age are obvious or not. It is designed to allow you and your best friend to enjoy ‘the good old days’ together. Available from your local NAF Stockist, In The Pink Senior retails at the following RRPs: 900g (30 days supply): £20.95 1.8kg (60 days supply): £37.50 3.6kg (120 days supply: £64.50 Cost per day to feed: £0.54/day based on 3.6kg tub Larger sizes available. For more information please call the NAF Freephone advice line: 0800 373 106 or visit www.naf-equine.eu/uk
Healthy Feet and Money Saving
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engie Healthy Hooves is a nutritionally complete, low-calorie fibre feed approved by the Laminitis Trust and aimed at horses and ponies prone to laminitis or hoof problems. It is made from a blend of chopped and pelleted alfalfa and straw, with a light coating of molasses, plus added soya oil, garlic, vitamins and minerals. Key nutrients include zinc, calcium and biotin, which, when fed at the recommended quantity, provides levels that research has shown improve hoof growth and hardness. This means there is no need to add further supplements, so it provides a cost-effective solution to hoof problems. Healthy Hooves RRP: £12.49£13.19 (20kg) PLUS £2 off in selected stores while stocks last. For free autumn and winter feeding advice, telephone the Dengie Feedline on 0845 345 5115, log on to www.dengie.com or email feeds@dengie.com.
Feeding a horse or pony with poor dentition F
eeding a horse or pony with poor dentition can be a real challenge. Dental problems can occur in horses of any age, and birth defects such as ‘parrot mouth’, where the upper jaw ‘over-shoots’ the bottom jaw so that the incisors don’t meet, can cause digestive issues throughout the horse’s life. Horses have evolved to be ‘trickle’ feeders and for optimum digestive health require an almost constant supply of fibre to be passed through the digestive system. This is not always practical with modern management techniques and work demands placed on the horse. Many horses require a restricted diet to discourage unwanted weight gain. It is however important for the horse to have a high fibre diet that best mimics a ‘natural diet’ to ensure a healthy gut. Horses’ dentition often deteriorates with age and this can be a real problem combined with the fact that as horses get older their appetite can also decrease. The most effective way to feed a horse or pony that has poor dentition is by feeding a high quality feed balancer such as one from the Blue Chip range. Blue Chip’s balancers ensure that your horse or pony is getting a nutritionally balanced diet without having to feed large quantities of hard feed and additional supplements. Blue Chip balancers are nutrient dense, and are fed in grams rather that the kilograms needed of a traditional ‘nut’ or ‘mix’. Manufactured in small pellets, Blue Chip balancers make it easier for horses and ponies with poor dentition to eat, the small pellets can be fed by hand if necessary or could be made into a tempting mash by the addition of warm water. All the balancers in the Blue Chip range contain the revolutionary ingredient, Nucleotides; Nucleotides are the building blocks of DNA and RNA and are found naturally in the horse’s diet, however at low levels. All horses and ponies can benefit from the inclusion of Nucleotides in the diet but they are especially beneficial to horses and ponies with poor dentition. Nucleotides increase the length of the intestinal villi in the gut, an increase in these villi can increase nutrient absorption, enabling the horse to get more out of their diet. Nucleotides also support the immune system by facilitating the immune cells, helping to fight viral and bacterial infections. Blue Chip are the only feed balancers in the UK to incorporate this remarkable ingredient. Blue Chip Original and Blue Chip Pro contain a probiotic yeast, which increases fibre digestion and allows your horse or pony to utilise the fibre in their diet more efficiently, especially helpful when dentition is compromised. Blue Chip Lami-light is the low sugar, low starch; diet feed balancer which is suitable for horses and ponies that are laminitis prone, over-weight or those that are good do-ers. All Blue Chip balancers are whole-cereal and molasses free and contain a natural; fruit derived form of Vitamin E, which is a highly powerful antioxidant. All the balancers in the Blue Chip range contain a comprehensive hoof supplement with biotin, lysine and zinc and a respiratory supplement that contains garlic, eucalyptus and menthol. Also included is an absorbable form of calcium for optimum dental health. By including one of the balancers from the Blue Chip range into your horse or pony’s diet you are ensuring that they are getting a nutritionally balanced diet, which is paramount when poor dentition is an issue.For more information visit www. bluechipfeed.com or call 0114 2666200
Barbury winners fuelled by SPILLERS® S PILLERS® is celebrating the fact that seven of the top twenty horses that competed in Section A at Barbury International 3* Horse Trials earlier this month are SPILLERS®-fed. Meanwhile the SPILLERS®sponsored Flora Harris won her section of the 2* competition at Barbury on Amazing VIII. Rachel Austin, SPILLERS® Brand Manager, said: “We are thrilled for our own sponsored rider Flora. We are also extremely proud that such a high percentage of the leading riders at this international event independently choose to feed the SPILLERS® brand and that it’s helping to deliver such great results.” Flora Harris continued: “SPILLERS® Conditioning Fibre and Power Cubes
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is the only regime that has truly worked for AMAZING VIII. She has an interesting temperament that has been tricky to manage however since moving her onto this combination she has gone from strength to strength.” SPILLERS® has a portfolio of more than 30 feeds to suit every individual type of horse or pony, including an assortment of complementary fibres and balancers, low energy mixes and cubes, competition and conditioning feeds and specialist breeding and racing products. For friendly feeding advice please telephone the SPILLERS® Care-Line on + 44 (0)1908 226626 or visit the SPILLERS® website at www.spillersfeeds.com. www.equiads.net
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“I use Blue Chip Pro to maximise my horse’s performance. It helps to develop their muscle structure, which is essential for Grand Prix level. Just one mug in each feed keeps them in top condition and looking amazing all year round.”
“Blue Chip Original kept amazing condition on Whitakers Prince throughout the year, and gave him the edge he needed to win Champion Riding Horse of The Year at HOYS 2012.”
“I feed Blue Chip Pro to my eventers to aid their performance, stamina, muscle tone and overall health. Pro keeps them all in top condition, 2012 was an amazing year and the results speak for themselves. Thank you Blue Chip.”
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MARVELLOUS MUSCLES Verity Beaton BSc (Hons),T.E.N. Product Manager P op along to any horse show at this time of year and you will see a variety of horses of all different shapes and sizes. No doubt the horse that really catches your eye will be the one who is toned, well - conditioned and with excellent topline. You may already be the proud owner of such a horse, but if not how can you transform your own to look equally outstandiing? Muscle tone and topline can only be developed through an appropriate exercise regimen however if the correct building blocks for muscle growth are missing from the diet then that can adversely affect muscle health and significantly slow down topline development. A horse with poor muscle health will not only look poor but will most likely not be performing and recovering as well as you might expect.
What are muscles made of?
In very simple terms muscle comprises muscle fibres, which are long spindle shaped cells made up of the muscle proteins actin and myosin. These cells are nourished by a network of blood vessels and controlled by nerves. Building blocks
Protein is clearly important in your horse’s diet for muscle development, but not just any protein. There are particular amino acids (the building blocks of proteins) which are significant, particularly: Essential amino acids, (meaning they cannot be made by the horse) such as lysine, methionine and threonine. Non-essential amino acids such as glutamine and arginine. These are highly utilised during exercise so supplying extra in the diet may help support muscle health and recovery. Branched chain amino acids such as leucine, valine and isoleucine, which can be used by the muscle as a
source of energy. Ensuring you choose a high quality hard feed from a reputable manufacturer means that you should be supplying good quality protein. Even feeds which are directed at good doers should contain good quality protein sources. However when your horse is working to build muscle tone and topline or is in
Mollichaff Veteran – It’s Not Just For Oldies! M
ollichaff Veteran from HorseHage is a high fibre forage mix that has been specially formulated for older horses and ponies but it is also a great product for those that are unable to consume long forage and require a complete hay replacer. Many equines, particularly as they get older, have loose or missing teeth and cannot chew long stemmed forage such as hay or haylage. Mollichaff Veteran is made from chopped ingredients so it is easy to manage and is very palatable too, making it great for fussy feeders. It is made from a balanced blend of dried grass, dried alfalfa and high quality oat straw and is topped with a unique dressing combining linseed and soya oil with a small amount of low sugar molasses and added vitamins and minerals, plantbased antioxidants, biotin, mint, nettle and salt. These added ingredients have all been carefully chosen to benefit the equine veteran. Linseed oil is a rich source of amino acids and essential fatty acids including Omega 3 which can help in the nutritional maintenance of arthritis and inflammatory skin conditions and also help optimise the immune system. Antioxidants from a plant-based source are included to help combat free radicals and maintain
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your horse in good health. Nettles are naturally high in vitamins and minerals and therefore make this herb ideal for use in feeds to help in the nutritional support of the circulatory system, laminitis, rheumatism and arthritis, which many older horses can suffer from. Mint contains flavanoids that act to relax the digestive tract and most horses also find the aroma and taste of mint to be particularly appealing; and Salt provides two important electrolytes – sodium and chloride. Mollichaff Veteran also contains added limestone to provide additional calcium and biotin for healthy hoof growth. Containing only natural ingredients, Mollichaff Veteran can be fed alone, as part, or in place of, the entire forage ration. If you would like further information or feeding advice, please call the HorseHage Helpline on 01803 527257 or visit www. horsehage.co.uk
hard work then his requirements for protein may be higher than can be supplied by the diet alone. In this case investing in a muscle supplement from a reputable manufacturer may be beneficial. Whey protein is popular for supporting muscle building because it contains an amino acid profile similar to muscle itself. However whey protein is
Ladies Hunter of the Year E
quine nutrition specialist Science Supplements has agreed to become the official sponsor of the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) Ladies Hunter of the Year Championship, establishing an exciting new partnership. The Horse of the Year show runs from 9th - 13th October at Birmingham’s NEC. More than twenty hunters will be gracefully ridden side-saddle by ladies dressed in traditional habits, all vying for the title of Science Supplements Ladies Hunter of the Year. Science Supplements provides a range of horse supplements designed to help equine performance in any sphere. Professional showing rider Katie Jerram uses the products to help her horses achieve their best results. Katie took the Supreme Horse of the Year Championship title in 2010 with Dunbeacon, having won the Ladies Hunter of the Year Championship just days before. The comprehensive range includes products for condition, performance and problem horses; condition; calmers; electrolytes; hoof supplements, and joint supplements. Dr David Marlin of Science Supplements commented: “With many of our customers competing at the NEC, we are proud to be sponsoring such a prestigious class as the Ladies Hunter of the Year. We are looking forward to what will be a very competitive final.”
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Cool things down. Fizzy behaviour can pose problems. SPILLERS® Cool Mix™ is already well known for helping to keep horses and ponies well behaved and healthy. Now with reduced cereal starch and the calming properties of magnesium, SPILLERS® Cool Mix™ just got cooler. The best non-heating mix* for horses with low to medium energy needs, SPILLERS® Cool Mix™ is packed with vitamins and minerals for all round health. Cool things down with SPILLERS® Cool Mix™
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Feeding •Xxxxxxxxxx Forage • Supplements a by-product of the milk industry so it’s important to ensure that you choose a reliable source to guarantee that it is not contaminated with any banned substances. Other nutrients important for muscle health
It is not only amino acids and protein which are important for muscle health. Intense exercise can increase the amount of damaging free radicals in muscles. However, the provision of dietary antioxidants can help to combat them. One of the key antioxidants in the horse is glutathione peroxidase which contains selenium. Vitamin E is also a useful antioxidant for muscles. Other ingredients which can help are grape seed which contains good levels of antioxidants and vitamin C which is a natural antioxidant.
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What about horses with muscle problems?
Tying up (also known as equine rhabdomylosis syndrome) is a disorder affecting muscle function that can result in stiffness ranging from very mild and barely noticeable to a complete inability to move. If you suspect your horse has suffered with tying up you should seek veterinary advice. It may also be helpful to consult with a nutritionist as it is imperative that you check your horse’s diet. Muscle supplements also have their place for horses with tying up as the muscle can be damaged during the attacks and supplementing the diet with good quality amino acids and antioxidants might help with recovery. Horses with muscle damage due to injury or ill-fitting tack may also benefit from a muscle supplement to help with the repair of the muscle. Finally …
Remember that good nutrition is vital for good
muscle tone and topline, however nutrition alone will not build muscle. Don’t mistake fat for muscle; an overweight horse is not a healthy horse. Horses that do carry too much fat are more prone to disorders such as laminitis and insulin resistance and although not always the case, in the show ring the judge should be looking for a fit well-muscled horse rather than a fat one! In summary your plan for improving your horse’s muscle should be two-pronged: first you will need to regularly exercise the muscles you’d like to build up and secondly you will need to provide the necessary building blocks and supporting ingredients for muscle building in the diet. For more information on the T.E.N. muscle supplements check out our website – www. tensupplements.co.uk or contact us on advice@ tensupplements.co.uk or call 01908 311010 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, excluding bank holidays).
Hickstead Horse Feeds – fibre brick
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ibre is the most important ingredient in the diet of every horse and pony – we know this only too well and as long as our equines are out in the field grazing or are provided with plenty of hay or haylage when stabled, their fibre intake will be adequate to keep the gut healthy. Chaff also plays an important part in providing fibre in the diet. It is not only the quantity of fibre which is important but the quality too and Hickstead Horse Feeds have launched a brand new product, a Fibre Brick comprising two thirds chopped alfalfa and one third chopped fescue grass which has been dehydrated and compressed into a one kilo brick - idea as a partial forage replacer. This brick is perfect for either travelling horses and can be fed from the stable floor, the field or from a feed bucket and will take much longer to eat than the same weight of loose forage. The benefits of this include increased chewing rates and therefore the increased production of saliva
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which will help to prevent the gut becoming too acidic. It will also help avoid boredom and increase the nutritional value of the diet. The fibre content of 26% is perfect for gut stability and health and the sugar content of 5% makes this fibre brick suitable for horses and ponies requiring low sugar diets, particularly suitable for those at risk of laminitis. Hickstead Fibre Brick is free from dust and spores and is suitable for horses and ponies prone to dust allergies. It can be soaked in water if required. Why not contact us to find out more. For any information on Hickstead Horse Feeds products, or for nutritional advice of any sort, please feel free to contact us on 0845 0250 444. We really are very friendly. info@hicksteadhorsefeeds.co.uk www.hicksteadhorsefeeds.co.uk Facebook: Hickstead Horse Feeds.
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A Different Approach to Calming…
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.A.H. (Magnesium Aspartate Hyrdochloride) has been scientifically developed and proven to optimise delivery of magnesium into body tissue; this is why M.A.H. is simply the best magnesium you can buy! M.A.H. is only available from Nupafeed in the form of our MAH®
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(continued from page 10) will probably be compromised. Thus, it will be necessary to provide the horse with ready-processed or pre-ground feed. Fortunately, there is a choice of processed forages available. The animal’s ability to grind food will govern what to provide. For example, chopped dry forages or haylage might work if the horse can chew a little. You can always monitor this by examining the droppings and comparing fibre length there with that of the food provided. Fibre length reduction is important not just from the perspective of facilitating the digestive process but also to reduce the risk of colic, particularly impactions. If the animal’s ability to grind fibre is badly affected then soaked grass or Lucerne cubes are ideal because the fibre is ground prior to pelleting. Of course, it will be necessary to limit the supply of these forages as they are usually of very high quality and thus could lead to obesity. It is possible to obtain both ground straw and oat hulls in pellet form and because they are high in indigestible fibre they can be used to dilute better quality feeds. The downside of providing pre-processed feed is that the horse cannot fulfill its normal feeding motivation because the food is rapidly consumed. However, this problem can be mitigated if the horse is kept outside as fresh grass will not present such a problem if poorly ground by the molars as it can easily pass through the gastrointestinal tract of the horse because it contains flexible, soft fibre of low dry matter content. However nutrient extraction will be limited. In conclusion, it is quite possible to adequately feed horses with compromised dentition because modern commercial food processing allows the production of horse feeds that are easily ingested and do not require comminution. (continued from page 9) only be of benefit to offer him some form of normality in his daily life. ” Wayne Abbott B.E.V.A./B.V.D.A. “One of the most important things I advise my clients is that horses benefit significantly from being able to eat at ground level when stabled. In my experience horses that are not fed from nets or racks maintain a far more balanced wear pattern to their teeth enabling them to grind properly and in turn gain full value from their food. The Hay Bar offers a practical solution to being able to provide hay/haylage 20 | September 2013
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HORSE BEHAVIOUR - Speaking the language part 15
A series by Susan McBane explaining equestrian and scientific terminology in relation to equine behaviour and psychology, and its effects on horses and training . This series is based on a glossary of equestrian and scientific terms presented at the First International Equitation Science Symposium, 2005. The glossary description is given in quotation marks, followed by Susan’s discussion.) hip with their teeth without too much trouble.
BEND (LATERAL BEND):
‘The lateral curvature of the body that arises principally by the flexing at four sites on the horse’s vertebral column: the cervical region in general, and the thoracic (tenth thoracic vertebra), lumbar (first lumbar vertebra) and sacral (third sacral vertebra) regions (Faber et al., 2000, 2001a, 2001b). Bend allows the horse to step into its foretracks with its hindfeet on a curved line or circle that is greater than 6 m in diameter. Bend is usually accompanied by flexion, lateral, longitudinal and vertical and is an accepted correct feature of all work on curved lines and all lateral movements.’ LATERAL BEND of the horse’s spine (including the neck) has probably been the subject of more, often heated, discussion than any other single aspect of equestrianism for many years. I love antiquarian books and note that learned arguments for and against the possibility of ‘bend’ in the horse’s body do not seem to have appeared much in print before the 20th century. Many years ago, horse and country magazines often featured rather esoteric articles on various equestrian subjects, including bend. All authors stressed the importance of a horse ‘bending with the line of the circle’. Some explained the established truth that bend is a result of correct work and emphasised that it should not be forced. In books published up to a couple of decades ago, we often saw diagrams showing an overhead view of a horse from poll to tail, following exactly the line of a circle or turn, and were exhorted by instructors to do it.
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If a horse has reached the stage in his (patient, correct) schooling where he offers bend in his body, the ribcage against the rider’s inside leg feels softer and more malleable than in a younger or greener horse performing his circles and turns with a straight spine, even though he may have some neck flexion. The neck and tail are the most flexible parts of a horse’s spine and most healthy, sound horses can scratch their
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opChop Grass is a blend of specially selected, dried, British grasses. It is ideal for horses and ponies needing a soft, very palatable chop, perfect for fussy feeders including fit performance horses and elderly horses. The formula for TopChop Grass was tested and developed at the Middle Park Equine Research Unit and has been approved by the nutritional team as suitable for all horses and ponies other than those prone to laminitis and those that need to lose weight TopChop Grass is a high quality chop that can be fed solely with a TopSpec feed balancer or supplement. Additional feed, for example a TopSpec Blend, can be added if extra nutrients for work or condition are required. It can be used as a hay replacer, especially for elderly horses struggling to maintain condition as a result of poor dentition reducing their ability to chew hay or haylage TopChop Grass is dust-extracted and the grass has been high-temperature dried. These two procedures minimise potential mould, making the chop suitable for horses and ponies with respiratory problems. Always dampen feed if your horse or pony has respiratory problems. TopChop Grass is available in 15kg sacks, price £11.95. For further information please contact the Multiple Award-Winning Helpline on 01845 565030 or visit www.topspec.com
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The accompanying diagram shows the points of the horse’s spine given in the glossary definition at the beginning of this article. These are the main points at which the spine can flex although there is a very little flexion at other vertebral joints, too. As the horse flexes his spine, his ribcage moves slightly to the outside to accommodate the flexed posture, but we can get out of our heads any idea of the spine uniformly following the exact curve of a circle or bend. It just doesn’t happen. The differences of opinion over the years, indeed centuries, on this topic may well continue and in the past have been indulged in by veterinary surgeons and horsemen and women with no scientific background alike. Nowadays, as well as vets we have other professionals and practitioners
with science-based training such as physiotherapists, chiropractors and massage therapists, all trained in their own fields of equine physiology, many of whom are also riders and horse owners, most of whom, from what I can gather, working on the basis that the spine does not bend or flex uniformly. The size of circle or turn of 6 metres mentioned in the definition at the beginning of this article is felt to be the minimum size, in general, at which horses can be expected to be able to place their hind feet in the prints of their forefeet, as required in good equitation for ‘straightness’. If the curved line you wish to follow would result in a circle smaller than 6 metres, it will be difficult or impossible for many horses to execute purely because of the limited capability for flexion of the equine spine. It is noticeable that, despite the knowledge that is now fairly
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Horse Behaviour Xxxxxxxxxx • Healthcare widespread concerning spinal flexibility, many horse people with no scientific background still prefer to believe that the spine does, indeed, bend uniformly and I think that this is partly because they do not, understandably, read scientific texts or even, less excusably, veterinary books for ‘ordinary’ horseowners, but do possess several books on riding propounding the old view of spinal flexibility. If they are reading this article, I hope they will look into the topic more fully and discover that the spine does flex – a little and, apart from the neck and tail, mainly at the tenth thoracic and first lumbar vertebrae – but not in the way that we used to think. Bend is an integral part of school movements. To our eyes, it improves the beauty of the horse and seems logical. Yet horses are quite capable of turning, at liberty and under saddle, with virtually no spinal bend at all, not even in their necks, rather like a battleship. Their natural, fairly effortless way of turning is to do a turn on the centre – watch any horse in the field do this – and horses being schooled under saddle will turn this way unless ‘corrected’ by their rider because it is easy. LET IT HAPPEN
A young horse being trained/schooled should not be forced to bend either by the rider’s use of reins and legs or, during groundwork, by being strapped into it by equipment. When, and if, his schooling has strengthened his muscles and other tissues, and the work he has been doing has developed his balance so that he is carrying himself in horizontal balance (i.e. not on the forehand) with his weight a little further back than he would naturally go, it will be found that he offers not only ‘roundness’ of the head and neck
posture (using his ‘balancing pole’ to counterbalance the slight rearward shift of his and our weight) but also lateral bend of his own accord. Obviously this is not because he knows we want that but because he is stronger, better balanced and more ‘together’ within himself and it is a natural result of good training and gymnastic exercises. Those exercises are transitions within and between gaits (lengthening and shortening of stride) and bending exercises such as initially large curves and shallow corners and loops, leading on to large serpentines and circles, shoulder-fore, shoulder-in, then, as the horse builds up physically and learns about his work, smaller circles, deeper loops and half pass. Opinions vary on leg-yield: generally it is performed with a straight body and the horse being allowed to look slightly away from the direction of movement so, because there is no bend required, it is not regarded as a classical movement but is useful for giving the horse a feel of lateral work and for strengthening and suppling the joints and tissues required for it. Good classical training and equitation science alike ultimately require a horse to go in self-balance and no horse can do this if he is held firmly in what his trainer thinks is a correct outline or way of going because he never gets the chance to develop the muscles which allow him to go independently. Horses ridden coercively and restrictively like this do not, indeed cannot, show bend or roundness or come on to the bit of their own accord. They are known to develop the wrong musculature and to be more susceptible to injuries leading to ‘mysterious’ lamenesses and back, neck and shoulder pain and stiffness. Such horses can also show a variety of
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wners of horses that weave have been thrown a potential lifeline following a recent study into the stereotypic behaviour using Likit Stable Toys. Melissa Callum, a student at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, recently published a dissertation which indicated that Likit products could be used to lower stress levels and thereby reduce the urge to weave in such horses. Weaving activity and ‘blink rate’ were recorded in a group of 8 horses around the time of the evening feed, both with and without the introduction of a Likit stable toy containing Likit treat blocks. Blink rates were used as a marker for assessing the horses’ stress levels since it has been shown that they alter according to dopamine production by the central nervous system. Among other things, dopamine - a neurotransmitter – is associated with mood and emotional response; it appears that weaving increases dopamine production and is therefore seen as a coping mechanism for stress in stabled equines. Melissa found that the presence of the stable licks “significantly reduced weaving rate and blink rate” in the trial group. She concludes: “These results show that providing a stabled horse with a lick will reduce its desire to weave and this helps it to cope with the stress it is experiencing without having to resort to dopamine-producing activity such as weaving.” Dr Derek Cuddeford, a consultant to Likit Products, added, “Provision of a Likit for stabled horses reduces the frequency of abnormal behaviour (weaving) and may well ameliorate the overall stress unwittingly imposed on such animals. To ensure effective use of Likit products, it is advisable to allow time for the horse to adapt and to determine the horse’s preferred flavour when choosing a Likit refill.” For further information visit www.likit.co.uk or call Likit Products on 01655 750523.
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behavioural and management problems during work and even when stabled or in the field, due to their stressful work and uncomfortable, painful bodies. (Many people believe that once a horse’s work is over for the day he forgets about it and carries on with the business of eating, resting, socialising if given the chance, grazing likewise, and just loafing around. My experience convinces me that this is not so. Horses subjected to distress, difficulty and pain during work are badly affected by it for the remaining 22 or 23 hours of their day and beyond. Stereotypies or ‘stable vices’ often occur at some level, also disorders similar to those experienced by overstressed humans – usually chronic indigestion and, more seriously, gastric ulcers. The fact that these can be prevented by giving medication daily is a help but, of course, the real solution is to not distress the horse in the first place.) If a horse is taught from the start to be responsible for his own balance, under a rider who knows how to sit in balance with him and use his or her own body correctly, and to gradually work on a light contact in which the bit touches the tongue and lips, but not the bars of the mouth, in a consistent, light but present pressure, his body will develop correctly and naturally in response to the right sort of work. ‘Roundness’ and acceptance of the bit will develop, and from this lateral bend appears. This is so hard for many modern riders to accept, or even understand because they are not taught it, but if they would learn to school and ride correctly and, most importantly, allow the time for the horse’s physical strength to develop, and for him to understand his work and develop a work ethos, which many do, their rewards would be so much greater than if they used more
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reviously only available online, the natural equine healthcare brand –‘Equinat’ are taking their range of natural Equine skincare products to Burghley Horse Trials for the first time, following on from huge customer demand. With Burghley marking the drawing to an end of the British summer and with the inevitable muddy squalid conditions of a typical British winter looming in the background, Equinat have chosen this prestigious event to officially launch their revolutionary new mud barrier product – ’Aroma-Mud’ Aroma-Mud is a natural barrier product with antibacterial properties, superior waterproof protection and its gentle formula soothes any sore skin. It allows turnout even in the most squalid of conditions and comes in an innovative and easy to use airless pump dispenser. Aroma-Mud compliments Equinat’s existing flagship product Aromaheel, which has helped thousands of horses who suffer from the negative effects of the wet & mud over the past 10 years. Aroma-Mud is easy & pleasant to apply with a little going a long way – allowing effective application to larger areas. All Equinat products are steroid & anti-biotic free and are manufactured and packed here in the UK Equinat can be found in the Horse Village at Burghley Horse Trials with their exclusive show offers & discounts, or you can check out their website at www.equinat.com www.equiads.net
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In early schooling, the horse is getting used to pressure (aids) from the legs and hands. The old classical tenet of ‘hands without legs, legs without hands’ is important as horses are taught to stop or slow down to pressure on both sides of the bit and to turn, initially, to pressure on one side of the bit – the direct rein aid, right rein to turn right, left rein to turn left. Simple. The hands are used to turn the forehand and to slow down and stop. The legs are used to turn the hindquarters and to ask the horse to go. Do not use legs and hands at the same moment, therefore, as the horse will not know what to do. Similarly, do not try to turn the forehand using your legs. To ask your horse to turn, you simply apply pressure on the bit on the appropriate side, opening your fingers of the other hand, and he will likely turn his head slightly to that side and move his forelegs in that direction, starting to turn. This is the first step towards lateral flexion on a curve – the head turns by flexing the first few vertebrae at the top of the neck. When you turn, even if he is not ready for a circle yet, ask for it simply with just your inside hand so that he looks round his turn slightly (remembering that he can turn without doing this) so that he gets into the habit of flexing his
neck into the turn. Sound, logical basics like this can be developed from good, early techniques and habits. From early flexion towards the direction of movement, plus the work described earlier, lateral bend will develop. Do not expect or ask your horse to bend round your inside leg at an early stage. So long as he is looking where he is going with a clear, slight neck flexion, this is a great step in the right direction towards lateral bend as he strengthens and develops. LATERAL HYPERFLEXION
Although the battle against longitudinal hyperflexion (formerly called Rollkür) is not yet over, we are increasingly seeing its bad brother, lateral hyperflexion. Riders swing their horses’ heads (which are usually behind the vertical) from side to side and some ‘trainers’ have the horse going around with his muzzle almost on his rider’s knee. This is done under the guise of increasing lateral flexibility and suppleness. Some clinicians seem to do this with every horse who enters the arena to achieve that and, in one case I heard, to ‘break down his resistance’. May I suggest that if anyone tells you to do this to your horse you leave the arena immediately and don’t employ them again? Over-flexing a horse like this is not only pointless because it doesn’t produce bodily lateral flexion but also, in my opinion, it is cruel, bullying and indicates a hair-
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raising lack of knowledge of equine physiology and caring sensitivity towards horses. Although horses can hyperflex their own necks, they do so for only a very few seconds and it clearly requires some effort. To be forced to do it repeatedly and to sustain it is likely to cause injury to the joints between the neck vertebrae, the joint connecting the lower jaw to the skull, that between the atlas and the skull, and the horse’s mouth. Finally and crucially, imagine what the horse will suffer in his mind and its effects on his well-being and attitude to work. FURTHER INFORMATION: The Classical Riding Club (www. classicalriding.co.uk), the International Society for Equitation Science (www. equitationscience.com), EquiSci for the UK (www.equitationscience. co.uk), the Australian Equine Behaviour Centre (www.aebc.org. au) and the Equine Behaviour Forum
(www.equinebehaviourforum.org. uk). Also, follow up the links and publications on each site. (The Equine Behaviour Forum published the full glossary in its magazine ‘Equine Behaviour’. For your copy, send a cheque for £3.50 payable to ‘Equine Behaviour Forum’ to the Editor, Dr Alison Averis, 6 Stonelaws Cottages, East Linton, East Lothian, EH40 3DX.) SUSAN McBANE has an HNC in Equine Science and Management, is a Classical Riding Club listed trainer and Gold Award holder, co-founder of the Equine Behaviour Forum and a Practitioner Member of the International Society for Equitation Science. Author of 44 books, she is a co-publisher of ‘Tracking-up’ (see advert this issue). For lessons in and near Lancashire, ring 01254 705487 or email horses@susanmcbane.com.
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HE EQUINE BEHAVIOUR FORUM is holding its annual EQUINE BEHAVIOUR SEMINAR on Saturday, 28th September, at Myerscough Agricultural College, near Preston, Lancashire. There will be three entertaining, thought-provoking presentations by expert speakers and there is a Question & Answer session during the afternoon. The day starts with refreshments at 10.30 am and finishes with tea at 4.30 pm. This is always a great day – fun and educational – so don’t miss it. For more information, ring Judith Nicolson on 01333 340529, email nicolson195@btinternet.com or ring Susan McBane on 01254 705487, email horses@susanmcbane.com Further details can be found on Equi-Ads website www.equiads.net
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Ben Sturgoen, BSc, BVM&S, Cert EP, MRCVS he statistics are a little daunting: Up to 80% of grey horses older than 15 years will develop at least one melanoma, a type of cancerous tumor. Approximately 30% of equine melanoma cases seen by at least one referral hospital had developed into extremely large, advanced, infiltrative, multinodular, metastasizing (spreading) or multicentric (having multiple centers of origin) lesions. All melanomas are malignant (even the tiny ones) and possess the propensity to have further and unpredictable patterns of growth. We have very few treatments for it. Yet we the vets and you, the horse owners are often fairly dismissive of melanomas, considering them benign lesions that merit neither biopsy nor treatment--unless or until the tumor becomes threatening. Most melanomas occur externally. The common sites for primary melanomas include the undersurface of the tail, perineum (the area of skin under the tail and around the anus), and the external genitalia. These primary melanoma can also occur internally, extending into and around the anus, in lymph nodes, and within the parotid salivary glands (the throat region). Other internal sites include the mammary gland, para-lumbar and
neck musculature, legs, eyes, mouth, and vertebral column, although some of these may, in fact, be metastatic. There is controversy about metastatic (migrating) melanoma; tumors might simply simultaneously develop in separate locations (as opposed to migration); they don’t necessarily have to spread from a single common site. Metastasizing lesions can be found, although relatively rare, throughout the body, including lymph nodes, body cavities, liver, kidney, heart, and GI (gastrointestinal) tract. External melanomas vary in appearance and size. They can be flat, raised, verrucous (wart-like), or pedunculated (attached by a stalk), and can range from less than 1 cm to 20 cm in size. Nodules are usually firm, slowgrowing, and non-painful although larger melanomas, particularly those that become abraded, will bleed, attract flies and cause painful defecation. Internal melanomas can cause profuse sweating, neurologic deficits, colic, respiratory difficulty, or local inflammation that leads to other clinical signs or problems in the larynx, guttural pouches and chest. Melanomas are often grouped by type, as proposed in a 1995 retrospective study. Superficial
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lesions are usually seen in horses under 6 years of age with deeper lesions into the dermis (dermal melanoma) usually occurring in teenage patients, with 70% or more occurring in gray horses. External or internal anaplastic/malignant melanoma usually occurs in grey horses 20 years and older. The cause of melanomas is unknown. It’s uncertain if exposure to sunlight is truly a factor. Diagnosis
Gross appearance and surgical biopsy are the mainstays of diagnosis with sarcoids being the main differential (some sarcoids can have superficial pigmentation or be superficially pigmented fungal plaques). Internal melanomas can be confirmed through imaging (ultrasound or endoscopy), biopsy, or aspiration of masses seen on ultrasound. The most important thing to recognise is that we are dealing with a tumor that is a malignancy, even if it is not growing rapidly. Although many small melanomas may never get bigger than a pea, quite a few start out being pea-sized and end up being bigger than a grapefruit or spreading widely. So we need to get a diagnosis and institute appropriate treatment. Treatment
The quantity of tumors, their locations, size, any effects on daily functions, and biopsy results are used to determine treatment. Some vets prefer to treat more aggressively, encouraging prompt surgical removal of lesions, while other vets favour monitoring small lesions. Most melanomas are superficial and can usually be monitored for growth, however, if small enough, excision can be done easily under appropriate sedation/local anesthesia and is most often curative. If larger or depending on the tumor location, laser surgical removal or surgery under general or epidural anesthesia may be needed. Some vets, including myself prefer taking surgical action early simply because I have seen many aggressive, infiltrative melanomas that probably started as small bumps and have become virtually untreatable. Larger tumors and those in difficult sites cannot be surgically removed. It is then
unsurprising that studies indicate there is benefit to resecting small melanomas before they become big melanomas. As for concerns that surgery (or biopsy) causes increased tumor growth or spread, it is important to remember that incomplete removal of any type of tumor could cause potential stimulation of growth factors from infiltrating inflammatory cells, possibly changing the pattern of tumor growth. Other therapies used to treat melanomas include cimetidine, cisplatin, frankincense oil, and melanoma vaccines. Cimetidine: Opinions are divided on cimetidine (an anti-ulcer/heartburn medication). Cimetidine has a good reputation with most practitioners for shrinking tumor size, but owners should know that some horses become ‘resistant’ to the drug’s effects. If that occurs, many suggest stopping the drug for two to three weeks, then restarting therapy although the second round may be less effective. Cisplatin: Intralesional treatment with cisplatin (an antineoplastic drug, meaning it inhibits the growth and spread of malignant cells) in oil was shown in one study to be effective in shrinking tumor size. Frankincense oil: This oil, injected or applied topically, has had some success in reducing tumor size, although it is much too early to tell if it kills all melanomas. Vaccines: Melanoma vaccines or immunostimulants for treatment or prevention is without sufficient positive research data to currently support their use. Prognosis
With opportune and appropriate treatment, small, early-phase melanomas might be well-controlled with one or more therapies, including surgical methods. Most grey horses will likely develop more as they age, but the superficial and dermal diseases are not necessarily lifethreatening. It is the more aggressive, anaplastic (characterized by a loss of differentiation of cells and their orientation to one another and to their axial framework and blood vessels) melanoma that can metastasize very quickly--within months to years--and involve many internal regions and organs. Hence the need to act quickly.
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Xxxxxxxxxx Healthcare months for a tapeworm to mature to adulthood inside the horse. Once on the pasture the segments break open, releasing the eggs contained inside. These eggs are then eaten by Forage Mites and develop into infective, tadpole like larva. This process takes 2-4 months and is fastest over the summer when temperatures are higher. Horses will eat mites with every mouthful of grass, but fortunately only a small number of these mites are infected. Equine tapeworms live at the join between small and large intestines, called the Ileo-Ceacal Junction. This is a natural narrowing in the intestines and large burdens of tapeworms have been shown to be a cause of recurrent colic by irritating or blocking this junction. Tapeworms will also cause ulceration as they attach to the wall of the intestines. Tapeworms are very easily killed using Praziquantel. This can be bought as a solo tapewormer such as Equitape, or as part of a combined wormer such as Equest Pramox or Eqvalan Duo. Dosing horses for tapeworm is the same as any wormer, so an accurate weight should be calculated using a girth weight-tape before administering the wormer. Tapeworms should be treated once yearly when horses are brought in from pasture in the Autumn. Redworms are the most common intestinal parasite and are at their most infective over the summer. This is because their development is far more rapid when temperatures are higher, their number can rapidly build up over the summer months, leading to severe problems towards autumn and winter. A high worm burden can cause ulceration of the gastrointestinal tract, anaemia, colic, weight loss and poor coat condition. Horses are infested with redworms by eating infective larvae
(immature stages). The adult worms in infested horses lay many thousands of eggs over their lifespan, and these eggs are passed in the faeces. Once on the field the larvae hatch, mature through several immature stages before becoming infective. They lie in wait in tiny moisture droplets on the fields and once eaten develop into adults themselves. As the temperature drops towards autumn the ingested larvae will not mature into adults straight away, and will instead burrow into the intestinal wall and hibernate until the following spring. It is these hibernating worms which cause the greatest problems when they emerge in February and March. However, many wormers will NOT kill these hibernating larvae, and if used will only eliminate the adults in the intestinal lumen. At the moment only Panacur and Equest/Equest Pramox are licensed to kill encysted larvae. Of these I recommend using Equest, as studies have shown widespread resistance to the active drug (Fenbendazole) in Panacur. Equest and Equest Pramox contain the drug Moxidectin which does not have reported resistance problems. It is very important that very thin, or young horses are NOT wormed with Equest based wormers as they can have very severe side effects due to the low body fat of those animals. As with the tapewormers mentioned above it is important to get the accurate weight of your horse to calculate the correct dose. DO NOT simply give horse’s a whole tube and ponies ½ a tube. This is not good enough!! With many horse’s being slightly overweight nowadays it is very easy to underdose when using wormers. Not only will this fail to kill the worms, but it will dramatically increase the rate at
which resistance develops. For more advice your vet will be able to help! Bots are the larvae of the Bot Fly. Bot flies are a species of parasitic fly, and they are a common sight buzzing around horses in the summer months. Bot flies lay their small white eggs on the inside of the legs of the horse, often in clusters, which can cause mild irritation. These eggs are picked up on the lips of the horse when they groom themselves and the heat and moisture of the mouth induce the eggs to hatch. Once hatched the larvae burrow into the mucosa of the mouth between the molars and the tongue. Here the bots feed and grow, sometimes causing irritation and discomfort, before emerging and being swallowed into the stomach. Once in the stomach the bots attach to the lining of the stomach and develop for a further 9-12 months. They then detach and migrate though the intestines to the rectum, where they are passed in the faeces. Once on the ground the larvae pupate and develop into adult flies. Bot larvae are easily killed with simple wormers, but ONLY when
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they are attached inside the stomach. They are not affected by wormers when in the mouth or migrating through the intestines. As a result of this the best time to worm for Bots is December, when all of the larvae ingested over the summer will be in the stomach and susceptible. Again, accurate dosage calculation applies! Fly rugs and the use of fly sprays can also help to reduce the number of eggs that are laid on the horse but it is inevitable that a few will get through. In summary the type of wormer you use in the autumn is your choice! My recommendation for easy dosing would be a single dose of Equest Pramox in September/October followed by a dose of Ivermectin (Noromectin, Eqvalan etc) in December to control the Bot larvae. You don’t need to use Equest Pramox, but I would still recommend using Equest to control redworm larvae as it is the only drug I consider to be effective. Just make sure you include a tapewormer as well (Equitape) to cover them as well, as the redwormers alone will not be effective!
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THE PROGRESSION FROM HUNTER TRIALS TO BRITISH EVENTING Jenny Richardson BHSAI
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re you ready to take the plunge and take part in a BE XC event? If you are already doing hunter trials, how do you know if you’re ready? A hunter trial is a cross country competition, and an ideal introduction to the cross country section of eventing; there are no show jumping or dressage phases. Hunter trials are unaffiliated and will consist of a typical cross country course of natural solid fences such as logs, tyres, dry ditches, water complexes etc, and you may be asked to open and close a gate. There will be an optimum time or fastest time to decide the winners either over the whole course, or in a timed section, depending on the venue and the level at which you choose to jump. Courses will usually be at least three quarters of a
If eventing is your intention, use unaffiliated hunter trials as your main springboard to a higher level
mile long so you and your horse must be prepared and fit enough to enjoy the experience. Most venues will run individual and pair classes ranging from 50cm upwards - restrictions of classes will be stated on schedules and cross country attire is expected complete with body protector, peak-less riding hat, long sleeves and medical card. Your horse can be bitted, saddled and booted as you see fit, although bitless bridles are not permitted for juniors. British Eventing (BE) is the governing body of all affiliated events in the UK running from Spring to Autumn in all counties. All one day events will run Dressage and Showjumping phases in the mornings and a cross country section in the afternoons, and for each part you must be correctly turned out. Dressage tests at Prelim and Novice must be performed in a snaffle bridle with no martingale or boots, however you may change tack for your jumping sections. Day tickets are available as a taster before becoming a member, after which your results are graded and computerised, and you may qualify for certain events and finals in league tables. Success in one day events might eventually lead to competing in three day events! In the cross country section of a BE event, unlike Hunter Trials, there may be alternative routes on the course which are usually easier but take longer; there are no penalties other than the time lost. There will always be an optimum time set for the course at different speeds from Intro to Open, and if you go too fast or too slowly, you will be given time
Success in one day events might eventually lead to competing in three day events.
penalties, which are very common as it is difficult to be exact. Excellent stop watches for eventing are easily available and should become part of your standard equipment. If eventing is your intention, use unaffiliated hunter trials as your main springboard to a higher level. Ideally, you should be comfortably going round clear at several venues at a similar height to BE80 (max 80cm high - the starting class at BE events), as well as going clear in local showjumping classes and confidently completing Prelim dressage competitions. Plenty of practise at home with a trusted trainer and a few local unaffiliated competitions should see you well on your way to becoming a successful BE member. If you need XC practice, consider a training break at a leading venue. Jenny Richardson BHSAI is Equestrian Centre Business Manager at Ireland’s Castle Leslie Estate, a venue that offers luxurious equestrian riding holidays and training breaks in the heart of Ireland. The team welcomes riders of all abilities and age groups and offers expert tuition, gentle hacks and exhilarating cross-country rides over an extensive XC course. Visit www.castleleslie.com
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It’s been a long story and a lot of hard work since the beginnings of WCF Equestrian not more than about 18 months ago, but it’s all been worth it! The stable blocks are all finished, smart, airy and rubber matted, the indoor arena revamped, brand new horse walker up and running and now the cross country training areas are in use. The outdoor arena is as popular as ever, but looks even smarter now with its new makeover! The summer was a bonus in that, not only did Scotland get some dry weather, but the WCF Equestrian BBQ went fabulously! We like to enjoy ourselves on and off horseback! Also, the chance to ride more outdoors is great as we are well aware that the weather will close in soon. We try to arrange yard trips to the beach or just a jolly out with the
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HORSES INSIDE OUT - The Anatomy of Muscles by Gillian Higgins. Part 2. This is the second in a three-part series about the horse’s muscular system, where in her usual applied and practical style, Gillian introduces us to this fascinating subject using her unique painted horse photographs. Gillian spends hours painting horses with different anatomical structures and systems, often colour co-ordinating muscles per their action, to help bring anatomy and biomechanics to life in a way we can all easily relate to. Gillian Higgins is an equine sports and remedial therapist specialising in muscles. With a background in human therapy Gillian’s ethos is strongly based around muscle function and balance. “To enable good performance, expression of movement, suppleness, flexibility and range of movement, muscles need to be working together in balance. Muscles need to be appropriately strong and supple for ideal movement and way of going.” Says Gillian. “To help balance the muscular system we need to have a good understanding of the muscles, their anatomy, function and biomechanics. Muscles that have a tendency to become tight and sore require regular stretching and muscles that have a tendency to be ineffective, slow to support, long or weak benefit from regular strengthening exercises. Knowing what to strengthen and what to stretch comes from study of the musculoskeletal system, movement and experience.” Last month, Gillian covered the types of muscles. Over the next two months, this series will look at muscle fibre types and arrangements, how muscles contract, create movement, support posture and how they strengthen and respond to training, in a way that is useful to us all.
Splenius
The Extensor Chain
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Longissimus dorsi Biceps femoris
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Gluteals Semimembranosus hamstrings
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Muscle Pairs
Movement is created by skeletal muscle applying force
to bone via a tendon to operate a joint. Muscles work by contracting and relaxing in pairs. The muscles that contract are known as agonists whilst those that relax in opposition are known as antagonists. Muscle Chains
As no body part is moved by one muscle alone, joints are operated by groups of pairs. These then combine into chains which co-ordinate to create smooth movement. The Extensor and Flexor Chains
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The large muscle chains that link the spine and hind limbs are responsible for creating forward movement. The extensor or dorsal chain makes up the topline. It is comprised of the muscles above the spine and behind the hip and is involved in all forward movement. Hill work is particularly useful in strengthening the extensor chain. Concentric contraction of the extensor chain muscles results in extension of the neck, back and hip joints. This is also seen when kicking, bucking and rearing! The flexor or ventral chain makes up the bottom line. These muscles lie underneath the spine, in front of the hip and include the abdominal muscles. They 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. Concentric Contraction of the flexor chain muscles results in flexion of the neck, back and hip joints The extensor and flexor 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 or discomfort in any muscle along a chain can manifest itself elsewhere. For example soreness in the lumbar region behind the saddle, a common site for tension, will affect other muscles in the chain and cause a deterioration in suppleness, stride length and posture. Lateral Spinal Muscle Chains
Muscles from above with Freddie bending to the side.
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Ridden exercise to strengthen the core includes hill work Core Muscles
Core stability provides the strength and coordination for control, balance, posture and carrying weight. It can improve self carriage, enhance performance and reduce injury. Core muscles include the thoracic sling, abdominal muscles, pelvic stabilisers and deep vertebral muscles. 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, hill work and pole work using raised trot and canter poles.
in supporting the forehand between the front legs. As the thoracic sling muscles contract they lift and lighten the thorax between the forelimbs at the withers. As these muscles strengthen the horse may appear to grow in height. Raising the forehand and walking over obstacles helps to tone the thoracic sling muscles. Pelvic Stabiliser Muscles
The Iliopsoas muscle group supports and Abdominal Muscles stabilises the underside of the lumbar Toned abdominal muscles support the back. sacral and pelvic regions. It maintains www.HorsesInsideOut. posture and creates flexion in the lumbar sacral junction Thoracic Sling Muscles com . Look out for and hip. The pelvic stabilisers also play an important As the forelimb is not attached to the rest of the skeleton part 3 of Horses Inside by bone, the thoracic sling muscles play an important role role in supporting and stabilising the hind quarters. In Out – The Anatomy of dressage movements where more weight is carried by Muscles next month. the hindquarters the iliopsoas works isometrically and eccentrically in a shortened frame. Dressage horses are Would you like to prone to tension in this muscle group. hear about Horses Inside Out events Deep Vertebral muscles in your area? If so The multifidus, the main muscle in this group maintains individual vertebral posture and stability by attaching the email Gillian@ horsesinsideout.com base of each individual spinous process to the vertebral with your name and body. As it is highly innervated, it is very sensitive to county and reference any changes in the alignment of individual vertebrae. If Equi-Ads. back pain causes the multifidus to atrophy its role will be assumed by the longissimus dorsi. As this is a movement FORTHCOMING HORSES INSIDE rather than a stabilising muscle this will compromise the OUT EVENTS integrity of the spine. Forthcoming Horses Inside Out Events Above: In hand exercises to strengthen the core include This is an extract from Horse Anatomy for Performance 11th September 2013 – Anatomical Riding carrot stretches, backing up, walking over raised poles and by Gillian Higgins and Stephanie Martin. For this and Lecture Demonstration – Vale View Equestrian back lifts. There is more information about these exercises other Horses Inside Out Books and Videos please visit Centre. Leicestershire in Gillian’s book and DVD Pilates for Horses. 15th September 2013 – Anatomical Painting and Pilates for Horses Day Course – Elms Farm, Leicestershire 26th September 2013 – Anatomy and Training Evening Lecture Demonstration – AM Dressage, Gloucestershire 5th/6th October 2013 – 2 Day Applied Anatomy hat are the dates of the 2 Horses Inside Out Spinal and Biomechanics Course – Moulton College, Dissections held at Hartpury College this winter? Northamptonshire To be in with a chance of winning, email your answer to competition@ Details for these events and more can be found at horsesinsideout.com along with your name and address by the 30th www.HorsesInsideOut.com September 2013. Full details at www.HorsesInsideOut.com
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Horse Behaviour
RESPECT – preparing your horse to
accept veterinary attention Anne Wilson
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good relationship with your horse, one of mutual respect, understanding, trust and discipline, is the foundation for the horse to accept all manner of unnatural things we need to do to him. Previous articles have covered tying up, farriery, teeth rasping and clipping. All of these things probably appear quite unnatural to the horse, but they are necessary for his well-being and he will learn to accept, and even welcome the attention, if treated appropriately. My own mare appears to love having her teeth done. She needs no-one to hold her and never moves a foot. This is because she has been taught from an early age there is no need to be afraid of these strange things we humans do; and I think she understands that we are doing it for her own good. Veterinary procedures can be slightly more challenging, since they can sometimes be uncomfortable or even painful. Added to this, veterinarians often smell funny – at least to horses they do. A smell of drugs and cleanliness of a surgery can be quite off-putting to a horse. Like most things, familiarity helps a lot, so the more your horse comes into contact with a vet, providing these experiences are not stressful, the more the horse will come to accept his/her attention. Perhaps if your horse lives on a busy yard, it may be helpful if you ask the vet, when visiting other horses, to just say hello to your horse.
Which vet?
Choice of vet is also very important. When we need to call a vet in an
emergency we often have no choice in which vet comes. However, if you can register with a practice which deals largely with horses, you have a better chance of a horse-friendly vet attending. During the normal routine veterinary visits, it is helpful to have the same vet if possible. Your vet needs to be experienced and confident with horses, but at the same time possess empathy for them. The vet should always approach the horse’s head or shoulder, speaking and stroking him, before any attempt at carrying out the required procedure. Vets who march into a stable, needle in hand, and immediately proceed to inject a horse, should not be surprised if they get kicked or bitten – the horse is only defending himself from a frightening and rude human being. Vaccinations and the taking of blood samples are probably the most common procedures and it is important, especially with a young horse, that this is done expertly. Every vet has to start somewhere; they have to learn to inject the needle, or find the vein for taking blood, and sometimes for a newly qualified vet, this is not a speedy process. It’s better for a new vet to deal with older, very calm horses, who are not at all afraid of the needle. For a young horse, I would always prefer a more experienced vet.
Be calm and confident
Of course there is a lot you as owner/ handler can do to help the vet. To start with, a calm and confident manner is essential. If you are at all apprehensive, the horse will pick up on this. If this is the case then it may be better for you
to ask an experienced friend or horse person to hold the horse for the vet, and maybe you should keep out of the way. The best way I have found to approach any vet procedure, is to be completely nonchalant, chatting away as though nothing is happening. This often has the effect that the injection has taken place without the horse even noticing. Kindness and determination
It is very helpful to accustom the horse to having his eyes inspected; gradually progressing to gently pulling down the lower lid then, ever so gently, lifting the upper lid. It may take some time to progress to this stage, but it will be well worth it, if the horse has an eye infection or a foreign object wedged in the eye. My own pony had a hay seed well and truly wedged beneath her upper eye-lid. It was beyond my capability, without a veterinary instrument to dislodge it. The vet was able to get this out without a major sedation, only because she was calm and not afraid of having her eyes attended to. Of course there was a need for a very slight sedation, just to make sure that she didn’t move at the wrong moment and suffer an injury from the instrument being used to take away the seed. However, this was a very light sedation, whereas some horses would doubtless have needed to be virtually ‘knocked out’. Her calmness and trust also came into play subsequently when I needed to put drops into the eye to stop infection. She is not a naturally laid-back pony. She is naturally quite jumpy and ‘sharp’ and has, in the past, been rescued from a bad situation by
World Horse Welfare. This treatment was only possible through several years of constant kind and firm handling. When she first came to me she was very difficult for such things as having her teeth attending to, but over time has come to accept everything we do with trust. This is not because I am a wonderful horsewoman nor have any special power over horses, as some media-orientated trainers seem to imply. Anyone who is prepared to put in the time and patience, with the right combination of kindness and firm determination, can do it. Horses will eventually accept most things, so long as they have respect for their handler/ owner and they come to understand that they are cared for and we don’t wish any harm to come to them. I believe that they can understand that even unpleasant or slightly painful things are done for their own good. It almost goes without saying that the horse should be completely used to having his legs and feet inspected, and well used to standing on three legs for this purpose. He will have to do this anyway for the farriery, and the owner should be doing this at least twice a day for cleaning and inspection of feet.
Sedation last choice
One of the very important aspects of familiarising the horse to having all of his body handled and inspected, is that of avoiding the need for sedation. Many people seem to choose sedation these days as an easy option for all manner of things, such as teeth rasping, clipping and even farriery. Sedation in my opinion should be a very last resort. Obviously, if there is a need for a procedure which may be painful, then sedation may be the only safe and the kindest option. In this case make sure that the drug being used also contains sufficient pain killing properties, so that the horse, as well as being rendered virtually unable to move, cannot feel any pain. Apart from extreme cases sedation should be avoided because it involves injecting the horse with strong drugs, which can have a detrimental effect, especially if administered regularly. It is not uncommon for a heavily sedated horse to experience a bout of colic as an ‘after effect’. Make sure you don’t feed the horse too soon after coming round from the sedation. I always start with just a handful of hay every 15 minutes or so after the horse has returned to normal, and gradually build up to a full haynet only after several hours. Using a twitch
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Horse Behaviour vet’s and handler’s), then some vets may suggest the use of a twitch. If the procedure is likely to be a very quick one, then this may be the best option. A twitch should be used carefully with caution and always by an expert. There has been some research which suggests that the clamping of the lips and muzzle releases pain-killing endorphins, and should therefore be painless after a second or two. I believe that this has never been absolutely proven, so the jury is still out. Nevertheless, I still wouldn’t rule it out, if all else fails and it is likely to be needed for an extremely short time, it may be in the horse’s best interests. At least the necessary procedure can be carried out safely and the horse will not
suffer any physical after-effects from sedation drugs. You can always give his muzzle a nice rub and feed him his favourite tit-bits of apples or carrots to make him feel better afterwards. By building up a bond of trust, confidence and obedience, you will go a long way towards avoiding unnecessary sedations and make the whole experience of a vet’s visit much more comfortable for your horse. Anne Wilson is a freelance classical riding trainer, based in Bedfordshire; trained with Sylvia Loch and holder of the Classical Riding Club Gold Award Certificate – Phone 01234 772401 or email:annewilsondressage@hotmail.co.uk www.classicalridingannewilson.com
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SADDLE FITTING – THE FITTER’S VISIT I n this issue we talk to Mark Fisher a Society of Master Saddlers (SMS) Qualified Saddle Fitter (QSF) and consultant Master Saddler to the British Equestrian Federation (BEF) about how owners should prepare for a visit from their saddle fitter. Thankfully today, most horse owners do prepare enough for the visit and I think this is largely the responsibility of the QSF and the SMS to educate and advise. Kim, who runs my diary and takes all my bookings runs through a set procedure. Firstly, she needs to know whether the saddle fitting enquiry is from an existing customer or a new customer, whether it is for a check or new saddle. Kim can then advise as to what is expected from the customer and get all the information to hopefully
allow me to carry out a successful saddle fit. Several of our staff here at Woolcroft have attended the SMS Introductory Course in Saddle Fitting. This course gives the staff a good insight into the methods and principles of saddle fitting. It helps our staff deal with the daily saddle related enquiries from customers. Providing all the correct questions are asked and the customer is informed as to what would be expected from them then the customer should be well prepared. However, we still get some horse owners who are surprised to find out that they will be expected to ride their horse for either a saddle check or to have a new saddle fitted! When looking at the ideal facility for saddle fitting you would say an indoor arena but that is rarely found. Firstly, a good flat (and in the winter), well lit, concrete area to assess the horse for conformation, condition and movement before the saddle fitting. Secondly, a suitable flat and safe area to ride in or on. Of course an indoor school or manege is great but not always available. Many people, of course, do not have the ideal facilities. We often have to fit saddles in open areas with less than suitable facilities. This is where good
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advice, experience and common sense can help to avoid problems or accidents. I have had many customers who have hired manege or simply brought their horses to me once they realise what is required to carry out a successful and safe saddle fit. The horse owner, if buying a new saddle has to make an important decision as to which saddle to purchase once they have ridden in all the shortlisted saddles. It is important that the trial facilities are suitable so as they can hopefully make the correct decision whilst being guided by the QSF. If you are opting for a saddle designed specifically for dressage, polo or showing it is very unlikely you will be wanting to use the saddle for jumping! If you are considering purchasing a saddle that will involve jumping, it is essential to ride over a few fences. Rider Presence. Although this will appear remarkably obvious to the vast majority of riders, it is a fact that some believe their presence isn’t a necessary factor! Occasionally horses are ‘shared’ or ridden regularly by more than one person and, in this case, both riders should be present. Wear something suitable. Sometimes clients are unsuitably dressed. Jeans and trainers are always inadequate and they certainly aren’t the most comfortable clothes in which to try out shortlisted saddles! The Society of Master Saddlers generally cautions that the well fitting saddle does not require the addition of anything under it with the possible exception of a thin saddle cloth. There are, however, exceptions to every rule. When there is a valid reason for using a numnah or gel pad the saddle fitter will need to allow for the addition. Have your own stirrup leathers and girth available. The saddle fitter will be carrying girths of various types and sizes but it is a good idea to have your own available. Using your own stirrup leathers is generally more comfortable and avoids the possibility of the saddle fitter’s new leathers becoming marked and therefore difficult to sell. The saddle fitter would obviously prefer to preserve the condition of his new saddles but, in addition, the marks left on the well groomed horse’s back after removal of the saddle are significant because they indicate bearing surfaces and further identify unwanted movement. When the horse is illgroomed, the marks left by the saddle may be blurred or indistinguishable. Following the above advice will lead to a thorough saddle fit and the best result possible. To find your local saddle fitter and for more information visit www.mastersaddlers.co.uk or contact The Society of Master Saddlers on 01449 711642. www.equiads.net
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ary and Emily King have added Rodney Powell Body Protectors to their list of sponsors. The mother and daughter duo have been kitted out with new Elite X2ESP body protectors customised in their respective team colours. Conforming to the latest safety standards, the Elite X2ESP is designed to be lightweight, flexible and breathable for maximum comfort. “Body armour is obviously important in such a high risk sport,” said Mary, “but it’s also important to be comfortable as you don’t want to be distracted when you’re riding. Rodney Powell Body Protectors provide us with reassurance we need whilst being flexible and comfortable to wear. Once on, you forget that you’re wearing it which leaves us free to get on and focus on the job in hand.” Manufactured in heat responsive foam, the Elite X2ESP moulds to the wearer’s shape while a reinforced column down the centre of the back panel offers enhanced spinal protection over and above that required in testing. A comprehensive choice of bespoke colours and patterns is available on request – see the website ‘Colour Picker’ for details. Visit www.rodneypowell.co.uk for information.
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Mark Todd Fly Ultra Rug M
anufactured in a tight weave mesh fabric, this versatile rug offers excellent protection from flying insects and helps reduce the bleaching effect of the sun’s rays. Features include a wide belly flap with hook and loop fastenings, shoulder pleats, anti-rub shoulder panels, leg straps and a large, pleated tail flap. Matching neck cover sold separately. Combo fly rug also available. The Mark Todd Fly Ultra Rug comes in sizes 5’6” to 7’ and costs £46.50 (neck cover £19.99) Contact Westgate EFI on 01303 872277 for stockists or visit www.wefi.co.uk
Eventers Compete Ruggle-it R for Scholarship
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ntries are now open for an exciting new competition that will see one lucky event rider win training and mentoring from Sir Mark Todd, plus £3,000 worth of product sponsorship from the Mark Todd Collection and Keyflow Feeds - a scholarship package that will run throughout 2014. The competition is open to riders that have attended at least one of the Mark Todd Bridging the Gap ridden training sessions being run by British Eventing (BE) during 2013. The initiative provides training opportunities for riders aiming to move into Advanced or two* competition or those working towards a more established three* level. BE Accredited Coach, Gill Watson, began running training days in 2012 and was delighted when fellow Coach, Elizabeth Winter came on board for BE to roll out the Bridging the Gap series as part of its Training and Education Programme. “There is a real need for training at this level, since moving up into two and three star competition is such a big step,” Gill explained. “The feedback has been very positive, especially from those that wouldn’t otherwise have the resources to access this kind of support. The fact that Mark has come on board is an added bonus and will ultimately present one of our riders with an amazing opportunity.” Mark Todd’s involvement came along with title sponsorship from his branded products: the Mark Todd Collection and Keyflow Feeds. Mark said: “I’m extremely pleased to be associated with this BE initiative as it offers valuable support to those who are committed to progressing through the ranks in eventing. In terms of the scholarship, we will be looking for a dedicated, hard working rider to represent the Mark Todd brand for the 2014 season; someone with the drive, scope and ambition to ultimately fulfil their dreams.” Entries for the Mark Todd Scholarship competition close on Monday 30th September, with the winner being chosen by a judging panel made up of Sir Mark Todd, Gill Watson, Elizabeth Winter and representatives from the Mark Todd Collection and Keyflow Feeds. Further information on the BE website: www.britisheventing.com/training while entries for the scholarship can be made via links at www.wefi.co.uk and www.keyflow.co
uggle-it 100% natural oil blend and the pioneering soap-free Ruggle-it shampoo both include some Neem oil from the sacred Neem tree which is native to Asia. The tree is known as the ‘Village Pharmacy’. Neem oil is not only a useful natural insect repellent but also contains anti-bacterial and antifungal properties. Ruggles & Stopitall Ltd, visit www.karenruggles.co.uk or call 01823 259952.
Stylish Oxer Blouson
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OOK out for the stylish Oxer Blouson this autumn as part of the exciting new range of British Showjumping clothing available exclusively at Equestrian Clearance.com The Oxer Blouson comes in a winter fleece lined version which has a water resistant exterior fabric whilst a soft fleece lining and collar will keep you snug. A fashionable design with functional features; this jacket includes a contrasting two-way zip, zipped side and internal pockets. Elasticated cuffs and waistband will keep the breeze out. Priced at £57.99 - Sizes XS to XXL. For more information visit www.equestrianclearance.com
Fleeceworks FXK Dressage Sheepskin Half Pad
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leeceworks FXK Dressage Sheepskin Half Pad exclusively from retailer Shadow Horse could fit the bill! The chemically untreated sheepskin is ideal for horses with sensitive skin and is also cut shorter than most on the market. RRP: £110.00 Black, White & Cream. Sizes Regular & Large. See your local stockist.
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llr. Margaret Griffiths and Helen Clark were amongst many people (including Jedi and Storm troopers!) who attended an Open Day for ‘Moo Haven’, a horse and animal rescue centre in Sandiacre’s Ilkeston Road. Moo Haven, a not-for-profit organisation, received charitable status in April 2013 and was set up in 2007 by Linda Hughes and her family. Linda told Equi-Ads: ‘We became a rescue centre by accident! We’d taken on a field for our own ponies; but had a plea from someone who’d had three ponies just dumped on their land. I agreed to take them and to find them new homes. They were stallions and none had micro chips or passports. It cost us £600 to do all this plus treating them for lice and worms. Two weeks later, a pony was thrown out of a transit van and we took him too. 46 - Equi-Ads - December 2010 Then they started to arrive on a regular basis (along with cats, rabbits, ducks, pigs and other animals) and ‘Moo - Haven’ named after a horse called Monty, was born. Monty had serious medical problems that his previous owners had not national dec.indd 46 identified and sadly could not be saved, but the rescue centre is his legacy.’ Moo- Haven takes in horses that have been abused or neglected. They are given superb care and medical treatment with the aim of building them a future. The‘Moo Do’ on Sunday 11th July, raised a £1005 to improve the site. Long Eaton Labour councillor, Margaret Griffiths said: ‘Linda and her family organised a great day out for all the family; with fun entertainment and a chance for everyone to see and feed the animals. Linda lives and breathes this venture and saving these animals means everything to her. She sees Moo Haven as a great community project and I hope that local people will support the forthcoming fashion show in September and also sponsor Laura who plans to trek to the Sahara to raise funds for Moo Haven. Helen Clark; Secretary of Mid Derbyshire Labour Party added: ‘Linda is Sandiacre’s very own horse-whisperer – but this great project needs funds and I’d urge people to contact Linda with good ideas because every little counts! The way we treat animals is the mark of a civilised society. We should shout loud and long about the great work Linda is doing for animals who need help but have no voice of their own.’ Contact numbers: Linda Hughes 0781 202 8851 www, moo-haven.co.uk moohavenrescue@gmail.com
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Cleaning the yard and stables Time Saving Stable Essential A D isinfectant powder is an easy way to keep stables, yards fresh and hygienic; ideal for the autumn and colder winter months when horses spend more time indoors. Long lasting, anti-bacterial, anti -viral and anti- fungal dry disinfectant powder is very easy to use and even removes the smell of ammonia, creating a much nicer environment for horse and owner. Despite its powerful properties, it’s non-harmful to horses, so there’s no need to worry. One of the big advantages of a dry powder like, for example Stable Fresh is that it doesn’t require drying time, so if time’s short and you can’t let the floor dry after disinfecting, this is a great product to use. Stable Fresh is available in 2.5kg ecopacks, 5kg tubs and 10kg bags. Prices start from £14.95.
Microlat Stable Disinfectant
Microlat Stable Disinfectant is fungicidal, bactericidal and virucidal but also safe enough to use on open wounds when in the proper diluted form. It’s supplied in a concentrated format, where one litre will make 160 litres of ready to use disinfectant, to be used in stables and on the yard . That’s not where Microlat’s applications end though as it can also be diluted and used as a body wash for issues such as ringworm, or sprayed into stable housing to act on bedding and kill dust bearing bacteria. Microlat is available in 250ml, 1L and 5L bottles and prices start from £8.35. For more information see www.equimins.com, email sales@equimins. com or call 01548 531770.
Happy Clipping this season C
lipping your horse usually takes between 1-2 hours and the process is made a lot less stressful if your equine is happy to stand still and remain calm. Mini Horslyx will help keep your horse’s attention for long periods of time, making it the perfect tool to help ensure clipping goes without a hitch. The hand-held tub can be offered by a helper, or placed in a bucket, and will help keep your horse content for long periods of time. Mini Horslyx provides a healthy and nutritious way to distract your equine without having to provide concentrate feed, short-lived treats such as apples and carrots or a haynet. Every Mini Horslyx contains a 3 day supply of the vital vitamins, minerals, trace elements and natural anti-oxidants needed to support the immune system and encourage overall health, so you can be sure your equine friend is getting exactly what he needs whilst you “get the job done” with minimal protests! Mini Horslyx is available in Original, Mint, Respiratory or Garlic formulations and costs just £3.65 per 650g tub making it the perfect, cost effective clipping accessory! For more information visit www.horslyx.com or call (01697) 332 592.
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must have for every yard is the New HAYGAIN HG600 steamer. Maintaining good respiratory health all year round can be a challenge if hay is dusty. Yet ensuring a horse receives enough forage is essential. Hay is undoubtedly the most ideal forage, its only flaw can be the levels of dust spores it contains, which may put horses off eating and can cause respiratory problems. Remove the spores and you have the perfect forage for any horse. During the cold winter months the HAYGAIN will save you time, compared to the laborious task of soaking that reduces the nutritional content. With the full nutritional content saved with your horse can enjoy delicious warm steamed hay. HAYGAIN’s unique and scientifically proven steaming method provides the complete solution, steaming the hay at the high temperatures necessary to destroy all dust spores, mites, bacteria and mould found in hay. The steamed hay will retain its nutritional goodness, and trials have shown that horses - even fussy eaters - love it because of its sweet smell and palatability. The HG-600 accommodates half a bale, hay nets or hay wedges and is
ideal for smaller yards and for use away at competitions. The unit is extremely durable and easy to move around, whether in use at the stables or whilst travelling. This unit features HAYGAIN’s revolutionary hay-steaming technology transforms hay into dust-free palatable forage, giving horses a healthier respiratory system and maximising their performance. Easy to use, the HG-600 unit with its unique design and function enables the steam to penetrate the centre of the half-bale, hay nets or wedges, diffusing evenly and completely outwards. With latest technological advancements the new HG-600 cycle time from cold is approximately 30 minutes, making the process incomparably fast and efficient. Laura Tomlinson’s horses are fed on HAYGAIN steamed hay: “HAYGAIN has revolutionised the way we feed hay both at home, at a show and while travelling. My horses now get hay that is dust and spore free, yet contains no less nutrients than before it was steamed. Alf (Mistral Hojris) eats HAYGAIN steamed hay at home, in the lorry and at shows.” For further information please contact HAYGAIN hay steamers on 0333 200 5233 or www.haygain.com
Hay Carry
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he Hay Carry provides a clean and easy way to transport hay, haylage and more around the yard, helping to keep it clean and tidy. The bag can hold up to half a bale or equivalent of loose product, making it a really useful size. It’s made from showerproof, lightweight fabric and folds down when not in use, making it easy to store too. It has a drawstring top to keep the contents safely inside and also benefits from a handle at the base to make it easy to empty. The Hay Carry (£10-95) can be used to move, store and transport many items, making it a yard essential. Bale Carry
The Bale Carry provides a convenient and clean way to move full bales of hay and straw around the yard…or even in the car or lorry. It’s made from strong but lightweight showerproof material that repels hay and straw and fold flat when it’s not in use. It has easy lift handles and a drawstring top to keep contents safely inside, preventing a trail from barn to wherever you take your bale! The Bale Carry is available in blue and has a RRP of £21.95. For more information, see www.moorlandrider.co.uk, email info@ moorlandrider.co.uk or call 01782 397796 www.equiads.net
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ehind every aspiring equestrian there is always an unsung hero. Do you know someone who gives up hours of free time to help out at equestrian events or has spent many years running or organising shows, training or competitions at your local Riding Club or Pony Club? Do you have a friend who is always there if you need someone to groom for you at a show? Or is there a special person in your life who you simply couldn’t manage without when it comes to the horses? If so, the team at Alltech, the feed and supplement people, want to hear from you and your own unsung hero could soon be in the spotlight. So, as the title sponsor of the 2014 World Equestrian Games in Normandy, Alltech want to reward other unsung heroes. An equine hero can be anyone and are often the unseen face in the background. A farrier perhaps who has helped keep your horse sound against all the odds, the Pony Club mum who goes that extra mile to make sure everyone has a great time at events, or maybe someone who tirelessly gives up their own time and money to rescue neglected horses, the list of unsung equine heroes is endless. The team at Alltech want to know about the person who enables you to achieve your equestrian dreams. You can nominate your equine hero by going to the Equine Heroes website www. EquineHero.com and filling out the form. Every month Alltech will reward one deserving equine hero with £100 and a Lifeforce hamper full of goodies and their story will be featured on the equine heroes’ facebook page and in Equi-Ads. Then, next July 2014 we will choose the ultimate equine hero, the one who stands out amongst all the other equine heroes and reward them with a trip for four to the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. For further information please visit www. lifeforcehorse.com or telephone 01780 764512
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zimate is a specially designed handle that can be attached to all long handled yard tools to help reduce back strain, for mucking out stables and sweeping yards. Available in a range of colours, one size, in single or triple packs. Prices start from £7.95. See your local stockist.
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Croftfoot Farm Quality semi-rural equestrian property for sale in Central Scotland. Includes: • 4 bedroom property with garden, garage and approx. 3 acres. • Stables including two looseboxes, tack room, hay store and dog kennel. • Sand and fibre arena. • Easy commuting to Glasgow, Stirling and Edinburgh due to central location.
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POSITION PERFECT
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ry our top tips to getting a great seat and perfect position in the saddle. Ride without stirrups where it is safe to do so (in an enclosed arena on a safe horse). This will deepen your seat, improve your core strength, lengthen your leg and give you all-round better security when you’re riding. Ask someone to lunge you – and you can return the favour if they wish. Lunge lessons allow the rider to work on their position without having to worry about the horse. If you have a riding fault, tie a piece of ribbon – or similar – to your horse’s mane. Every time you see the ribbon it will remind you to correct your fault. Have regular lessons with a good instructor and ask them to work on your weaker areas. See whether you can get someone to video you riding from time to time so you can monitor your improvement.
Hacking heaven
Please contact Baird Lumsden for more details and to arrange a viewing on 01786 833800. Schedule can be found at www.bairdlumsden.co.uk/p_1_Croftfoot_Farm_Dunipace_
Coltswood Kennels and Stables Gartliston Rd, Coatbridge, ML5 2FG Offers in the region of £450,000 A superb seven apartment detached property with a semi-rural location in the countryside on the outskirts of Coatbridge. Included within the sale is a one bedroomed cottage. Both properties feature mains gas central heating and double glazed windows throughout. The properties are set amidst circa 10 acres of garden/grazing land and further incorporates 8 stables, riding arena and kennels. Entry to the property is via secure entry gate system.
When you’re out riding, why not spice things up by trying some new ideas? It’s easy to get stuck in a rut out on rides and stick to the same routes and tracks, but by making things more interesting for your horse you can improve his balance, coordination, confidence and make him more foot sure at the same time. If you come across any natural obstacles out on your hacks, why not pop over a few along the way? Or, where it is safe and legal to do so, come off the beaten track and ride across more undulating ground. This is great for getting your horse to think about where he is putting his feet, therefore developing his confidence and balance. You can also practise schooling out on hacks, so ride some transitions, ask for a little lateral work or ride up and down hills in a straight line to build up correct muscle. Jump to it
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If you lack confidence over fences, but want to jump, try these inspiring ideas. Nerves affect riders of all abilities and ages, and it helps to remember that even the top riders can lack confidence at times. Often, following a fall or as we get older, jumping becomes a bigger issue and many of us stop jumping altogether. For those who enjoy jumping, ensure that the horse you ride is a confidence giver and will help you out if you get left behind or in front of the movement over a fence. Also, make sure that the height of the fences is well within your capability. A neck strap is a good idea and be sure that your stirrups are short enough to allow you to fold neatly over a fence and keep a solid lower leg position.
Hacking heaven Finally, book a series of lessons with a good jumping trainer. Having several lessons close together will do wonders for your confidence and give you the leap of faith that you need. How to ride leg-yield
Fancy trying some lateral work this season? Here’s a quick guide to riding a good leg-yield. Begin by turning onto the threequarter line of the school. If you’re on the left rein, the following aids apply – do the same in reverse on the right rein. Step down into your left leg and ask the horse to move sideways away from it, towards the fence of the school. Open your left rein to ask for a small amount of left bend (your horse should be slightly bent away from the direction of travel). Your right leg stays behind the girth to prevent the quarters from swinging out. Your right rein stops the shoulder from falling out and controls the speed. If you find your horse falls out through the right shoulder, take more contact on the right rein or alternate between riding a little leg-yield to the left and then to the right, to help with straightness. Time to stretch
Stretching your horse is a great way to develop his top line and turn him into an all-round more supple athlete. Stretching is a valuable part of any schooling session and can be used as part of your warm-up and cool down, as well as to give the horse breaks in between. Some horses asy, whereas others – usually those with higher head carriages and shorter necks – will struggle. However, every horse should learn to stretch because it’s highly beneficial both mentally and physically. To encourage your horse to stretch, first take up a contact as if you were riding a dressage test. Then take your hands low and wide as this places the bit on the bars of the mouth and encourages the head and neck to drop down and forward. Make sure you are riding the horse forward and that he is working into an even rein contact then start to allow him a bit more rein and see what happens. If he takes the contact down and forward, allow him a bit more rein – but only as much as he will take. If he simply pokes his nose or drops behind the contact then take the rein back up and try stretching him again when he’s more tired – at the end of your session, perhaps. www.equiads.net
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IVE hundred horses – more than during the Grand National meeting - were at The National Show held at the Aintree International
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Equestrian Centre for the third year, attracting competitors from all over the British Isles and some from continental Europe competing for £10,000 in prize-money. Spectators watched a series of highlights over the three days of the event which included showing, working hunter classes and show jumping. The side saddle high jump British record was broken by local rider Michaela Bowling on Laughing Larry who cleared 6ft 3in – just three inches behind the world record - during the popular evening performance in the indoor arena. The runner-up in the high jump was Ireland’s Susan Oakes who broke
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ohn Ayers businessman and racing enthusiast who pioneered protective headgear for jockeys and showjumpers has died, aged 60. He started John Ayers Saddlery in 1974. Having decided that riding hats available at the time were not suitable, and in his view, offered inadequate protection for the rider so he established Champion Manufacturing in 1978 to make hats and protective bodygear. The television programme That’s Life highlighted the dangers of riding without a skull cap which brought in many orders. John was also a successful owner of horses including Victory Gunner who won more than £100,000 before retiring. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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the record last year with 5ft 11in. Side saddle riders from all over Britain were at Aintree for their own class. The champion was Morgan Shive, riding Nightwatchman, and the reserve Jo Hales, on Llanarth Hornpipe. As part of the prize, the two ladies will return to Aintree Racecourse next spring to lead in the winner of the Topham Steeple Chase, which is run over the Grand National course, on Friday 4 April - Ladies’ Day during the Grand National Festival between Thursday 3 and Saturday 5 April 2014.
Morgan also won a new side saddle habit from Alexander James, the sponsor, and it will be worn at the racecourse in April. A total of fifty-five former racehorses came to the show, all trying to win the £1,000 Aintree Retrained Racehorse Championship. The champion was Lynn Russell’s Stealth Project, who ran six times on the Flat, and reserve champion was racehorse owner John Hales’ Noland, ridden by Louise Bell. Noland amassed nearly a quarter of a million pounds in prize money during his racing career.
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need to plan ahead and make freeze marking a priority.” Freezemark covers all areas and organise days when there are approximately 8 – 10 animals to be marked in an area. The company is now booking in work for late Summer and early Autumn - a time when, due to the days shortening, thieves are able to move under cover of darkness.
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ark Kyle taught ten sessions in blazing heat recently as part of Stubbing Court Trainings acclaimed Masterclass series. Thirty-two apprentices and employers took part in the Masterclass at Barleyfields EC, Derby, and all went home having taken great strides in their riding and understanding of the correct way to educate and train a horse. Mark was taking a day off from preparing for the forthcoming European Eventing Championships in Malmo, Sweden, next month to give the Masterclass. He also presented Elizabeth Widdowson, 17, with her award for being SCT’s Apprentice of the Year. Elizabeth was presented with a jacket, kindly donated by Thomas Irving Equestrian Superstore. The store’s representative Anna Franklin told Equi-Ads: ‘Thomas Irving Equestrian Superstore is once again happy to support the Stubbing Court Training Ltd Apprentice of The Year Award for 2013. We are delighted to be able to help support the success of the most talented young professionals in the final of this competition, and continue to follow their progress in the equine world’.
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VetVits, PO Box 64, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 3BT. Prices featured are valid until 31.10.13. Single use only and not to be used in conjunction with any other offer.
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*Prices valid as at 09/08/2013 from www.equineproductsdirect.co.uk Equine America CortaFlex 454g x 6 £221.94. 12 month supply VetVits EquiFlex 496g x 6 £119.70. All prices are based on single purchase and exclude any price or multiple purchase promotions.
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If your horse has sensitive skin, or is prone to irritating skin reactions caused by: • • • • •
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