September 2009 Blog Posts (65)

My Top Tips: Part Two

I hope these tips are helping everyone. Here are tips 11-20:

11. As a rider you too need to be warmed up. Through warming up you should release tight muscles. Warming up helps prevent stiffness and injury to both horse and rider.

12. It is important to get your horse’s body and his state of mind prepared for what you are going to ask him to do.

13. Get the basics right and you will have a firm foundation for jumping.

14. It is a…

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Added by Tim Stockdale on September 18, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

4 Tips for Riding a Great Dressage Test

When it comes to riding a polished dressage test, preparation is the key to success. So I want give you some competition tips to help you have the best experience possible.

Before I get started with the actual tests, I want to just talk in general about riding dressage tests because there’s a lot of things that they all have in common.

1. MEMORIZE YOUR TEST

The first thing is that you need to know your test. I mean REALLY know it. Even though…

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Added by Jane Savoie on September 18, 2009 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

Equine Science: Weekly News and Trivia Question - September 18, 2009

Greetings to all our regular visitors and any of our first time readers – I hope you’re all well and for those of you in the Northern Hemisphere fitting in lots of riding before the winter nights start drawing in soon.

This week on Equine Science Blog I’ll be taking a look at equine obesity, horse feed packaging, how microchips may soon be replaced with iris readings and finally the science behind mucking out a stable!

With many of us now experiencing autumn weather… Continue

Added by Chloé Sharrocks on September 18, 2009 at 3:09am — No Comments

Malachi

I wrote about Molly giving birth to Malachi a while back and thought I'd give you an update.

Malachi was given away to a new home once he was weaned as I couldnt afford to keep him & didn't end up buying him.

The new owners didnt do anything with him and at 13months he was given back to Molly's mum as he was "dangerous". He wasnt dangerous at all, he was just an unhandled baby!

My hubby bought him for me when he turned 13 months and he's now 17 months and is doing really… Continue

Added by Ami on September 17, 2009 at 5:34pm — 3 Comments

Riding is a Passion!

This week's horse painting/quote combo is about passion! And the painting "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" pictures some riders who are passionate about their sport!

Click here to download and print this new To Do List.

Added by Karen Brenner on September 17, 2009 at 7:30am — 1 Comment

chloe jet charlie

chloe and jet have been out for a great hack today great sunshine and lots of fun going to take jet free jumping tomorrow first time he will have done this wish me luck

Added by Anne Marie Turnbull on September 16, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Awesome barn owners

I just want to say that I love my barn owners!

I kept my horse with them for about 3 yrs then for whatever stupid reason, I took a 2 yr break...big mistake but we all learn from our mistakes right? Well I certainly did, they welcomed me back with open arms and my horse walked off the trailer and sighed at the sight of her, then nuzzled her and rested his big mug on her shoulder. So I have been back 'home' as I like to refer to my barn, for 6 months now, and still love… Continue

Added by Caroline Pettersen on September 15, 2009 at 9:45pm — No Comments

Jet & Charlie Chloe's ponies having a rest today

WE ALL NEED TO REST INCLUDING OUR WONDERFUL PONIES. They give their all, not machines to keep going day after day. Perfect health a perfect partnership. Jobs for today will be stable a thorough clean & tack boots etc, etc

Added by Anne Marie Turnbull on September 15, 2009 at 8:11am — No Comments

Ride Bare - an article I missed!

There is a nice article here on Horsetalk which I missed when it came out!

At home on Exmoor, the hunting season is back in full swing and my own horses are loving being back out. There are some autumnal photos here.

Added by Nic Barker on September 15, 2009 at 4:47am — No Comments

My 3 yr old filly has recently bitten a young girl who entered the pasture. The first time I think was an accident I think she was trying to bite the horse the girl was getting. The second time was a…

My 3 yr old filly has recently bitten a young girl who entered the pasture. The first time I think was an accident I think she was trying to bite the horse the girl was getting. The second time was about 2 weeks later and she bit the girl as she entered the pasture. afterwards I went out to get the girl's horse and then went out to get the filly. She allowed me to put her halter on then tried to bite me with intent, she didn't get me, I kept her under control and took her in the barn. Any… Continue

Added by Michele Galer on September 14, 2009 at 8:30pm — 7 Comments

OMG!!!! 6 Months....

Well today is mine and Matt's 6 month anniversary... I never thought we would make it 6 months with all the fighting that we do. I swear we are a married couple thats how we fight.... But I love him with everything I have... We have had a great day so far...... We rode and clean stalls and spend the whole day together... I Love You, Matt.

Added by Meghan Rainey on September 14, 2009 at 8:27pm — 1 Comment

Paige Presents: This Week in Horse History - September 14th Through 20th

September 14, 1968 – New Zealand-bred Cardigan Bay became the first harness racer to ever reach one million dollars in career earnings. He was twelve years old at the time, and he won his last race at Freehold Raceway in New Jersey, surpassing the million dollar earning mark. Cardigan Bay, a Standardbred, outpaced three-time horse of the year Bret Hanover in the ‘Pace of the Century’ in 1966. Cardigan Bay was retired after surpassing the million dollar mark and went on to live to the age… Continue

Added by Paige Cerulli on September 14, 2009 at 2:11pm — No Comments

Nominate Chloe Please

Chloe is enjoying her acheivements and reward for the patience and perseverance that she has shown with Jet, Chloe won a championship at Bicton by jumping three consecutive clear rounds what a little star. Talking of star would all you great Barnmice followers please add Chloe to the nomination in the Horse and Hound by visiting http://www.feiawards.org and going to the… Continue

Added by Anne Marie Turnbull on September 14, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Day 5 - the CN International

The very big news today is the CN International. McLain Ward has been wanting to win this class for years and today was his day. He and his amazing mare Sapphire had two clear rounds as did Eric Lamaze on his equally amazing stallion Hickstead. Ward had to go first in the jump-off and had a clean round that was deceptively fast.

Then Lamaze put in a very quick clean round to great cheering, but looking at the clock, everyone suddenly… Continue

Added by KatyM., Community News on September 13, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

HOW TO POLISH YOUR BOOTS TO PERFECTION

HOW TO POLISH YOUR BOOTS TO PERFECTION

Ok... I admit I am a little OCD... but its part of my routine when i am getting ready for a show or class... i use the quiet time to go over my test and think about my plan... and boy do my boots shine!! Ruth

1. Start with a clean and DRY boot. (Use a salt remover type product, or water, NEVER EVER a SOAP product. SOAP or oiled products will leave a residue and no matter how hard you try, they will never shine!)

2.… Continue

Added by Ruth Hogan Poulsen on September 13, 2009 at 9:02pm — 1 Comment

Day 4 Afternoon

Well, it's been a very big day at Spruce Meadows. This morning Tim Stockdale's great round in the BP Cup was good enough for second place. Yay Tim!

The Battle of the Breeds

The champions this year were Team Morgan. They had the highest number of points to place1st in Driving and Trail, 2nd overall in the Compulsory Skills. Congratulations Team Morgan!

Spruce Meadows Grandeur

In my post on Day 1, I mentioned that the Spruce Meadows… Continue

Added by KatyM., Community News on September 12, 2009 at 9:40pm — No Comments

Day 4 AM

Just a quick update:

Our very own Tim Stockdale had a burning fast round in the BP Cup which is a speed class using some of the natural obstacles in the International Ring - the table and a bank. Tim and Fresh Direct Kalico Bay held on to first for quite a while and just got beat by a whisker by Rich Fellers of Wilsonville, Oregon, USA, riding McGuinness. Keep your fingers crossed that none of the last four riders can catch Rich's or Tim's times.

Rich Fellers has a… Continue

Added by KatyM., Community News on September 12, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

The Gentleness of a Sweet Horse to his Person. :)

Where to start on a thread where nobody knows you, but you do have a history. :) Maybe this will be the dumbest thing you ever read....

I guess I will just start with last night when I went out to tend to my 4 year old Mustang Oliver and a swollen sheath. His winky wanker wasn't even coming out for him to pee... I was concerned, the area was warm... I tried a few things unsuccessfully and I let him be. Thought about it some more... "how can I get close enough to him to touch it and… Continue

Added by Jennifer Lamm on September 12, 2009 at 12:48pm — 6 Comments

More of Day 3

It was a full day at the Spruce Meadows Masters - and it's not over yet!

The Telus Battle of the Breeds

For those of you who are not familiar with Spruce Meadows, a lot goes on here besides show jumping. One of the other big competitions is the Telus Battle of the Breeds. This competition has a twenty year history of hard fought classes which… Continue

Added by KatyM., Community News on September 11, 2009 at 9:00pm — 3 Comments

Equine Science: Weekly News and Trivia Question - September 11, 2009

Welcome to this week's science round-up. Some further stories this week about equine diseases, but also good news for owners whose horses suffer with the dermatitis condition, greasy heel.

Just the other week, this blog considered the problems that ticks can cause our equine friends, and now it’s been revealed that several horses in Ireland have been quarantined with a tick-borne… Continue

Added by Chloé Sharrocks on September 11, 2009 at 3:11pm — 3 Comments