Category: News

Data from the National Equine Health Survey (NEHS) has shown that many horse owners use the wrong wormer for encysted small redworm. The figures are similar to last year’s results and confirm that there is still grave misunderstanding about worming, which is risking our horses’ health. Severe infestations of encysted small redworm larvae can lead to fatal disease. Every horse should be treated for them in November/December. Treatment should be regardless of the results of faecal worm egg counts as these tests do not show the presence of encysted small…

WIN four months worth of Aloeride, ‘Team Aloeride’ branded clothing and saddlecloth Aloeride, the naturally organic aloe vera supplement is bringing plenty of Christmas cheer this season, with their fabulous competition to win four months worth of Aloeride, ‘Team Aloeride’ branded clothing and saddlecloth through their website! All you need to do is go to: and enter your details from 2nd November – 18th December for a chance to win four months worth of Aloeride to keep your horse or pony in tip top condition over the winter months. Aloeride…

Step into Style with The Spanish Boot Company New for this season are these super stylish Classic Boots from The Spanish Boot Company in a classic (Go with everything this winter) shade of Navy. Styled in beautiful buttery Spanish leather, these boots feature a full-length zip with colour match leather tassel detail, brogue detailing around the cuff of the boot and around the zip line for a sleek and slim silhouette! Available with a quality leather sole or super grip Good-Year rubber welted sole and in standard and tall leg length.…

Pet charity Blue Cross has seen an unprecedented rise in the number of lone foals being found abandoned and fear that irresponsible and unscrupulous breeders may be dumping them because they are considered to have a low value. Blue Cross has recently taken four foals into its horse centre in Burford, Oxfordshire, one of which was pitifully just six-weeks-old and barely alive. Foals are usually weaned from their mothers at around six to eight months of age, when they are capable of surviving on their own. Unfortunately this wasn’t the…

What’s New … RHS Print Tremont Premium Boot – Available November 2016 The Original Muck Boot Company is excited to showcase its brand new print in association with the Royal Horticultural Society, the RHS Print Tremont Premium Boot. Taking the classic shape of the Tremont, the new RHS printed Wellington is a limited edition design and comes in three beautiful floral and vegetable-inspired prints, offering a fun and sophisticated boot for those seeking something a bit special. Keeping the features of the Tremont, The RHS Tremont has the same 4mm…

The Swiss watchmaker Longines celebrated 10 years of successful partnership with Ascot, one of the leading racecourses in the United Kingdom in 2016. Today in Longines’ London boutique, the Swiss watch brand and Ascot celebrated their successful partnership which has spanned the last decade. The association with Ascot, which started in 2006 and saw the brand become the Official Partner, Timekeeper and Watch of the British racecourse, marked for Longines a significant milestone in its involvement in horse racing in Europe. The brand has nurtured a passion for equestrian sports…

Combined training jumps back onto BD calendar British Dressage (BD) is delighted to be bringing the mix of white boards and coloured poles back into the competition calendar.  That’s right – combined training is back – bigger and better than ever before!  The dressage element will run at Prelim and Novice levels with short arena tests and the showjumping from 70cm to 1metre so there’s a wider appeal for competitors.  Competitions will start in November and run through to April 2017 with two finals, one in the north at Vale…

What’s new … Dengie the UK’s leading Fibre providers launch NEW Meadow Grass with Herbs Simple, natural “green” horse feeds has always been the Dengie promise. Trusted for providing equines with the very best in locally grown, alfalfa based nutrition, Dengie are now delighted to be able to offer horse owners a British grown, grass product that will provide all the fibre and much more that a healthy equine needs. Dengie Meadow Grass with Herbs has been formulated by the Dengie team of scientifically trained nutritionists to be used as…

The 2016 SEIB Insurance Brokers Search for a Star series reached a thrilling climax in the international arena at the Horse of the Year Show, as the eight class winning champions vied for the Supreme. Each put in a superb performance for their individual show, giving the judges, Robert Oliver and Katie Jerram, a difficult task in choosing their winner.  But the hunter champion, Yorkies Purple Diamond, a pure Irish Draught mare owned and ridden by Vicki Rogers, was foot perfect to take the title.  Joanne Jesson’s lovely show hunter…

A Top Year for the BEF Futurity as over 500 horses and ponies from foals to three-year-olds came forward for evaluation at the 2016 Baileys Horse Feeds/ British Breeding/British Equestrian Federation (BEF) Futurity. Breeding numbers in the UK have dropped in the last few years so less horses have been seen at the Futurity recently. However, while people are breeding less, the foals they are breeding are improving in their credentials for becoming top competition prospects.  A total of 38 Futurity youngsters, or 9% of entries were awarded elite premiums…

What’s new…. Elico Tendon and Fetlock Boots Elico Memory Foam has added a fantastic new set of tendon and fetlock boots to its range. The Elico Tendon and Fetlock Boots deliver supreme comfort at an affordable price. Lined with memory foam and designed with fit and flexibility in mind, the boots provide the perfect solution to help guard against bruising and injury. Elico tendon boots feature a toughened outer shell with a deep memory foam lining and are shaped to fit the contour of the horse’s leg while allowing greater…

Neue Schule transforms the comfort of doubles Bit specialist Neue Schule has launched the Turtle Tilt Weymouth, based on extensive research into the action of double bridles and riders’ experience of them. This addition to the company’s product portfolio joins its expertly engineered range of innovative Turtle bits – the Turtle Tactio and award-winning Turtle Top – and has been developed to clarify rein aids, improve comfort and promote sustainable performance. “We often hear from exasperated riders who cannot understand why their horse goes well in the same bridoon as…

“Thank you so much to HOYS for putting us in that Arena. I was so proud of all the heavies in there!” An ecstatic Virginia Osborne was on cloud nine after riding her mother Marguerite Osborne’s Clydesdale Kinclune Danny Boy to victory in the inaugural Ridden Heavy Horse of the Year Championship on the final day of Horse of the Year Show (HOYS). The 11-year-old gelding has won at Blair Horse Show three times and also at the Highland Show, but, until this season, competing had been restricted to the…

Additional date added to the 2016 fixtures On Friday 4th and Saturday 5th November 2016 Aston-le-Walls, near Daventry, will host the final BE event of this year from at Airowear BE80(T), BE90 and BE100 levels. Entries for the Northamptonshire event open today (Friday 7th October 2017) and will provide Airowear BE80(T), BE90, BE90Open, BE100 and BE100Open classes, offering members with the opportunity to compete past the usual season closing date of the end of October. The standard entry process will apply for this extra date and an amended ballot policy…