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An Open Letter to Young Equestrians

TEN THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT BEING A YOUNG EQUESTRIAN (Part 1) I have been a top level dressage rider and coach for over a decade now. In that time I have won national and provincial championships. I have travelled around the world with horses. I have coached pupils to win for their provincial teams in […]

SA HAS 4 HORSES IN THE TOP 100 OF LONGINES WORLD’S BEST RACEHORSE RANKINGS

South Africa had 4 horses in the Top 100 of the Longines World Best Racehorse rankings in 2019 - and a total of 21 on the 250 best racehorse list, according to tabnews.co.za The rankings, for horses (three-years-old and upwards) who raced during 2018, are topped, jointly, by Great Britain’s Cracksman and the infamous Australian, [...]

HOW TO CALL A DRESSAGE TEST…

It’s one of the most difficult, yet undervalued and thankless roles in equestrian sport…. calling the Dressage test! To the non-horsey family members who get coerced into reading, the innocent by-stander who is in the wrong place at the wrong time (ie conveniently located alongside said dressage arena in time for your test) and the […]

SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE… SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT FOR EQUESTRIAN BUSINESSES

Social Media is a subjective topic when it comes to which platforms are most effective, how often to post, what content to post and how best to manage it. One thing that is for certain though is that it’s immediate, it’s interactive and has the ability to do as much bad as it can good if not effectively and responsibly planned, [...]

8 THINGS COVID-19 LOCKDOWN TAUGHT US TO VALUE AS EQUESTRIANS

COVID-19 has brought with it a great deal of disruption to daily life. For most of us, thankfully (hopefully!), not life-threatening however, consisting of things like show cancellations, home schooling, working from home, postponed travel plans and not being able to ride or run. Everyone’s individual circumstances vary, but if nothing else, Corona Virus has […]

THE WAR AGAINST TACK THEFT – NETSTAR DYNAMIC ASSET RECOVERY

Tack theft isn’t new – it’s a topic which has been plaguing the equestrian community for the past few years with well-organised syndicates managing to bypass even advanced security systems. Vehicle tracking company, Netstar has developed a tracking unit to try aid in the recovery of stolen assets such as saddles, which is exclusively available from Milmac. Apart from […]

QUEEN OF OUR HEARTS: Queen Elizabeth still Riding at Age 93

It just goes to show that the love of horses and riding knows no age limit! 93-year-old Queen Elizabeth was spotted taking a leisurely horse ride around the grounds of Windsor Castle on Remembrance Day, this past Monday, with her head groom, Terry Pendry. The last time Queen Elizabeth was seen riding a horse was [...]

HORSE TRIVIA: TEST YOUR EQUINE KNOWLEDGE

Horse knowledge is a lot like manure…. You’ll pick up a lot of it over the years! Take our pop quiz and see good your equine general knowledge is! What is the name given to a birthmark on horses characterized by a small oval indentation? 2. How many teeth does an average horse have? 3. [...]

10 Things horses taught me… about Dating

Dating is hard, yo. But you know what is harder? HORSES. ANYTHING WITH HORSES. They are bigger, more expensive to spoil, less easy to communicate with, and temper tantrums can legitimately hospitalise you. For equestrians, relationships pale in comparison, but to be honest we could actually be damn good at them if we just apply our training principles to our [...]

QUEEN OF THE COURSE: CANDICE BASS ROBINSON

Whilst many assistant trainers are female, there are very few who have gone so far as to take out a training license in their personal capacity. Candice Robinson was born into a racing family, with her dad, Mike Bass, having trained for over 45 years with great success over the course of his career. She [...]