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Apr 17, 2012 • Groundwork with Oakley Today, again we did some mouthing work on Oakley, he is taking to it like a duck to water. I suppose one of the great benefits of working so closely with a horse as it grows up does pay off! I have developed a great relationship with Oakley and am so proud to...
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Apr 10, 2012 • I’m a huge fan of smooth, ‘soft’, snaffle bits and think that if you cannot control your horse in a snaffle bit then you may consider getting your horse re-trained or even taking more drastic measures ie. Ride a different horse you can control in a snaffle bit. I have always ridden Baxter in a...
Today I set up a shade shelter next to the arena, the flapping tent proved to be a serious worry for Baxter! Baxter showed his anxious racing day personality, which comes out from time to time and makes achieving relaxation and focus very hard with him! How to deal with anxiety when riding a thoroughbred?...
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Mar 19, 2012 • An eventing day with a difference! Baxter and I attended our clinic yesterday, run by Aadom Sporthorse Stud and the amazing Allison Domney. The day started with the usual pack up and float load, Baxter was so excited we were going on an adventure he practically ran onto the float! On with the two hour...
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Mar 16, 2012 • I’m so excited… This Sunday the 18th March I have an Eventing Clinic at Brookleigh with the fabulous Allison Domney from Aadom Sporthorse Stud! Clinic Checklist: Jumping and dressage saddle Bridle boots for Baxter helmet Lunch Gloves, jodhpurs, crop Horse feed for the trip Rugs to keep comfy when we’re not riding Camera Mind on...
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Mar 12, 2012 • Feeding, rugging and picking hooves is about as close as I have come to being out and about with the ‘lads’ this week with some seriously high temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit!) melting away each day. So to make the most of indoors I’ve tried my hand at repairing rugs that Baxter...
So… I’ve been a little slack on the blog front! A little re-cap of my last two weeks of horse escapades will cover all the fun! HORSING AROUND QUAIRADING Our first get together for the year was held today! A great day out to catch up about our own progress with our horses and share...
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Feb 23, 2012 • This basketball player is the coolest!! Great little story… basically, Shaquille O’Niel or ‘Shaq’, a seriously big name in NBL, has bought a MASSIVE 19.5hh Percheron horse (to keep up with his height!) as he decided he wanted to learn to ride. All the best and have fun I say!!!
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Feb 14, 2012 • We’ve had some great rides lately so I thought I’d better do some updates! We’ve also finally got out to the jumping yard to get flying… some pictures just for fun! Ride 1 We started with a light warm-up and some bending to loosen up and stretch Baxters neck muscles and body. On a loose...
Getting back into the swing of training is where Oakley and I are up to… Oakley’s hoof is now completely healed and he is back to his cheeky self, as well as having grown another 1/2hh taller, Oakley and I set out on the beautiful twilight evening. As we have had a few months of...
On days like today, where temperatures are SOARING… sunny Quairading is up to 41 degrees celsius today, I though it would be good to have a bit of a look into keeping our four legged friends hydrated and cool!! Click into this article – ‘Too Hot to Trot’ from the Horse Channel, it looks into dehydration, symptoms,...
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Jan 30, 2012 • Rob Bailey, a freelance Artist, Illustrator and Designer working from Manchester, England. His website is here Some fun artwork!
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