Your Horse (UK) - 15 Apr 2025
WHY PILATES PACKS A PUNCH
BECOME BRAVER EVERY TIME YOU RIDE!
RIDER & HORSE GEAR WORTH £££
17 pages of training tips
Boost your stickability with safety drills at home
Welcome
Staying on board
Going the distance
Full steam ahead
Pilates for horses
Poles for perfection
Work Horse
Building an arena of your own
Take Five
Staying mobile
The miracle joint
Horse Talk
Win a Freespace bridle from First Thought Equine!
Win fly rugs, waterproof coats and grooming bundles...
Send a Selfie
Win a £1,000 voucher from Ariat!
Photo gallery
Spring clothing
‘#Hack is my incentive to keep going’
10 Prizes galore
22 Easy to see
18 Recording live
Quadrille
Fashion
Dressage
Feeding
Defra’s disregard over uncontrolled dogs ‘concerning’ say campaigners
HORSE talk
Forestry England offers free access to the majority of its woodlands
Enjoy sweet dreams with a horse next door
Equine grass sickness treatment trial announced at NEF
RESCUE UPDATE
DIRECTORY OF EQUINE TACK FITTERS NOW ONLINE
SEARCH FOR A STAR 2025 CLASSES SET FOR LAUNCH
ROR EVENTS FOCUS ON CHALLENGES OF OWNING EX-RACERS
Let’s do this!
OUR BRAVEST CHALLENGER
LIGHTS, CAMERA, CONVICTION
Challengers’ Gallery
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Why join #Hack?
High vis on test
Video cameras
Interview
Mount up for the new #Hack challenge!
A PAST WINNER SAYS…
Mount up for the new #Hack challenge!
A tale well told takes the gold
HOW TO SIGN UP AND TAKE PART
A sharp shot hits the jackpot
The #Hack1000miles Facebook group
‘I’m a nervous rider these days, but #Hack has been my incentive to keep going’
Having #Hack fun!
Having #Hack fun!
conviction! LIGHTS, CAMERA,
YOUR HORSE READERS’ EXPERIENCES OF INCIDENT REPORTING
TABARD TACTICS
We make choosing a camera child’s play
WHAT WILL MY MONEY BUY ME?
bright SHINE
SHIRES EQUI-FLECTOR MESH EXERCISE SHEET
MEET THE TESTERS
EQUETECH HI-VIS VISION WATER RESISTANT DELUXE POM HAT SILK
HY EQUESTRIAN SILVA FLASH LIGHTWEIGHT DUO REFLECTIVE JACKET
14.5
V-BANDZ COMBI BRITE ADJUSTABLE WAISTCOAT
EQUISAFETY REFLECTIVE AIR WAISTCOAT
LEMIEUX REFLECTIVE EXERCISE SHEET
COVALLIERO REFLECTIVE BREASTPLATE
EQUISAFETY HORSE EXERCISE SHEET WRAPAROUND RUG
COVALLIERO REFLECTIVE SAFETY BLANKET
EQUETECH HI-VIS VISION HORSE TAIL STREAMERS
V-BANDZ COMBI BRITE MESH QUARTER SHEET
GAINING AN ADVANTAGE
SCRATCH NO MORE
SETTING NEW STANDARDS
DYNAMIC THINKING
FLIES CAN BUZZ OFF!
DON’T TEMPT FATE
YOUR HORSE READERS CAN SAVE, SAVE, SAVE
Perfectly matched
A fun time was had by all
The Gamble that paid off
Let’s raise a glass to Brandy!
A family affair
Sun worshipper
Living life like a true Princess
One of life’s rare Pearls
EVELIEN AKERBOOM
THE BACK-UP PLAN
WIN a £1,000 voucher from Ariat
What could you buy with a £1,000 voucher?
CLOSING DATE 24 APRIL 2025
WIN a Freespace Bridle from First Thought Equine
CLOSING DATE 24 APRIL 2025
17 pages to boost confidence and improve your performance
SETTING A GOOD PACE
Your horse’s TRAINING
PREPARE FOR THE UNEXPECTED
POLES FOR ALL-ROUNDERS
TWO IN A ROW
Related distances are made easy with these great exercises
PERFECTING staying THE ART OF on board
PERFECTING staying THE ART OF on board
MEET THE EXPERT
ADD SOME HUSTLE AND BUSTLE
EXERCISE 1 GRAB STRAP SAVVY
ALL ABOUT BALANCE
EXERCISE 2 FEET OUT, FEET IN
AT THE double
solutions SCHOOLING
AT THE double
EXERCISE 1 GO THE DISTANCE
Top tip…
EXERCISE 3 DOUBLE UP
EXERCISE 2 A STARTER FOR FOUR
Lessons lea ned
EXERCISE 4 CRACK THAT CANTER
FEARLESS foundations
WHAT
FEARLESS foundations
MEET THE RIDERS & HORSES
MEET THE TRAINER
MISSED A PREVIOUS PART?
TOP TIP
Lessons learned
MEASURING momentum
MEET THE EXPERT
MEASURING momentum
The little-known TMJ joint has a big job to do in connection with a horse’s jaw
GRAND DESIGNS
CHEWING IT OVER
SUPPLENESS FOR SENIORS
BREATHE EASY
THE POWER OF PILATES
FUELLING WITH FIBRE
A FEED FOR THE FUTURE
A FEED FOR THE FUTURE
TOP TIP
WHAT THE RIDERS SAY
A BREATH OF FRESH AIR
‘Rosie looks amazing and is going out to shows and qualifying for all sorts of championships’
Simply jaw-dropping
Simply jaw-dropping
MEET THE EXPERT
MISSED A PREVIOUS PART?
DID YOU KNOW?
MISSED A PREVIOUS PART?
Celebrating seniors
ON THE move
MEET THE EXPERT
Why not join Spillers’ Super Seniors’ Club
Look out for the Bare Bones of the Matter
WHY Pilates PACKS A PUNCH
WHY Pilates PACKS A PUNCH
EXERCISE 1
EXERCISE 2
School OF THOUGHT
School OF THOUGHT
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
CAPITAL CONSIDERATIONS
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?
QUADRILLE
DRESSAGE
CLOTHING/FASHION
FEEDING
GOT A PROBLEM?
In training look for the small rewards
Preparation, practice and planning are the keys to test learning
Certifying clothing gives credibility to eco claims
Check sporting body rules before buying a new competition jacket
How to read a coat’s waterproof ‘score’
Quadrille suits riders who are team players
There is safety in numbers when it comes to keeping a group going
Current evidence is to soak hay for laminitics even after forage analysis
Cresty neck scoring should be performed in conjunction with body condition scoring
Look the part this spring with stunning new clothing for rider and horse
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CLASSY SPRING CLOTHING
MAKE A FRESH START
A FINE COLLECTION
BE COLOUR CONFIDENT
BE COLOUR CONFIDENT
EVERY PIECE IS A MASTERPIECE
ELEGANCE MIXED WITH SPORTY SOPHISTICATION
AN ESSENTIAL LAYERING PIECE
TIMELESS AND CHIC COUNTRY STYLE
Time for a spring refresh
Let’s look at breeches and riding tights...
Let’s look at base layers...
Let’s look at jackets…
Let’s look at T-shirts, tops, hoodies & jumpers...
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