Your Horse (UK) - 1 Sep 2025
PILOTING A POWERHOUSE
TRAIN WITH GARETH HUGHES
OLLI FLETCHER ON...
Let’s hit the road!
EASY-PEASY POLEWORK
11 Horsey prizes up for grabs!
✔ EARN TOP JUDGES' MARKS
✔ RIDE PERFECT CIRCLES
✔ CORNER LIKE A PRO
Welcome
This month’s highlights...
On the cover
How a few ground poles could be the key to a new, more confident outlook
Effective stretches to keep a horse at his best
It’s double silver for GB’S Scott Brash!
Dressage staples
Clock-watching
In The Frame
Pain in the neck?
Believe in yourself
On the heavy side
Work Horse
Dining with delight
Off grid
#Hack1000miles
Side-saddle secrets
Well stretched
Take Five
Horse Talk
Send A Selfie
WIN, WIN, WIN!
The big test: travel boots
Essential legwear
Mctimoney
Polework
Buying a horse
Gut supplements
Travel must-haves
Long-reining
Getting ahead
Hair care
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FAST FACT
FAST FACT
FAST FACT
FAST FACT
FAST FACT
Driest spring in over a century threatens winter hay supplies
Débutantes and former medallists make up Britain’s dressage squads
New research explores horse happiness
Dujardin eyes comeback after FEI suspension ends
RESCUE UPDATE
Bent Branderup to conduct masterclass in the UK
BIOMARKER TEST CAN DETECT HIDDEN LAMENESS IN HORSES
RIDER DIES IN HOSPITAL AFTER BEING THROWN DURING HACK
YOUR HORSE LIVE TO HOST HOBBY HORSE CHAMPS
PACKING A HACKING PUNCH
PACKING A HACKING PUNCH
Winning shots
Winning shots
FAST FACTS ABOUT HEAVY HORSES
GILLIAN TUSTING
GILLIAN TUSTING
THE BACK-UP PLAN
Fabulous freebie
Fern plants the seeds of dressage dreams
From companion to champion
Beau is the perfect partner
Western wonder
Donald defies the odds
Loaner to owner
Lainey loves the slow lane
A bolt from the blue
‘Shire Queen’ Emma Green on how to ride straight lines and hone steering on a gentle giant
UPPING THE PACE
UP THOSE DRESSAGE MARKS
BRAVERY BOOST
SKILL SHARPENING GRIDS
BRING OUT THE BIG GUNS
Circles VERSUS CORNERS
MEET THE EXPERT
MEET THE RIDER
Circles VERSUS CORNERS
Breaking the test down into sections
CIRCLES IN THOSE CORNERS
EASY- PEASY polework
WHY WORK ON A CIRCLE?
YES YOU CAN!
EASY- PEASY polework
WHY WORK ON A CIRCLE?
ON THE SMALL SIDE
STRAIGHTNESS ON A CIRCLE
EXERCISE 2 FOUR POLES ON A CIRCLE
Lessons lea ned
REST AND RECOVER
GET full SET FOR throttle
EXERCISE 1 BOOST YOUR CONTROL
GET full SET FOR throttle
solutions SCHOOLING
MEET THE TRAINER
MISSED A PREVIOUS PART?
EXERCISE 2 SAFELY UP THE PACE
EXERCISE 3 SECURITY CHECKS
EXERCISE 4 DISMOUNT IN STYLE
Lessons lea ned
WITH THANKS TO…
Fix it... Get set for GRIDS
OLLI’S FAVOURITE GRID
MEET THE EXPERT
LET’S GET heavy!
LET’S GET heavy!
MEET THE EXPERT
EXERCISE 1 ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW
All about the bit
EXERCISE 2 LOOPS FROM THE TRACK
KEEP TESTING THOSE BRAKES
Mastering the alphabet
EXERCISE 3 TERRIFIC TRANSITIONS
ALL ABOUT HEAVY HORSE CAMP
EMMA ON… JUMPING
SCHOOLING IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS
All about the horse’s neck, its complexity and why problems can be so hard to spot
Your horse’s CARE
19
SMART EATING FOR SENIORS
A PAIN IN THE NECK?
STICKING TO A SCHEDULE
SUPPLING SECRETS
Routine MATTERS
MEET THE EXPERTS
‘Within a week or so Rumba’s box-walking had stopped’
DANNY ANHOLT’S TRIED AND TESTED WARM UP ROUTINE
HAVING A ROUTINE IS GOOD FOR PEOPLE TOO
Neck and neck
Neck and neck
MEET THE EXPERT
MISSED A PREVIOUS PART?
Recognising neck pain
DID YOU KNOW?
Recognising neck pain
How are neck issues diagnosed?
How can neck pain be treated?
What can the owner do to protect the neck and reduce the risk of injury?
TAKE HOME MESSAGES
EXERCISE 1 WITHER ROCKING
EXERCISE 2 HIND END ROCKING
EXERCISE 3 THREE LEGGED STAND
Custom CARE
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‘Ted is worth his 700kg in gold’
‘Caesar’s feed is adjusted according to his weight and BCS’
‘Pants shows no major signs of ageing’
Redwings’ Nicola 6 Jarvis’ top tips for senior horse care
Why not join Spillers’ Super Seniors’ Club
POLEWORK
LONG REINING
MCTIMONEY
BUYING A HORSE
GOT A PROBLEM?
Horse viewing nerves
The truth behind a trial period
Buying unseen — nightmare or no problem?
Non-horsey buyers with good intentions
Smart steps for seniors
Schooling sessions without overload
Poles apart!
Multidirectional magic
Short on poles? No problem
Why a saddle is the best combo with long-reins
See confidence soar from the ground up
The benefits of weightless working
Non-slippery surface is a must
The canter conundrum
Gentle fixes for stiff steps
MCTIMONEY IN A NUTSHELL
A bad mood may be more than just attitude
The hidden truth behind refusals
Trust your gut!
Demystifying gut supplements
MEET THE EXPERT
SHORT OF FORAGE...?
TOP TIPS FOR FEEDING FORAGE REPLACERS
Find out how a selection of travel boots fared when put through their paces by Your Horse’s testing team
LIFE ON THE ROAD
14
COOL DAYS, HOT LOOKS
TRAVEL ESSENTIALS
TAILS YOU WIN
HEADS UP
TIME FOR BED
STUNNING HEAD TURNERS
CLASSIC COUNTRYSIDE MEETS MODERN COMFORT
STORM PROOF WITH STYLE
A THOUGHTFULLY ENGINEERED WINTER ESSENTIAL
MILES WITHOUT MISHAPS
MILES WITHOUT MISHAPS
LEMIEUX KUDOS 3D MESH TRAVEL BOOTS
MEET THE TESTERS
PREMIER EQUINE BALLISTIC KNEE PRO-TECH HORSE TRAVEL BOOTS
BUCAS FREEDOM BOOTS
HY EQUESTRIAN TRAVEL BOOTS
ON must-haves THE MOVE
WEATHERBEETA SLOW FEEDER HAY BAG
RED GORILLA BIG TIDEE/ SHORT SUPER RAKE
ROBINSON ANIMAL HEALTHCARE HORSE & RIDER FIRST AID KIT
SHIRES HEAVY DUTY BUNGEE TRAILER TIE
FRANCIS WARD WARHORSE WATER CONTAINER
PREMIER EQUINE TEAM TALL GROOMING BAG
TAIL END TRAVEL SOLUTIONS
TAIL END TRAVEL SOLUTIONS
MACKEY EQUI-SENTIAL TAIL GUARD
FELIX BÜHLER TAIL GUARD
N.E.W TAIL GUARD & BAG
BUCAS TAIL PROTECTOR & BAG
SHIRES ARMA NEOPRENE TAIL GUARD
SWISH EQUESTRIAN TAIL GUARD
HY EQUESTRIAN RIPSTOP TAIL GUARD
WOOF WEAR TAIL GUARD
PREMIER EQUINE CARBON TECH ANTI-SLIP TAIL GUARD
LEMIEUX TAIL GUARD WITH BAG
HARRY HALL MASTA TAIL GUARD BLACK
RUGGLES FLEECE TAIL GUARD
Poll position
HY EQUESTRIAN POLL GUARD
HORSEDREAM UK POLL GUARD
PREMIER EQUINE MAGNI-TEQUE MAGNETIC POLL BAND
WOOF WEAR POLL GUARD
MASTA PROTECHMASTA FAR INFRARED THERAPY POLL GUARD WITH FAUX FUR
STABLE COMFORT, SENSIBLE COST
A CLEAN SLATE
2 MACKEY LEGEND ATHENA BRIDLES
COPIES OF THE HORSE LOVER’S MISCELLANY
SILVER HONEY PRODUCT BUNDLES FROM ABSORBINE TO WIN
BUMPER BUNDLE FROM THE MASTA RANGE UP FOR GRABS
GEORGIE BRAYSHAW
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