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  1. How To Get Over Horse Riding Nerves

    How to get over horse riding nerves

    As horse riders, our confidence often hangs by a thread, one fall or bad experience can lead to years of doubt and the feeling of having faith in something totally evaporates. We understand that horse riding confidence is volatile, we’ve been there, got the t-shirt and continue to go there from

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  2. 10 Things Mare Owners Know

    10 Things Mare Owners Know

    They say a good mare is better than any gelding. You ask a mare, tell a gelding and discuss with a stallion…But is this really true about mares? We caught up with eventer Tamsin Drew, who up until two years ago had always owned geldings, to find out if owning Kate, a bay mare, had changed

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  3. Horses and Fireworks – what you need to know and do.

    Horses on Bonfire Night

    Fireworks seem to be all year round now, with weddings and parties, they used to be just for Bonfire Night, but now they make an appearance all-year-round. For many horse owners Fireworks can cause worry and upset as horses may become frightened by fireworks. Follow this guide to help your horse and

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  4. Trailer Towing Tests – All You Need to Know

    Trailer towing tests

    What you need to know about trailer towing tests

    As part of the Government’s plans to tackle the HGV driver shortage, the car and trailer towing test could be scrapped. So, what would this mean for equestrians? We speak to Driver Training, a leading provider of trailer towing training

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  5. Feeding The Veteran Horse

    Feeding the veteran horse

    Clare MacLeod is a Registered Equine Nutritionist who provides unbiased, independent peace of mind with nutrition solutions for owners who want the very best for their horses. She provides bespoke consultancy and runs a regularly updated extensive library of nutrition information at the Equine

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  6. Horse Loaning - In’s and Out’s

    Loaning a Horse

    Loaning is something the horse world sometimes overlooks, many of us jump straight in and buy, others fear loaning their horse to the wrong person. Like with anything there are negative experiences and it may not be for everyone but loaning a horse is certainly something you should consider when looking

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  7. Box Rest Boredom Breakers

    Box rest boredom breakers

    Whether your horse is spending more time indoors due to limited turnout, or it’s an enforced period of box rest due to injury, in this blog we bring together top tips for box rest boredom breakers. We asked Harry Hall One Club members and #twittereventing fans to give us their snippets

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  8. Dealing with a road accident while horse riding

    Road traffic accident when riding

    Dealing with a road accident while horse riding

    Whether you’re riding on the main road or a country lane, horses and their riders are amongst the most vulnerable road users. Anything from a vehicle blowing its horn to a pheasant dashing out across the road can spook a horse and cause an

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  9. Jodhpurs vs Breeches, Which Women's Riding Tights Should I Wear?

    Jodhpurs vs Breeches, Which Women's Riding Tights Should I Wear?

    Jodhpurs vs Breeches, which women's riding tights should I wear?

    Meet Beth Mallinson, Head of Design at Harry Hall. She gives us the low down on breeches vs jodhpurs and if the perfect pair really can improve our sitting trot, plus just what in the name are riding tights!

    Let’s

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