Your Horse

Your Horse inspires its readers to enjoy every second in the saddle. Written by a team of passionate equestrian experts, Your Horse magazine helps you improve your riding, care for your horses and stay up to date on the latest gear. We also encourage you to try new and exciting adventures! Our three main areas of content are: Riding advice: From the best riders and trainers in the world Horse care advice: Expert tips and advice on all aspects of horse care Buying Advice: Helping you spend your money with confidence Your Horse magazine: share our passion for horses.

Welcome

This month's highlights…

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HORSE talk • Here's what you need to know about this month

Your Horse Live tickets are selling fast

Cushing's drug can benefit certain laminitics

SANTA ANITA PARK TO PLAY HOST TO LA28 OLYMPIC EQUESTRIAN EVENTS

New jewellery launched in support of the Georgie Campbell Foundation

Burghley commences ticket sales

TOM MARCH TAKES ON ANOTHER EPIC CYCLING CHALLENGE FOR CAROLINE

MULTI-MEDALLED PARALYMPIAN DIES

GOODBYE SHOW JUMPS, HELLO RAMBLES • Advances in horse care mean that many equines are long outlasting their competitive careers. Charlotte Cooper tracks down some seniors who have made the transition from rosette machine to happy hacker

Our #Hack1000Miles challengers have been busy this month…

ABBIE SHIPLEY-GORDON • Crew member RNLI Longhope lifeboat/runs Affrigate Alpacas/community ambulance responder

SEND a selfie • Send in your pics!

‘Dressage gave me a purpose — a reason to carry on’ • The para rider who has cerebral palsy tells Julie Harding how horses have helped her to cope with this brutal disease, as well as the bullies who tend to prey on sufferers

CEREBRAL PALSY IN NUMBERS

Sizing up THE SITUATION • Indulging in a little risk assessment is a successful formula for staying safe in the saddle. Zana Cousins explains how to gain confidence using this kind of preparation

Fix it… Centre OF ATTENTION • Paralympic star Natasha Baker explains how to avoid pitfalls when riding the centre line, thus creating a perfect picture and netting top marks

GENERATE THOSE positive vibes • Feeling confident at a competition all stems from a positive mindset — and top trainer Joanne Burns Firth is here to help all riders think those winning thoughts

Lessons learned

Rewiring FOR SUCCESS • A handler can influence their horse's nervous system to create positive pathways for training success, says Ross Cooper of Rosca Horsemanship

ON THE RIGHT foot • Remedial shoeing is a game changer for some horses. Bethany Stone finds out from the experts what it involves and how owners can support their farrier to do the best possible job

MANAGING EXPECTATIONS

WHAT'S THE COST?

‘Using bar shoes on Spring has been transformative’

KEEPING body and sole TOGETHER • Hoof pads can be a godsend in some situations, protecting a horse's hoof and adding to the comfort factor. Farrier and TikTok sensation Sam Dracott demystifies their uses and their benefits and costs

PADS AND LAMINITIC HORSES

A WAKE UP CALL FOR equine sleep? • From the effects of pink noise to the perfect under-rug temperature, a wealth of new research from Hartpury University is unlocking the secrets of equine sleep — and the results are surprising. Catherine Welton reports

WHAT RESEARCHERS ALREADY KNOW ABOUT EQUINE SIESTAS

MEASURING EQUINE SLUMBER

STILL horsing around • Many more horses compete into their teens and 20s these days. Journalist Charlotte Cooper finds out what makes these equines tick in later life and how their riders keep them in tip top form

5TIPS TO KEEP YOUR GOLDEN OLDIE...