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…

Horse safety in the spotlight as new Blue Cross Code launches • Here’s what you need to know about this month

Dog walker found liable for rider’s injuries

UK makes plans in event of African Horse Sickness spread

Dressage medallist set to delight November show crowds

New campaign launches to promote safer towing

THIS ESME PLEDGES TO HACK FOR KENYA’S DONKEYS

HORSE TALK

PUTTING THE HORSE IN THE driving seat • Ever fancied driving a horse either as a change from riding or as an added extra? Charlotte Cooper meets three happy hackers who have harnessed their horses’ potential between the shafts

LET’S GO CARRIAGE DRIVING!

Our #Hack1000Miles challengers have been busy this month…

‘I learned more from Ned than I could ever have imagined’ • Horses have a way of teaching people lessons they never expected to learn. When Suzi Lewis-Barned first met Ned she thought that she and her daughter would be the ones guiding and training him. Instead, he became their greatest teacher, not only about riding, but about life itself

Rachel Philip • Vet nurse and jewellery and memorial keepsake maker

SEND a selfie • Send in your pics!

Your horse’s TRAINING • Expert advice for riders of all levels

A BIT ON THE side • Once the preserve of finely dressed women in skirts, side-saddle riding is enjoying a comeback. Instructor Phoebe Ling tells Helen Milbank how to get started and why it’s well worth having a go

BEAT THOSE canter jitters • Canter is a bête noire for so many riders, and nerves often prevent them from pushing up into this faster pace. Confidence guru Zana Cousins offers 10 tips that will help to ensure that moving up from trot becomes a breeze

NAVIGATING THE TRANSITION FROM ground to saddle • Maintaining a balanced nervous system in the horse can improve the ridden experience, as Ross Cooper of Rosca Horsemanship explains

Fix it… Lining up FOR LIFT-OFF • Feeling unprepared for take-off? Showjumper Will Fletcher explores the value of planning ahead and mastering the canter to approach fences with aplomb every time

MAKING groundwork FUN • Keep a horse engaged, happy and connected with these groundwork exercises in walk from the book Ground Games for Horses

Your horse’s CARE

BUYING THE dream • Buying a new horse can be exciting but frustrating in equal measure. Charlotte Cooper finds out how equestrians can make the process as seamless as possible for themselves and their new ride

WHAT AGE OF HORSE SHOULD I CHOOSE?

WHAT DO I DO ABOUT A VETTING?

WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT VACCINATIONS?

WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT INSURANCE?

WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT WORMING?

WHAT QUESTIONS SHOULD I ASK THE VENDOR

WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT TEETH?

WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT TRANSPORTING MY HORSE HOME?

SAFETY WHEN TRAVELLING

CONFESSIONS OF A tack shopaholic • On top of the cost of a new horse, there’s a raft of tack items to budget for to keep him in the style to which he’s become accustomed. Julie Harding reveals what needs to be on that all-important shopping list

A REAL pain! • Almost every horse owner will...