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Flinton Park Equestrian

Locality: Meringandan West

Phone: +61 429 404 840

Address: 70 Willis Road 4352 Meringandan West, QLD, Australia

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24.01.2022 The ever so patient Amber, looking after Charlie while she learns how to start rising trot, and organise her reins when steering and picking up items.

24.01.2022 Louie making his own fun while waiting for the farrier.

23.01.2022 What happens when you eat like a hippo. #nearly2yr

23.01.2022 Oh hay look! A buffet! Leave Rooster unattended for 2 minutes and he find his way into the feed shed.

23.01.2022 Synchronised jumping Ruby and Gizmo, and Madi and Rooster.

22.01.2022 School Holiday Day Camps

22.01.2022 Anyone want to join the Z4 Zone Teams Showjumping challenge? Please PM me - we need 2 x 70 - 90cm riders & 2 x 80 -100cmAnyone want to join the Z4 Zone Teams Showjumping challenge? Please PM me - we need 2 x 70 - 90cm riders & 2 x 80 -100cm

22.01.2022 Getting our Reining on Day 3 of the Warren Backhouse 5 Star Reining Clinic.

22.01.2022 The rain’s here!!!

21.01.2022 Spinning into Monday

16.01.2022 SOLD PP Blacky AKA BennyKids pony The last of our hoarded kids ponies ... 12hh 18yrs young! Been there done that now sitting in the paddock searching for the next little human to bring up and be loved for days. He his super kind and loving will happily stand all day and get played with. Been to pony club, trails ect Is happy to walk along at your desired pace or will get up and go for the older kids. Unreal pony for a serious home only as he is well educated and teaches all the right things. Collects under in hand, works off your seat so teaches great body control once of the lead will learn everything ready for that next size up. Has only just been bought back into work to sell hasn't put a foot wrong. These videos in add are him now (not old videos )after being pulled out of the paddock and started being loved again. Hes a pretty special little guy so I'm searching for a beginner lead line he can stick with for quite a few years and take to off the lead until they are ready for the next size up. Im not wanting to sell him to someone that will just pass him on in a year or two. I will also happily have him back at anytime for whatever reasons you may not be able to keep him.

15.01.2022 To help maintain a long leg that is grounded to the earth... "Imagine there are magnets on the soles of your boots that are attracted to the earth. The strength... of this vertical line of positive tension gives the horse a place from which to balance." Beth Baumert Click here to read more articles with Beth Baumert https://dressagetoday.com/tag/articles-with-beth-baumert Illustration by Sandy Rabinowitz

15.01.2022 It is our job to educate our hands and our legs so that we can align the horse’s body. That means working on our feel, timing and balance every day. Your feel, ...timing and balance will increase the more you ride your horse, but be warned, you can ride horses every day of your life and not become a very good rider. It’s a matter of studying these elements. It’s generally considered that one cannot teach feel. I won’t dispute that, but I do know that feel is certainly improved by awareness. Your feel will increase by being more aware of what’s happening down through your seat and your legs and the more obscure parts of the horse. Most of us are readily aware of what’s happening with the horse from his shoulders forward because it’s in front of our vision. We’re less aware of what’s happening behind our legs and seat because it’s not in our line of vision. This is where we need to be more conscious of feel. One of the ways you can do this is to count the cadence in your horse’s feet. Becoming more aware of your horse’s foot fall will give you a greater sense of feel. -Ian Francis See more

14.01.2022 SAVE THE DATE Sunday 29th November Individuals and Pairs comp. Saddlecloths for class winners

14.01.2022 Hakuna Matata! Ponies ain't no passing craaaaze! Sit back, relax and have no worries for the rest of your day with this legendary performance from Laura Bechtolsheimer Dressage & Alf from London 2012!

13.01.2022 What is the longest a horse can safely go without food? More and more I see horses and ponies stood for long periods of time with no hay or haylage. Usually un...der the guise of a weight control diet. So how long can a horse be without food before damage is done? And what damage is done? For those with a short attention span, I’ll give you the answer to begin with - 4 hours, maximum. Why? Horses are grazers. They are designed to eat constantly. They have no way of storing their acids and digestive enzymes, they’ve never needed to. They have no gall bladder to store bile and their stomachs release acid constantly, whether or not there is food in the stomach and intestines. A horses stomach only holds approximately 8-15 litres. Depending on the substance eaten, it takes on average 4-6 hours for the stomach to completely empty. After this, the acids and enzymes start to digest the inside of the horses stomach and then the intestines. This causes both gastric and intestinal ulceration. It has been estimated that 25-50% of foals and 60-90% of adult horses suffer from ulceration. But I won’t go into detail about this, there is a lot of information around about ulcers. So is that it? Are ulcers the only concern? No, having an empty stomach is a stress situation for a horse. The longer they are starved, the more they release stress hormones, cortisol predominantly. Cortisol blocks insulin and causes a constantly high blood glucose level. This stimulates the body to release even more insulin, and in turn this causes fat tissue to be deposited and leptin resistance. Over time this causes insulin resistance (Equine Metabolic Syndrome). All of these mechanisms are well known risk factors for laminitis and are caused by short term starvation (starting roughly 3-4 hours after the stomach empties). Starving a laminitic is literally the worst thing you can do. Over longer periods, this also starts to affect muscle and can cause weakness, and a lack of stamina so performance horses also need a constant supply of hay/haylage to function optimally. Let’s not forget horses are living, breathing and feeling animals. We talk about this stress reaction like it’s just internal but the horse is well aware of this stress. Door kicking, box walking, barging and many other stable vices and poor behaviour can be explained by a very stressed horse due to food deprivation (we all have that Hangry friend to explain this reaction). Next time you shout or hit a horse that dives for their net, remember their body is genuinely telling them they are going to starve to death. They know no different. But surely they spend the night asleep so they wouldn’t eat anyway? Not true. Horses only need 20mins REM sleep every 24 hours (jealous? I am!). They may spend a further hour or so dozing but up to 22-23 hours a day are spent eating. So if you leave your horse a net at 5pm and it’s gone by 8pm, then by 12am their stomach is empty. By 4am they are entering starvation mode. By their next feed at 8am, they are extremely stressed, physically and mentally. Now I know the cob owners are reading this mortified. I can almost hear you shouting at your screen if I feed my horse ad lib hay he won’t fit out the stable door in a week!! I will say that a horse with a constant supply of hay/haylage will eat far less then the same horse that is intermittently starved. They don’t eat in a frenzy, reducing the chance of colic from both ulcers and over eating. Cobs included. However I’m not suggesting you sit your cob in front of a bale of haylage and say have at it! There is a difference between ad lib and a constant supply. There is much we can do to reduce calorie intake and control weight whilst feeding a constant supply. The easiest is small holes nets. There are many. Trickle nets, greedy feeders, nibbleze, trawler nets etc. My personal favourite is the Shires Soft Mesh 1. They don’t cost the Earth, they are easy to fill and they don’t have knots so are much gentler to the teeth. Now often I suggest these types of nets to owners and the owner tells me Oh no, *** won’t eat out of those this is nonsense. If he was left it, he would. Remember, you can give a normal net and one of these for them to nibble at after. Better than leaving them with nothing at all. A few other tricks, hang the net from the ceiling/rafters, it’s harder to eat out of a net that swings. Soak the hay, a minimum of 4 hours to be effective. Mix with straw but be sure to introduce the straw slowly and make sure it’s top quality and a palatable type eg Barley or Oat, otherwise they won’t eat it. Don’t forget exercise. The best way to get weight off a horse is exercise. Enough exercise and they can eat what they want! And lay off the bucket feed and treats! Horses on a diet require a vit/min supplement in the form of a balancer but that’s it. The odd slice of carrot or suede won’t do any harm but no licks, treats, treacle, molasses, cereal based rubbish. Even if it says low sugar or the marvellously misleading No added sugar! Your horse would rather have a constant supply of hay, I promise. Written by Vikki Fowler BVetMed BAEDT MRCVS A few edits for the critics- Firstly, feeding a constant supply does not mean ad lib feeding. It means use some ingenuity and spread the recommended amount of daily forage so the horse is never stood with out food for more than 4 hours. I am not promoting obesity, quite the opposite, feeding like this reduces obesity and IR. This can be done whilst feeding your horse twice a day as most horse owners do. Just think outside the box for your own situation. Secondly I am in the UK and this post is UK specific, use some common sense when reading. Yes in warmer climates, soaking hay for 4 hours is dangerous and studies show 1 hour is plenty in hot weather but in the UK’s arctic climate, a minimum of 4 hours is required. Equally the UK feed exclusively grass hay. I can not comment on other types. Thirdly, yes every horse/pony and situation is different, but this is a law of nature and all horses have this anatomy and metabolism. How you achieve this constant supply is individual, the need for it is not. Fourthly, the use of hay nets in the UK is very very high. I’d estimate 95% of horses I see are fed this way and very very few have incisor wear or neck/back issues as a result. Yes, feeding from the ground is ideal, but a constant supply, I feel trumps this. Again with ingenuity both can be safely achieved. Finally, straw can be fed to horses safely, introduced very slowly, with fresh water always available, plus a palatable and digestible type of straw which will depend on your area. Again many horses in the UK are bedded on straw and most of them eat it. This is not a new concept to us.

12.01.2022 Larapinta Showjumping #offthetrackthoroughbred

10.01.2022 5yr old Rooster (Stukwun) winning the Aquis Thoroughbred Classic class for ex racehorses at the Elysian Fields Spring Showjumping Classic on the weekend. Thank you to Aquis for sponsoring the class. #offthetrackthoroughbred... #oz_shotz See more

09.01.2022 Well we certainly haven’t had this kind of visitor to our arena before #ninjaturtleridinghorses

09.01.2022 September 2019 and today.

09.01.2022 Here it is..... Bookings open online 1st Dec 2020 Covering all aspects of the Reining Horse manoeuvres plus judging. Come and learn from some of the industry's leading professionals in this unique multu trainer format!

08.01.2022 Two years ago Cabarita Beach for the Tweed Spring Showjumping Festival. One of my favourite shows.

07.01.2022 Volunteers for picking out burrs?

07.01.2022 Reluctantly offered to make way for young horses is 8yr old 15.1hh Thoroughbred 'Stratton Oakmont'. All the hard work has been done and Louie is ready to continue being a competitive mount for a new special rider. Been off the track 2.5 years. Perfect for all the new Thoroughbred classes that are now being offered. Just stepped up to 1.20m last year and training 1.30m at home. He would love a quiet, gentle and confident rider. Will continue competing him.... Louie has been shown regularly throughout SE QLD at all the big jumping shows and also down to Victoria 2019 for the Australian Showjumping Championships. He has been used lightly as a riding school horse for intermediate adult and teenagers, and school holiday day camps for younger children (led). He has also done some Eventing. In his first year OTT competing in his first 6 bar, he cleared 1.50m to place 2nd. Current Thoroughbred Sport Horse Assocation competition licence. EA life registered. Some of Louie's more notable results: 7th in the QLD Jump Off TV series qualifier 1.15m class just missing out on the spot on the final. 2020 Darling Downs Spring Championships 2nd - 1.05m Up & coming Championship (50 in class) 4th - 1.20m A2 Gatton Spring Championships 5th - 1.10m open (70 in class) Elysian Fields Winter Championships 1st - 1.15m Amateur Championships 2019 Australian Showjumping Championships - Boneo 8th - 1.20m OTT Final Championship Tweed Spring Showjumping Championships 1st - 1.05m open QLD SJ Club Indoor Championships 5th - 1.10m Foxhunter Series Final Championships (50 in class) Glen Innes 2nd - 1.10m A2 5th - 1.10m AM5 North Star 5th - 1.15m Speed Championship (50 in class) Gatton World Cup Qualifer 5th - 1.15m Amatuer 2 phase 4th - 1.15m Amateur AM5 Crows Nest Show 2nd - 1.15m AM5 2nd - 1.10m AM5 Aquis 5th - 90cm Thoroughbred Special Wandoan Show 3rd - 1.15m Table C 3rd - 1.10M AM5 Located Meringandan West QLD, 20mins from Toowoomba. 1 5 k Some videos available. Kylie 0429 404 840 Photo credits: Oz Shotz, The Jtaime, Calico Pony, Stephen Mowbray, Gone Riding Media.

07.01.2022 Now that the rain has subsided viewings of Louie are possible. https://horsezone.com.au//954/Showjumper_with_Results.html

06.01.2022 Maize had her first free jump today. Nearly 2yr old Clydey x.

05.01.2022 The arena from dirt to this. Think it’s ready to cut and bale nearly can’t find the dressage markers. Trot poles are long gone.

04.01.2022 I’m a sucker for a cute face but I’m certain the owner will not part

04.01.2022 Being a champion isn't buying the most expensive horse, having the most expensive barn, trailer, or tack. Being a champion isn't winning a class or a buckle. ...Being a champion isn't always glory and great times. Being a champion is love, passion, hard work, dedication... It's tears and screaming, it's not always easy. It's working no matter what conditions you have to do it in. It's late nights and early mornings, it's horses before yourself, before your friends, often before your family. Its sore bodies, bruises, and cuts. It's vet bills and last dimes to make sure they have all they need. It's crying in their mane when you had a bad day. It's smiling when they finally get that thing you've been trying to teach them for a month. It's having the best network of people to care for them and to support you. It's farriers, vets, dentists, chiropractors, feed store owners, husband's, wives, family, friends and even enemies. It's learning how to take the good with the bad and never knowing what each day may bring. It's the happy and the sad. It's the highs and the lows. Its wanting to give up but never doing so. Most of all, it's the love that you feel every time you see those eyes and hear that nicker. Being a champion really has little to do with victories in the show pen as it does with victories on every road to get to that show. Being a champion is living for what you love and loving what you do and who you do it with and NEVER giving up. The victories are many and the ribbons and the buckles are icing on the cake so to say. But being a champion is so much more than just winning... And once you can learn that, you too will be a champion. ~ Author Unknown ~ #lovethehorsefirstthesportsecond Premier Ag JW Brooks Custom Hat Company Best Ever Pads Iconoclast Equine Support Boots TBE Cowboy supply : Shelby Caitlin

04.01.2022 Expressions of interest invited for our unicorn. Nilton Eagle Rock - Rocky. Registered welsh A gelding. 7yo. 11.1hh. 150% mothers dream unicorn pony. Has been... and done numerous competitions and disciplines and has always brought home ribbons. I have never questioned his temperament in any situation. Has always looked after his child rider even as a 3yo freshly broken pony. An old soul with many years ahead of him yet. Educated and always ridden by a child. Heart breaking sale of a much loved pony but due to his riders legs growing and also her lack of interest, it is not fair for him to be sitting in my paddock. He adores his children and deserves to be loved. We are located Warwick Qld. I will not sell him to a Hendra vaccination home so if this is a must for your location, please don’t enquire. $13k firm. Priced to meet the current market. Will not sell him sight unseen. I also have his fitted Black Country show saddle, bridle, false tail and a wardrobe of rugs available to purchase separately. Contact via pm or phone 0415536839 See more

04.01.2022 It’s all fun and games until - the lesson is over

02.01.2022 Not to forget about the red heads at the Elysian Fields Spring Showjumping Classic on the weekend. Dusty on her way to winning the 1.15m Amateur class and Louie having a rail to keep him out of the placings. #offthetrackthoroughbred... #oz_shotz See more