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25.01.2022 Wishing all a very merry Christmas

22.01.2022 This is so true

21.01.2022 All the great horses we have had over the years

18.01.2022 This is such sound advice on age comparisons, and backing youngsters, please read. A horse ages roughly 3 times faster than a human. So a 90 year old human is ...a 30 year old horse. Both very old, usually arthritic, don’t have many of their original teeth left, and very likely retired and enjoying the finer things in life. A 25 year old horse is a 75 year old human. Still works so far. A 20 year old horse is a 60 year old human. At that point where the body doesn’t work like it use to but the brain is all there and wants to be active. A 13 year old horse is a 39 year old human. Middle aged, prime of their life where their knowledge and physical ability are about equal. So let’s get down to the babies and work our way up. A 3 year old horse is a 9 year old child. A child. Not ready for work by a long stretch. We have moved past sending children down the mines. A 4 year old horse is a 12 year old child. Often will do odd jobs for pocket money, maybe a paper round, mowing lawns etc. Basically a 4 yo horse can start a bit of light work to earn their keep. A 5 year old horse is a 15 year old teenager. Think they know it all, cocky, and ready to up their work and responsibilities. Still quite weak and not fully developed so shouldn’t be at their physical limit but can start building strength. A 6 year old horse is an 18 year old human. An adult. Ready to work hard. Pushing your youngster too hard too young will result in failure of many body parts. Joints, tendons, ligaments as well as their brains. Waiting one year at the beginning can give a horse another 10 years of useful working life. Be patient with your pride and joy! Written by Vicky Fowler

17.01.2022 !! GIVE AWAY ALERT !! Here is your chance to win the ultimate western get up! Including: ... - Calgary Pressure ease Cow Hide saddle pads - Calgary Barcoo bridle and matching breast plate - Zilco roping spurs with rowel (can be swapped for reins) - Calgary rawhide spur straps How to enter: LIKE Newmarket Saddlery's Page LIKE this post COMMENT 3 friends who you think would love this prize Goodluck! Winner Drawn on the 9th of September. #horselife #giveaway #campdraft #western #roping #horseofinstagram @ Newmarket Saddlery

16.01.2022 Free Poster - Footfalls (Reloaded version) Do you know the order in which a horse uses his legs in walk, trot, canter and gallop? It's a handy skill that help...s with your riding (see your certificate manuals). Of course at the walk, if the horse chooses to step first with a right fore, then the numbers of the sequence are different. At the walk it would be RF, LH, LF, RH, instead of LF, RH, RF, LH And the trot could be RF/LH then LF/RH instead of LF/RH then RF/LH. Please note, the walk starts with a foreleg as per this video clip provided by Dr Andrew McLean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaufEDMuumE Andrew describes how the idea of the hind leg taking the first step stems from the dressage concept of the hindquarters being the powerhouse of forward movement. That is true, they provide the power for forward movement, but the first leg to move to walk from halt is always a foreleg. The only time a hind leg is ever the first to move is when it so far behind that it's almost in Swing phase itself. Certainly a horse standing square or even remotely square-ish moves the front leg first. You can download a clear copy of the poster from the PCA website under 'Horse Resources' by following this link: https://ponyclubaustralia.com.au//Footfalls-of-the-Horse-n #horsepaces #footfalls #trot #canter #gallop #footfalls #alifewithhorsesstartshere

10.01.2022 Jack and Twinkles at pony club she said oh green grass head down Jack went straight over the front but still gave her a hug at the end of the day

10.01.2022 THE "MOTOR" sits in the back !!! Exercises that help activate the hind, increase strength and flexibility in the lower back and help connect the front to the m...otor in the back Transitions are the easiest way to get your horse to shift its weight to the back when ridden correctly the transition is like us doing a quick squat, briefly shifting the weight to the back end, and then bouncing back up and forward. Start with the easier transitions like walk- trot or trot-canter, and depending on your and your horse’s skills and fitness you can increase intensity with transitions like walk-canter, canter-walk, trot-halt, or canter-halt. Changing tempi Frequent lengthening and shortening strides in all gaits (e.g. extending along the long side of the arena, collecting/shortening on the short side of the arena) are wonderful exercises too. Make sure to use your outer rein with half halts to shorten the stride and to get more hind leg engagement. Rein-back, then go forward Moving forward immediately after stepping backwards is another excellent training tool it asks for engagement of the abdominal- and loin muscles. The better this exercise is performed, the more upwards the following forward movement will feel. Start with asking for walk after stepping back, then trot and with growing skills and strength also for canter. Asking for a correct rein-back A mistake we see all to often is that riders ask their horses to step back in a quick, uncontrolled and hasty manner. Go slow, it is about your horse doing the steps correctly/keeping front and hind in a line, not about rushing far and fast. Lateral exercises and circles These are another useful training tool to strengthen and to increase flexibility. Especially exercises like shoulder in on a circle or counter-shoulder in help your horse to shift weight to the hind. The spiral, decreasing (the inner hind leg steps under and across) and increasing the width of the circle, too is an excellent exercise. Cantering on the circle whilst using half halts with the outer rein asks for more engagement of the hind legs however, these exercises are not easily done correctly so please make sure you and your horse are ready for them!, Jumping grids and ground poles Especially for jumping the horse needs to shift weight to the hind, hence integrating jumps or work with ground poles can be a valuable addition to training even if your discipline is completely different like dressage or western riding. Make sure you are using correct distances according to your individual horse’s height and stride length to avoid injuries. Canter work The canter asks the horse to engage the motor in the back more than any other gait, and thereby teaches the horse to use its hind differently, to take up more weight and to push from behind. With growing strength and skills canter work offers you a variety of exercises like changing tempi (extending/shortening strides), lateral movements, flying changes etc Trail riding Get your horse out of the arena, a change of scenery is good for mind and body! Riding up and down hills, circumnavigating trees and bushes, stepping over branches and fallen trees all these are valuable training tools in disguise Ground work Ground work teaching things like stepping sideways, backwards, over poles and lateral movements before the horse has to deal with the rider’s weight is a good start. Make sure your horse is moving correctly and frequently change sides and directions. www.sonovet-equine-therapy.com

05.01.2022 Too right they do