health ‘n’ wellbeing Super skin
Aloeride is a pure organic aloe vera supplement for horses, which can help to promote healthy skin and accelerated healing of cuts and sores. Aloe vera is renowned for anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, which alongside additional anti-inflammatory qualities and a range of B vitamins (which are known to help with allergic skin reactions) it can help your horse maintain a healthy skin and coat throughout the seasons. Aloeride is an easy to administer alternative to feeding fresh aloe vera and available in one-a- day sachets. Taste-free, it has a long shelf life, requires no refrigeration and with 30 sachets (1 month’s worth) containing a whopping 12 litres of aloe vera juice, you can be reassured that
Safe to a ‘T’
The ‘Safe-T-Tie’ offers a revolutionary way to safely tie your horse up anytime and anywhere.
Created in conjunction with equine nurses, muscular therapists and other professionals, this clever clip is equipped with five simple loop settings. This allows the handler to lock into the level or
resistance required, making it ideal for tying up all horses with confidence, knowing that if the horse should pull back panicked, the clip will release easily and safely. The lower the loop setting, the lower the resistance level, making it ideal for adjusting for individual horses.
Easily attached to horseboxes, trailers and around the stable yard, it dispels the need for messy baling twine and offers a neat, safe and effective way of tying your horse up.
Available in seven different colours, incorporating a range of bright colours to help you keep track of them around the yard or on the road!
Visit
www.shadowhorse.co.uk
your horse or pony is getting the best each and every day. If you need topical aloe vera to soothe cuts and sores, simply mix with water to create a cream. Aloeride aloe vera has been tested by an accredited Newmarket laboratory and does not contain any synthetic compounds.
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www.aloeride.co.uk
NEW ‘Leads & Lead Changes’ DVD with Pat Parelli
The new Leads & Lead Changes Prerequisites for Performance DVD with Pat Parelli focuses on using the skills of natural horsemanship to bring out the best in both horse and rider’s
performance.
The lead change (or canter flying change) is an integral component of performance, regardless of discipline, but the necessary skills and techniques need to be developed long before you enter the performance arena. With this educational DVD, Pat Parelli guides you through the essential building blocks of reliable, fluid simple and flying lead changes. As part of the Parelli Four Savvys Support Series, this DVD offers an in-depth look at an important but often misunderstood skill, from concept to execution and all the way to excellence. The new Leads & Lead Changes DVD is priced at £58.44 and for members £46.42. Visit
www.parelli.com
McTimoney equine research to be presented at British Society of Animal Science Conference
Members of the McTimoney Animal Association (MAA) have been invited to present their research at the British Society of Animal Science Conference at the University of Chester (14-15 April), the second year that the MAA has been invited to this prestigious event.
This news is all the more exciting as three separate pieces of McTimoney research will be presented at the conference, each authored by a McTimoney Animal Association (MAA) Practitioner.
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MAA Practitioner Alex Crosby Jones will present on her study into, “The effect of manual chiropractic (McTimoney) treatment on pressure measurements beneath the saddle”. Nicole Rossa’s study
on “The effects of manual chiropractic (McTimoney) and instrument assisted chiropractic on spinal mechanical nociceptive thresholds (MNTs) in flat racehorses without clinical signs” will be presented, as will Jin Langstone’s research on, “A preliminary study of the effect of manual chiropractic treatment on the splenius muscle in horses when measured by surface electromyography”. Chair of the McTimoney Animal Association, Sally Trott said, “We are thrilled that our former students have earned themselves the opportunity to present their valuable research at such a renowned event”. All McTimoney Animal Practitioners have completed an undergraduate degree in a science and a three year post-
graduate training course at the McTimoney College in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. All practitioners have demonstrated a high level of competency to pass the stringent exams required.
McTimoney Animal Practitioners are registered with the McTimoney Animal Association and their easy to use website helps you to find practitioners who work in your local area.
For more information go to
www.mctimoney-animal.org. uk or
www.facebook.com/ McTimoneyAnimalAssociation.
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