editor’s
4-9 News BGA launches Grooms’ Mind; Clean Sport; 24 hours of torment; Muffin the Mule retires; New sponsorships announced
10-14 Staying Safe Enjoying a hack; staying visible; safety in the saddle; disabled rider equipment; Find out about Biomotion
15 The Last Word Staying safe
16-21 Condition & Diet Winter weight watching; feeding hay in the field
22-25 Rehabilitation Techniques
Making the right choices - with your vet - to help your horse recover fully; therapies explained
26-29 Health & Wellbeing Ban on tight nosebands, horse health survey
30-32 Winter Skin Health Nutrition for healthy skin condition; Mud fever & rain scald management
33-37 The Big Test Winter Rugs for stable and turnout in the spotlight
38-41 Yard, Stable & Paddock
Caring for rugs - the do’s & don’ts Flood planning for the winter Rodent alert, Health risks for pets Atypical myopathy warning WIN - Mud Fever Kits from Robinson Animal Healthcare
42-43 Property
Equestrian demand drives rentals in rural Scotland
44-62 Competition News BS Club League Championships, HOYS Showjumping & Showing Endurance, Riding Clubs, Pony Club, tack room chat,
eventing, dressage and more... WIN - Practical Winter Care Packs from Groom Away
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So the darkest evenings and coldest weather are just around the corner, but it happens every year and each day brings us closer to next spring.
Between now and then, training opportunities have never been more available and the winter competition calendar is busier than ever, but there’s nothing good about endless mud that has already become the everyday norm in the region.
Equine welfare is high on many agendas at this time of the year and in this issue, we look at two of the currently topical issues - tight nosebands and overweight riders.
Tight nosebands have now been shown to have a very clear connection to the occurence of oral lesions. They are also very widely considered to be a ‘cover up’ of failings in the training of the horse.
Knowing that a horse’s mouth and jaw need to be soft and relaxed for him to comfortably accept the bit, it follows that strapping his mouth shut with a tight noseband is only going to cause more problems. This rule is a big step in the right direction.
Moving on to the hefty subject of rider weight, the very fact that a leading horse charity has called rider weight ‘one of the biggest welfare issues facing British horses today’ marks a definite step towards tackling what has become an increasingly obvious problem, but one which no-one seems willing to openly address. Without an equine weighbridge and a human weighing scale at every show, it is always going to be difficult to assess every combination correctly, but surely it’s now time for the obviously obese riders to stay out of the saddle - before they’re publicy asked to dismount.
This month’s issue is full of a wide variety of show and event reports, but there’s always room for more, so if you’ve been out competing and would like to share your success, do get in touch. Our contact details are on this page.
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