6 Top Winter Care Tips for Horse Owner
The bad news is that winter is fast approaching but the good news is that by following our six top tips you should be ready to tac...
20 November 2018
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Mary King is one of the UK’s most accomplished and admired professional event riders. She has represented Great Britain at six Olympics from 1992 to 2012, winning team silver in 2004 and 2012 and team bronze in 2008. She has also won team gold at two World Equestrian Games and four team golds at the European Eventing Championships. Mary has a raft of individual medals including European Bronze in 1995 and European Silver in 2007. She is a four-time British Open Champion, won Badminton Horse Trials in 1992 and 2000, Burghley Horse Trials in 1996 and the Rolex Kentucky in 2011. Mary regularly competes on homebred horses, which always have the ‘King’ prefix. Mary’s daughter Emily is also a successful event rider.
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The bad news is that winter is fast approaching but the good news is that by following our six top tips you should be ready to tac...
20 November 2018
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Saddle up and learn about the history of the horse saddle. Several thousand years ago our ancestors worked out that a saddle of so...
06 November 2018
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Our latest HorseDialog guest blogger Dr Aoife Byrne is an equine vet and an intrepid side saddle rider. Here she explains the hist...
06 November 2018
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Whether it's your first dressage test or you've been riding for a while these useful tips should help every rider. Hopefully, thes...
06 November 2018
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What should your horse's respiratory rate be? Your horse’s resting breathing rate should be around 8-12 breaths per minute
05 May 2018
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Our guest blogger Chris Pearce, who is a Recognised Veterinary Specialist in Equine Dentistry translates some common dental terms
01 May 2018
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Our guest blogger Chris Pearce, who is a Recognised Veterinary Specialist in Equine Dentistry translates some common dental terms
01 May 2018
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Our guest blogger Clare Barfoot, who is a registered nutritionist, member of the prestigious Laminitis Consortium and Research and
17 April 2018
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We've come up with a list with six ways to prevent laminitis in horses. If your horse could write you a ‘to do’ list, ...
17 April 2018
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Palpation of your horse's digital pulse in your horse’s lower leg can be useful to detect if there is inflammation in the feet,
06 April 2018
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Wondering how to assess the colour of your horse’s mucous membranes? Your horse’s mucous membranes (gums) should be mo...
16 March 2018
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Knowing your horse’s ideal weight and being able to check it regularly to spot any loss or gain can help you keep an eye on ...
16 March 2018
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What should your horse's temperature be? Your horse’s resting temperature should be between 99-101°F / 37.2-38.3°C...
07 March 2018
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What should your horse's heart rate be? Your horse’s resting pulse should be 28-44 beats per minute. As with humans some h
07 March 2018
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How do I treat mud fever? If you think your horse may have mud fever it’s always best to speak to your vet. Every case is di...
23 February 2018
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How can I prevent mud fever? For the most part it’s all about keeping the legs clean and dry: Avoid muddy paddocks Try cr......
23 February 2018
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What is mud fever you ask? Mud fever is enough to make any horse owner hot under the collar. It’s a persistent skin problem,...
19 February 2018
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To make things easier for you and your horse we have 11 horse care hacks to help you through winter: Invest in a good set o...
20 December 2017
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Cold damp weather, gloomy grey skies, restricted daylight and too much mud can make a typical winter in the UK a bit of a turn off...
14 December 2017
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How much do you know about the dangers of encysted small redworm? Watch our video to find out why encysted small redworm are a ser...
14 November 2017
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What do you know about worm control? Guidance on the best ways to control worms in horses has changed in recent years and it’...
09 November 2017
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While faecal worm egg counts (FWECs) can help you keep control of worms during the grazing season some pesky parasites need specia...
18 October 2017
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Do you weigh a horse before worming? The answer is yes. A report from the British Riding Club has found that 44% of horse owners d...
18 October 2017
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Few things are more exciting than the arrival of a new horse. For the first time owner it’s a dream come true and for experi...
13 October 2017
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Small and large redworms, large roundworms and tapeworms are four of the most dangerous equine worm parasites that can affect your...
05 October 2017
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What can you tell me about horse's teeth? The horse has a highly efficient grazing and grinding machine in the form of up to ...
08 September 2017
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When horses communicate, although they may not be able to speak, they are very capable communicators and if we take the time to ob...
31 August 2017
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Do all horses need an equine passport? All horses and ponies in the UK must have an equine passport, even if they never leave the...
31 August 2017
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Tapeworms are the biggest worms to affect horses in this country. While the most common type can grow up to 20cm long, there is a ...
19 July 2017
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A faecal worm egg count (FWEC) measures the number of worm eggs contained in a sample of your horse’s dung, to indicate whet...
13 July 2017
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Essential horse worm management: why a new approach to worming is necessary HorseDialog’s guest vlogger Ben Gaskell, a vet ...
13 July 2017
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How do I worm a horse? HorseDialog’s guest vlogger Ben Gaskell, a vet in North Yorkshire, shows us how to worm a horse prop...
13 July 2017
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Why all the fuss about faecal worm egg counts? HorseDialog’s guest vlogger Dr Thomas Tzelos of the Moredun Research Institu...
06 July 2017
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Summer can be a lovely time for horse-riding, but high temperatures carry health risks for your horse. Hot weather can lead to deh...
06 July 2017
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Perhaps you have bred a horse or bought an unnamed youngster. Or maybe you just want to give your new horse a nickname? Whatever y...
06 July 2017
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Don’t let small redworm turn your horse’s gut into a leaky tea bag HorseDialog’s guest vlogger Professor Jacqui...
30 June 2017
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It’s generally agreed that horses are good for your health and good for your soul, even if sometimes they are not so helpful...
05 June 2017
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Some horse owners choose to vaccinate their horses for other equine diseases as well as tetanus and equine influenza.
03 June 2017
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It’s surprisingly common, but easy to miss. Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) can cause your horse serious pain and can a...
09 May 2017
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Photo courtesy of Liz Knowler © Liz Knowler 2017 Doing fittening work on suitable grass tracks will replicate the conditio...
05 May 2017
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Photo courtesy of Liz Knowler © Liz Knowler 2017 Keep it interesting and set exercises to improve you and your horse each ti...
05 May 2017
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Celebrating show jumping Show jumping has always had great spectator appeal. It reached a peak in the days of BBC Grandstand in...
01 May 2017
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Be black and white with your training so that your horse understands what you want as a rider. Always be methodica...
04 April 2017
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The ultimate sporting test Eventing, which is also known as Horse Trials, combines dressage, show jumping and cross country in ...
04 April 2017
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6 Common Horse Hoof Care Ailments Thrush This is a bacterial infection most often caused by a consistently damp environme...
03 April 2017
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Your horse’s feet have a very tough job. Not only do they have to bear the weight of the horse over a relatively small surfa...
03 April 2017
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While the grass may be struggling to flourish in many parts of the country because of the hot arid conditions the reverse is true ...
14 March 2017
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Be Aware Of The Signs Of Equine Laminitis. If you believe equine laminitis only happens to fat little ‘Thelwell’ ponie...
14 March 2017
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Horse tack is expensive, but caring for it properly means it will last you much longer, even if you’re spending long days in...
14 March 2017
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The Three Main Causes of Equine Laminitis. Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS). This is when laminitis occurs as a seco...
13 March 2017
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To help keep your horse free from illness, you need a proper plan of action for controlling equine worms. Parasite life cycles are...
09 March 2017
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Vaccinations are essential to help protect your horse from diseases. The vaccinations you are probably most familiar with are teta...
24 February 2017
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Vaccinations are essential to help protect your horse from diseases such as equine influenza. The vaccinations you are probably mo...
15 February 2017
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Combating horse colic The horse’s digestive tract is very sensitive and it’s remarkably long, at more than 30 metres f...
13 February 2017
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Human or animal, we all enjoy a treat once in a while, and we enjoy treating others too. It’s natural to want to share a tas...
07 February 2017
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The longest living horse on record is thought to be Old Billy, a barge horse from Manchester who died in 1822 at the astonishing a...
07 February 2017
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Worm control is important! Most horse owners understand why worm control is important, but the most recent National Equine Health...
07 February 2017
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What is dressage? Olympic gold medal winner Charlotte Dujardin’s exquisite partnership with the magnificent Valegro has capt...
20 January 2017
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