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What's on in June
Here are some of our recommended horse event links.
- Cheshire Horse
www.cheshirehorse.co.uk - Yorkshire Horse
www.yorkshireequineevents.co.uk - Scottish Equestrian Events
www.brcarea1.org.uk - The Horse and Hound
www.horseandhound.co.uk - British Dressage
www.britishdressage.co.uk - British Eventing
www.britisheventing.com - British Showjumping
www.britishshowjumping.co.uk - The British Driving Society
www.britishdrivingsociety.co.uk - Horse Show Of The Year
www.hoys.co.uk
Classical Dressage Clinic
Somerset 5th Antrobus Riding Club Outdoor Show
Cheshire 5th Southview Competition And Training Centre
Southview Competition 8th Cross Country Competition
Beacon Riding Club 12th Stable Sense Events Dressage
Dean Valey Farm 15th Open Show
Macclesfeild & District Riding Club 19th Charlie Wilson - Natural Horsemanship Clinic
Shaw Farm Liveries 25th Croft Dressage Unaffiliated Dressage
Croft Riding Centre 26th Richard Carruthers Show Jumping Clinic
Arley Moss Equestrian 26th
Somerset 5th Antrobus Riding Club Outdoor Show
Cheshire 5th Southview Competition And Training Centre
Southview Competition 8th Cross Country Competition
Beacon Riding Club 12th Stable Sense Events Dressage
Dean Valey Farm 15th Open Show
Macclesfeild & District Riding Club 19th Charlie Wilson - Natural Horsemanship Clinic
Shaw Farm Liveries 25th Croft Dressage Unaffiliated Dressage
Croft Riding Centre 26th Richard Carruthers Show Jumping Clinic
Arley Moss Equestrian 26th
News at Equine First:
Continued Growth Leads To More Expansion At Head Office...
Posted on March 30, 2011
Due to our sustained development, further office space has been acquired at our Head Office to accommodate increased head count.
Arantxa Caine, MSc Equine Science - Associate Partner and Head of Equine commented
"The opportunity arose for us to expand, which enables us to continue to provide an excellent working environment for the team. 2011 has already provided more potential for growth and we are well equipped to cope and meet the ongoing needs of the Equine Market".
For more information please contact us...
Equine Glossary:
We have gathered together the best Online Equine Glossaries for your reference:
Buying a Horse
The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) provides very useful information on their website:
www.beva.org.uk
Also take a look at:
www.equine-world.co.uk
www.horsetrust.org.uk/pdfs/
www.horseandhound.co.uk
You may also want to familiarise yourself with your legal rights before you buy:
www.horseandhound.co.uk/horsecase/
The British Horse Society is a very useful link and they put together information leaflets which you can download on many topics:
www.bhs.org.uk
Buying a horse do's and don'ts:
www.horseandhound.co.uk/best/
The Importance of Insuring your Horse and Tack
Once you have purchased your horse or pony then careful consideration of insurance is required. A frequent pitfall is also making an accurate calculation of how much your tack is worth, it is only when the unforeseeable happens and you come to replace your tack that it is realised how much this would actually cost.
Insuring your new horse: 10 tips www.horseandhound.co.uk/features/
Pre-purchase Veterinary Examination
Our advice would be to always invest in a Five Stage Veterinary Examination for Purchase, it may seem another expense at the time, however this could ultimately save thousands of pounds in the long run. It could be equated to buying a car with no MOT certificate
Again please refer to the BEVA website:
www.beva.org.uk
and:
www.farmersguardian.com
Loan Agreements
For those owners that do not want to sell their horse but are finding it difficult to care for their horse due to work, health or financial commitments then loaning out their horse maybe the answer.
Similarly, for those who would like to care for and ride their own horse regularly without the initial financial outlay, then having a horse on loan could be an option.
The British Horse Society, together with the Home of Rest for Horses have put together an informative leaflet into the loaning of horses: www.horsetrust.org.uk/pdfs/beforeyoubuy/
The British Horse Society have also compiled a sample loan agreement: www.bhs.org.uk
Did you know?
Tallest Horse
A 20hh Shire horse named Noddy from Pakenham, Australia has been hailed as the world’s biggest horse, the current holder of the Guinness World Record for the tallest horse in the world is a Shire called Tina who measured 20hh without shoes from Niota.
Smallest Horse
Standing just 4 hands tall (17 inches), Thumbelina, from New Jersey is the world’s smallest horse. Her extraordinary size has been put down to dwarfism, which makes her a miniature of a miniature!
Oldest Horse
The oldest horse ever recorded was called Old Billy and lived for a whopping 62 years. Old Billy was born in 1760 and spent his life towing barges along canals in Lancashire. He died in 1822.
Fastest Horse
The fastest recorded horse was Grand National winner, Red Rum. He completed the 1973 Grand National course, a distance of 4.5 miles, in 9 minutes 1.9 seconds.
Race Horses
95% of todays 500,000 racehorses descended from a single stallion – the Darley Arabian, born in 1700.
When Is A Horse Called A Horse?
A horse is usually not considered to be a "horse" until it is 5 years old. Before that, males are known as colts and females are known as fillies. However, it is still acceptable to call a colt or filly a horse.
Jurassic Horses
Scientists believe that the first known ancestor of the horse lived about 50 million years ago. This prehistoric horse is called Eohippus and had four padded toes on the front legs and three padded toes on the back legs. Eo means "dawn" and hippus means "horse," so Eohippus is "dawn horse."
Sleeping Horses
Horses can lock the muscles in their legs so they can go to sleep standing up and not fall over.