Your Horse

Your Horse inspires its readers to enjoy every second in the saddle. Written by a team of passionate equestrian experts, Your Horse magazine helps you improve your riding, care for your horses and stay up to date on the latest gear. We also encourage you to try new and exciting adventures! Our three main areas of content are: Riding advice: From the best riders and trainers in the world Horse care advice: Expert tips and advice on all aspects of horse care Buying Advice: Helping you spend your money with confidence Your Horse magazine: share our passion for horses.

Welcome

YOUR HORSE MAGAZINE • A word from our experts…

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HORSE talk • Here's what you need to know about this month

BHS offers advice to dog owners and horse riders

EQUINE FLU SET TO BE IN THE SPOTLIGHT

SPANA celebrates centenary year

RESCUE UPDATE • When Wilma arrived at Horse Sense Wirral from the Carneddau Mountains she was emaciated and too weak to stand on her own.

It's a family affair • Mel Beale finds out from three families who saddle up and hack out together why riding 'en famille' can bring so many unexpected benefits

Our #Hack challengers win prizes galore • I very month our #Hack1000Miles challengers are in line to win some fantastic prizes. As a result, Sharon Dykes and Ann Smith win a hi-vis neck strap from Equisafety; Sadie Earle Seymour is the lucky recipient of stirrup straps from Wintec Saddles; while Becky Clare will receive a girth from the same company.

YOUR HORSE MAGAZINE meets DIANA MAN • I he inspirational double amputee who is hoping for selection for the Paris Paralympic Games tells Julie Harding about the attack of meningitis that changed her life

FAST FACTS ABOUT MENINGITIS

Bridget Sidlovsky • How I make it work: My husband and parents are a great help financially, while the staff at the livery yard are like an extension of my family

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NEW SERIES RESTORING CONFIDENCE the Western way • Anyone tired of getting into a battle of wills with their horse could consider Western riding. Mel Beale finds out from Emma Chapman how to begin 'willingly guiding' a horse to help boost rider bravery

JUMPING for fun • It's never too late to learn to showjump, and one of Pippa Allen's gutsy pupils who recently hit her seventh decade took up negotiating coloured poles for the first time not very long ago, her partner in crime a big jumping cob who is still a touch green

A pole for cornering

Fix it… Manners maketh the perfect partner • There is nothing more off-putting than a horse with bad manners. Eventer Dani Evans explains how instilling the basics at an early age and reinforcing and rewarding good behaviour at all times will ensure that a horse is a pleasure to work with

Let's stay straighter • Dressage rider and trainer Alex Harrison helps an owner with her hunter and occasional event horse, who is also required to perform between the boards, improve their straightness using impulsion and a connection to the outside rein

ALEX SUMS UP THE SESSION

Fantastic flying changes • As an advanced level movement, flying changes may seem out of reach for many riders, but that doesn't have to be the case. Dressage judge and coach Kim Ratdiffe believes that any combination can give changes a go, and she guides an amateur rider through the steps to make it happen

Lessons learned

A cut too far? • Do you get a pang of envy at other people's super-smart clipped horses when yours turns into a quivering wreck the minute he catches sight of the blades? Mel Beale finds out from behaviourist Rosa Verwijs how to boost his bravery

marvellous money saving ideas that tick all the boxes • Looking after horses during a cost of living crisis can be...