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.

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YOUR HORSE MAGAZINE • A word from our experts…

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

RIDERS JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME

LIVERY YARD LICENSING IS ONE STEP CLOSER

We bring you up to date with a recent case… RESCUE UPDATE • When the proprietors of Team Tutsham, a small charity-run riding school for vulnerable children, received a call about three young ponies who had been abandoned and neglected in a disused quarry, they stepped in.

WORKFORCE CRISIS MEANS CHILDREN MISS OUT ON RIDING

Cracking (andcharitable) Christmas outings • Many equestrians enjoy spending the festive period with their horses, but a few riders go above and beyond to spread some extra Christmas joy Mel Beale finds out how

‘MUM DIDN'T WANT TO PAY FOR STAMPS AND 20 YEARS LATER I'M STILL DELIVERING CHRISTMAS CARDS ON HORSEBACK’

Our #Hack1000Miles challengers have been busy this month…

A fair crack of the whip? • Public perception of horse sport and even general riding is changing, in part due to some high-profile negative incidents. This means that riding aids like whips and spurs come under scrutiny, too. Charlotte Cooper finds out from equestrian experts whether the time may have come to ditch them completely

WHAT IS SOCIAL LICENCE?

WHERE DO SPORTS STAND ON THE SPURS AND WHIP ISSUE?

WHAT THE RIDERS SAY

Stephanie Palmer • Chief business officer and company secretary at Equine Register Ltd

Vlogging stardom • For equestrians who want to become vlogstars, social media guru Rhea Freeman explains how to start creating great video content

WIN Win a Bounce Tack Locker

SEND a selfie • Send inyour pics!

GROWING CONFIDENCE THROUGH groundwork • Western training builds foundations on the ground which translate directly to the saddle, and all of this can help to boost a rider's bravery, finds Mel Beale

LEG POSITIONS

Fix it… Workouts for golden oldies • What sort of work should older horses be doing? hat are the benefits of regular exercise in his twilight years? Veterinary physiotherapist Sinead Anglin shares her top tips for keeping veterans fit, sound and healthy well into their 20s

Polishing a performance with POISE • A competent teenager who regularly finishes in the ribbons with her jumping pony is put through her paces by coach Pippa Allen, who spots a few niggling issues for improvement as they make their way around a course

Myriad movements for a busy brain • Trainer Alex Harrison's eight-year-old dressage horse is hot, intelligent and keen to learn, but this means that he needs to be challenged during schooling sessions with plenty of diverse moves

ALEX SUMS UP THE SESSION

Worming woes • Mel Beale discovers how to make syringing struggles a thing of the past

THE spine POLICE • Chiropractic is a hands-on form of complementary manual therapy that many owners swear by to help keep their horses on the straight and narrow. Ellie Hughes discovers what is involved and who can benefit

‘Treatment helped Albert to bounce back from kissing spines’

WHAT THREE WORDS

‘Chester almost did the splits’

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