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 • This month’s highlights…

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

COME ON! Let’s go hacking • Your Horse has been championing hacking for many years. No one understands better than we do the myriad benefits of rider and horse sharing precious moments in the great outdoors. So why not join our new #Hack1000Miles campaign today? You can do 1,000 miles or just a few, but however many you manage we guarantee that you will love every single one

HOW HACKING CHANGES LIVES • #Hack1000Miles is open to all riders, no matter what their own or their horse’s circumstances. Mel Beale meets four equestrians who found the challenge to be a shining light in dark and difficult times

Ready, steady, go!

Filming IN PROGRESS • Anyone who has suffered an accident while riding on the road will find that a good quality recording is their best chance of police action being taken. Aimi Clark finds out why a hat camera is fast becoming a must-have piece of riding kit, plus key features to look for before buying

Cameras for sale • Here are eight of the latest cameras to suit a variety of budgets

THE BIG TEST ON THE bright side • Standing out from the hedge line is essential for safe hacking all year round. Which high vis products work the best to ensure that horse and rider are safe and seen? Our testing panel finds out

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BADMINTON! • The world’s most famous horse trials is celebrating a milestone anniversary this year, and to mark it a new book, Badminton Horse Trials at 75, has been written by renowned equestrian journalist Kate Green. In this extract find out how a disastrous Olympic performance prompted the event’s foundation, and how Pippa Funnell took charge in the early 2000s

Libby Seed • How I make it work: Whatever the time of day or night, mum is always there on the yard to help me

SEND a selfie • We love receiving your photos and each issue we print a selection. This month our favourite wins a new Likit Graze Maze, a slow-feeding lick mat for horses, plus a 1.2kg tub of Likit Graze Paste, a tasty licking paste your horse will love. Visit likit.co.uk

LET’S GET inquisitive • Could curiosity be the key to overcoming fear and building bravery? Mel Beale discovers the exercises that could do just this for hacking enthusiasts who are experiencing a confidence crisis

Fix it… TACKLING ANGLED combinations • Eventing is a supreme test of horse and rider, not least those tricky angled combinations that pop up on most cross-country courses. Having trouble with them? Fear not, as five-star competitor Alex Bragg has tips on how to clear them with ease

THAT winning feeling • Banish competition nerves and take control with help from dressage trainer Sarah Payne

AN AGE OLD ISSUE • Dealing with the menopause, or its precursor perimenopause, is tough for most women, but add in horses and the low moods, anxiety, weight gain and other changes that can accompany this time of life and it can prove excessively challenging. In the first of a new series, health and fitness coach Frankie Clutterbuck explains how a holistic approach may help

Hitting rock bottom • Having a horse who swings his back end towards his handler in the stable is at best...