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

Another step taken in the fight against anthelmintic resistance

Double bridles fare well in new pressure research

Vets warn of autumnal risks of sycamore seeds and acorns

We bring you up to date with a recent case… RESCUE UPDATE

CALM KING'S TROOP HORSE AWARDED ANIMALS' OBE

STUDY FINDS THAT HORSES BOOST YOUNG PEOPLE'S LIFE SKILLS

IN THE LINE OF DUTY • Some Your Horse #Hack1000miles participants are putting their hours in the saddle to good use — as mounted police volunteers. Charlotte Cooper catches up with the long equine legs of the law

Winning horse tales • Every month Your Horse's #Hack1000Miles challengers are in line to win some fantastic prizes. All of these riders whose stories are featured here win a voucher from Wintec which can be used to buy stirrup straps or a girth from the company. Congratulations!

The shadow epidemic • Two million women across England and Wales will be victims of violent crime and sexual harassment this year according to police statistics, but many more cases go under the radar. Charlotte Cooper looks at how these issues affect horse riders

JODIE BIRD • Industry engagement officer at the University of Birmingham & runs craft business Doodle Domino

SEND a selfie • Send in your pics!

Spice up YOUR RIDE WITH LIBERTY • Is your horse in a training rut? With Emma Massingale's groundwork crash course owners can harness any horse's inner patience and love of novelty to nail the basics of liberty work — and win back his zest for schooling

FAR FROM cutting corners • In the first of a new four-part series on improving performance, dressage competitor and trainer Melissa Chapman helps a rider with a five-year-old boost her mount's cornering and circling skills. Faye Archer reports from the session

PLAYING WITH THOSE gears • A horse needs to be adjustable and responsive around a course, but his taking charge can knock rider confidence more than build it. Mel Beale finds, though, that adding a few trot poles can make all the difference

Fix it… Nip that NAPPING in the bud • Napping, whether in a showjumping arena or while out on a hack, can be a nightmare to deal with. Eventer turned showjumper Phoebe Keogh advises how to put a stop to this failure to go forward before it escalates

LET'S BRUSH UP ON THOSE skillsets • Tackle brush fences and skinnies with confidence thanks to top eventer and coach Alex Postolowsky. Helen Milbank watches the lesson

FIELD OF dreams? • Some owners swear by turning their horses away for the winter —after all, grey, damp days don't make for enticing outings in the saddle. Lottie Morgan finds out how this style of management works and why it isn't always the perfect solution

8 TOP TIPS FOR LOOKING AFTER A HORSE ON HOLIDAY

A LONG-TERM VACATION ISN'T ALWAYS THE ANSWER…

SOMETHING TO smile ABOUT? • A horse's mouth can be a hotbed of problems and so regular dentistry is vital, but what does this entail? Vet Lucinda Ticehurst gets her teeth into this important subject

ALL ABOUT WOLF TEETH

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