Are you guilty of doing up your horse’s girth as tight as you can in the belief it gives your saddle and you the best security? Well Australian researchers have found that a girth done up too tightly can have a negative effect on your horse’s performance.
The usual tension applied to a saddle girth to keep a saddle on a Thoroughbred racehorse is around 13kg but researchers found anything over 10kg could alter the horses performance.
Although they still have to work out why, it’s thought that it may force the horse to adopt different breathing patterns involving a greater use of the diaphragm which in turn affects performance. Alternatively, the soft tissue and fluid in the thoracic wall (the part between the neck and abdomen, enclosed by the ribs) could be displaced during exercise.
As yet, no-one knows for sure. Some horses don’t seem particularly affected by girth tightness but others do. Saddle placement also played a part, so more research is needed. Whatever the effects of your saddle girth just make sure you don’t leave your girth too loose.
Tony Blair is comparing himself to Barack Obama...
The spin king, dirty dossier, self indulgent, fill your boots, tax them until they squeak, say one thing and do another, waste of 10 years is like Barack Obama.
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Read the whole, make you puke, insincere dribble, here.
Dreams do come true...
Megan Lewis, a former teacher, now horse owner and Welsh pony breeder woke up one day, turned to her husband Iestyn and said... "What would you say if I told you I wanted to ride from Beijing to London between the Olympics to raise money for Schoolchildren for Children?"; to his credit, Iestyn didn't bat an eyelid and the challenge was on.
Megan planned it, organised it and is well on the way to reaching London in 2012, with the second stage of this impressive trail ride due to start in april 2009.
Megan's aims and objectives are as impressive as the ride itself and she aims to ...
So, do you fancy joining Megan for the second stage. There are some places available on this extraordinary equestrian adventure, with nothing promised except a wealth of unique experiences you will never forget.
Check out, support or join Megan at ... The Long Horse Ride website.
The BSJA has launched a new £60,000 competition series at UK County Shows.
The series will run at Devon County, Royal Highland, South of England, Great Yorkshire, Royal Norfolk, New Forest, Pembroke and Royal Berkshire.
It will carry a total of £60,000 in prize-money and will be funded by the British Show Jumping Association Business Partnership and their county show venues.
The 1.50m eight class series will be run on a league table points system and will conclude at Royal Berkshire in September.
The league table will carry a bonus of £45,000 worth of rider ranking points with £10,000 of those going to the winner. Ranking points will be awarded in a sliding scale down to 8th place alongside the competition cash prizes.
"It's superb we have been able to introduce a series at this level that meet our objectives for assessing horse and rider, and is a great stepping stone for those capable of progressing to four and five star Nation's cup competitions," said newly appointed chairman of the international committee Clare Whitaker.
"This is a fantastic series made possible by the BSJA Business Partnership, which was formed with a view to bring like-minded businesses together through the sport to assist in delivery of medals for Great Britain" said the BSJA spokesman Maria Clayton.
Full Details on the BSJA website
PetAlive, by Native Remedies, the leading online source for herbal and holistic remedies for pets, has announced the release of new equine herbal and homeopathic remedies.
These new remedies are 100% natural, proven, safe and effective and are designed to maintain and support horse health, as well as address common ailments.
A range of 9 new equine products will include ...
The PetAlive EQuine line will available by the end of January, 2009, at PetAlive.com and through selected retailers.
"Humans are coming to realize that nature often has the answers - Natural medicine can help your pet just as it can help you. While there is always a place for conventional veterinary medicine, natural medicine can complement conventional veterinary care and in many cases, cure your pets just as well - without the side effects and damage to health that can accompany synthetic drugs and antibiotics..." - Says Michele Carelse, who guides the company's team of herbalists, naturopaths and homeopaths in formulating remedies.
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Here's your chance for 100yrs of immortality. All you have to do is design the equestrian coin for the 2012 Olympics.
The Royal Mint want the public to submit designs for coins to be used to commemorate the various sports in the 2012 Olympics and Equestrianism is one of them.
All you have to do is register at www.royalmintcompetition.com then download your unique template and submit your design. There are tips and help on the competition pages and the winning entry will receive £1,000 and a special commemorative gold coin imprinted with their design.
There's also a Secondary School and Blue Peter competition to design coins for the Athletics and Cycling.
So, what are your waiting for... Go Register.
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Equestrian Eventing
Modern equestrian eventing has two main competition formats, the one day event (ODE) and the three day event (3DE). Equestrian eventing has also been known as Militaire, Horse Trials, or Combined Training.
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Showjumping is a relatively new equestrian sport and was a further development of cross country jumping, which was initially brought indoors to allow spectators to view all the jumps without trapsing across muddy fields.
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