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

This month we love... • Three things from the equestrian world that caught our eye

The winners are in… • Key workers have been worth their weight in gold during the coronavirus pandemic and we were overwhelmed by the number of nominations we received for the Your Horse Key Worker Awards. Every single one deserved to win, but the following five people really stood out. Here are their stories

Horses around the world SHIRE • The largest of the draught breeds was once depended on to pull barges and coal wagons, and to work the land, but is now endangered

Scoring a goal • Think 1,000 miles is out of your reach? These tips will ignite your enthusiam and keep you motivated all the way to the finish line

‘Thor will hotfoot it home to his herd’ • Athene Turner and husband Matt make great progress with their coloured horse’s hacking confidence during a day in the Peak District

‘I need to be more proactive’ • Wise words in a lesson pays dividends next time Apache spooks out hacking, and Natalie Clark even plucks up the courage to do a spot of dressage

999 What’s your emergency? • Knowing how to deal with an injured rider as a result of a fall or accident while handling a horse could make the difference between life and death. Dr James Garwood explains what to do if the worst should happen and how to recognise an emergency

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Setting your sights • Whatever you enjoy doing with your horse, we all at times feel that we have plateaued or are stuck in a rut. We might know where we want to be, but not how to get there. Equestrian mindset coach Sophie Green provides help to break these mental barriers and get on track for summer

Try ‘Chunking’ to stay motivated

In the frame • Take a more holistic look at riding your horse in an outline. Olympic dressage rider RicHard Davison delves deep into this complex subject to help you become a better trainer

Body control • Lateral work creates a whole new level of control, giving you greater confidence whether you’re in the arena or out hacking. Trainer Wade Barley explains two key movements

Spook–proof your rides • Stay safe and in control, whatever your next hack throws at you, with advice from Olympic eventer Andrew Hoy

‘Will she ever be ridden again?’ • When nine-year-old mare Matilda is diagnosed with sacroiliac pain and muscle atrophy, vets warn that her prognosis is poor. Stephanie Bateman charts the part-Appaloosa’s long journey to recovery

VET SUMMARY • Vet Helen Mancey of Three Counties Equine Hospital first saw Matilda in October 2020. Here, she summarises the mare’s journey from a medical perspective

A silent ATTACK • When Jayne Mackenzie’s Connemara suddenly went lame, the last thing she suspected was laminitis because he wasn’t being turned out on grass. Stephanie Bateman investigates how the pony recovered from two potentially fatal and severely rotated...