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When you think of laminitis what do you see? A fat little pony that has overeaten on grass and grains? While that image does still hold true, ever-increasingly we are understanding the internal and systemic links that cause up to 90% of laminitis cases today.

So what is really going on? In a

Harry Hall Ambassador Katie Ruben has slowly brought her former rescue pony Pepsi back from a soft tissue injury in his back, around school and dark evenings. Here’s how..

It is with great happiness and a big smile on my face that we all have survived the winter and spring is now here! So here

And how to avoid making them too! 

1) Failing to inspect a re-flagged fence carefully enough. I was told about a change to a water jump and thought I’d understood perfectly how it was being altered — but actually omitted to jump one element that was still required. I should have walked back

Ponies are one of a kind, they all have their individual quirks that make them so special and unique. You can’t beat them, replace them or be without them. No matter how old you are, their little face will always melt your heart and no matter how naughty they are, they will always be forgiven. After

Hi! So in January last year, I tore my Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) whilst playing netball, then had to have surgery to reconstruct this in September. As a result, I couldn’t ride for a good few months, and I’m still just starting to get back into it. Therefore, I decided to share some of the ways

As equestrians we aren't always aware that we have created our own little language. We talk amongst ourselves and it's only once we speak to outsiders we realise that maybe it's us who may have fallen so deeply into the equestrian world we can no longer assosiatie with 'normal people'.

Equine Nutrition is such a big area to go through and everyone does it differently. So just a few facts for you to bear in mind when you are feeding your horses whether for leisure or competition, horses in the wild forage for around 16 hours over a 24 hour period, this means they are actively seeking

With more and more users every day, creating an individual but recognisable social media platform is becoming much more of a challenge! This goes for everyone but I can’t help noticing the growing number of equestrian Instagrams! With all this competition we all need to up our social media game

Thoroughbreds (TB) can be like marmite, most of us love them, whilst there are a handful of people out there that “wouldn’t have one given”. Personally I love them and all the quirks and ‘perks’ (listed) that they come with!...

1. You get to know your vet really