Advice
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Hi-Vis For Dogs – Winter Walkies
We all love our dogs, right? After-all, they're an integral part of our families. But if we're really honest, night-time walks in the pitch black while being battered by driving...
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Equine Therapy - Hydrotherapy & Cryotherapy
We all want to avoid costly vet visits and keep our horses performing at their best, but therapy isn't always at the forefront of our mind. Although therapy is defined...
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Headshaking – All You Need to Know
Headshaking is a symptom of a neurological condition whereby the horse shakes or jerks its head uncontrollably for no apparent reason, causing the horse significant distress. The condition can leave...
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Shampoo & Shine – Bathing & Grooming Essentials
Sun’s out, shampoos out! Time for a transformation? Wave goodbye to greasy skin, stubborn stains and lack lustre locks, it’s time to shampoo and shine! Take a look at our...
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Coolers, Fleeces & Sheets – Our Guide
Coolers are one of those things, we’ve all got one buried in the back of our tack room somewhere, right? First thing’s first, what exactly are they for? When we...
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Sheath Cleaning – Horse Health & Grooming
When it comes to grooming, there's one job most of us are guilty of overlooking or putting off for as long as possible - Sheath Cleaning. While it's not something...
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Winter Horse Health – Preventing & Treating Ailments
We hate to be the bearers of bad news, but the British summer time is long gone. Sadly, from the 1st October to 1st May, us equestrians are in for...
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Rug Cleaning Guide – Washing & Waterproofing
It’s no secret that rugs are by no means cheap and disposable, despite how our horses often treat them! While we wish they’d stay looking and performing as good as...
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Horse Worming – How To Guide
Worms are parasites that interfere with the equine digestive system and in some cases can make your horse extremely ill or in very extreme cases, death can result. Worms are...
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Feed Awareness Week – Tips & Myth Busting with SPILLERS
This BETA Feed Awareness Week we’re here to help you separate the wheat from the chaff, providing world class advice straight from the horses mouth (so to speak)! We’ve been...
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Horse Feed Rooms – The Do’s & Don’ts
From mice and rats to insects and bacteria, horses’ aren’t the only ones determined to find their way into our feed rooms! Here we’re going to be taking a look...
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Caring For Country Boots – Revive. Refresh. Rejuvenate.
From caked on mud and cracking leather to sweaty insoles and stained liners, are your country boots looking a little worse for wear? Let’s be honest, trendy trainers and comfy...
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Track Grazing For Horses - Our Guide
The obesity crisis isn’t just one that’s affecting humans, it’s also a growing problem in horses. Here in the UK, we’re notoriously bad at keeping our equines at the correct...
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Studs – Does You Horse Need Them? Our Guide
By design, our horse’s hooves provide traction across a whole range of different surface types. Sadly though, shoeing can really hinder this. When our horses are shod, we introduce a...
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Lunging Systems – The Truth About Training Aids
Could a lunging system help your horse? Over recent years more and more of us have started to move away from traditional training aids, known for focusing purely on the...
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Caring For Your Older Horse
Advice On Looking After Your Older Horse The Veteran Horse Society recognises horses 15 and over as veterans. That doesn’t mean that a horse of that age is necessarily old, the...
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Natural Horsemanship versus Traditional Horse Training
This blog is written from my perspective to help people to understand the differences between natural horsemanship and traditional horse training
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Feeding Good-doers This Spring – Baileys 10 Top Tips
We’ve all heard the phrase “good-doers” but what does it mean? Also known as “easy keepers” these are horses and ponies that have no trouble maintaining or gaining weight, with...
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