“Beau – A Canker Case History” has just been published on the website. Visit the Collecting Ring, then Horsecare & Knowledge.

Don’t miss this excellent article written by Alison Pyatt. You can read it by visiting the Collecting Ring, then click on Horsecare & Knowledge, or see the Health & Fitness section of the A-Z directory.

A new article called “Sustainable worming and the value of worm egg counts” written by the experts at Intelligent Worming, has just been posted in the Horsecare section of the website, accessed via the Collecting Ring

Herefordshire rider Erin Cullimore (15) and her pony Tally Ho Toby won the Wales and West Mercia Junior 80cms League 2010 – 2011.  Points were awarded for wins and places in 80cms Open classes throughout the season.  “I didn’t realise we had so many points until we received the letter saying we’d won,” said Erin,…

Think of your horses and dogs during the firework ‘season’. Personally I prefer to keep horses in. I’ve heard horror stories of horses galloping in panic when out and having an accident. However, you must make any decision based on knowing your own horse/s. I leave the radio on for the dogs too, preferably music…

Dressage rider Beth Ward-Barnett,  from Hereford has taken a step closer to her aim of representing Great Britain at Olympic level by being selected onto the British Equestrian Federation England Excel Talent Programme, which includes around 50 riders earmarked with the potential to represent Great Britain on senior teams in the future. The selected riders…

Very interesting new articles have been added to the website. These can be viewed by visiting the Collecting Ring – Horsecare & Knowledge section. More articles to follow soon. Equestrian specialists are welcome to submit articles for inclusion on this website (subject to website administrators approval).

Visit the Ask the Expert page to read the latest question and answer to Alison Goodwin, our equine legal expert. Visit the ‘Collecting Ring’, then click Ask the Expert. Or just click here.

Are you an equestrian specialist? If so, would you be interested in writing an article for Hereford Equestrian in return for a free advert? If you think you can write an article which will be of interest to the riders, horse owners & horse-lovers in Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Shropshire, or anyway! please contact sally@herefordequestrian.co.uk (All…

Horse and Hound report that Brightwells auctioneers have banned at least four people from future sales following alleged “brutality” at Fayre Oaks Sale, Royal Welsh Showground. Well done Brightwells for taking a stance on this.

If you have anything advertised in the classified ads section, you are likely to receive an email like the one below. All you need to do it ignore it and delete it.  But read the content first as it is typical of an email scam. “Hello, My name is Ryan i saw your advert placement…

“Hi just to flag up to other horse owners that we have had 5 horses tails gradually cut during the last few nights.  The first two were in the field, the last three have been started to be trimmed this evening whilst in the stable. It appears that they start cutting the offside of the…

Tracy Moseley had a successful time at the National Dressage Championships. Read the report in the reports and results section of the website. If you have had a good result at a championship or significant competition during 2011, let us know. We want to hear your experiences.

Orphan foal urgently needs surrogate mother (a companion foal has now been found). This foal is only 5 weeks old. 5 star long term loan home is offered.  If you can help, please tel Margarette (The Olde Forge Tackshop, Herefordshire) on  01981 570 639 or 01989 570 288 or 07810 413997.

Ginger McCain, trainer of the Grand National phenomenon Red Rum has died at home in Cheshire following a short illness.  Ginger was a great character as well as a great trainer and will be sadly missed.

Nick Skelton won the individual bronze medal at the European SJ Championships in Madrid which concluded yesterday (18th September 2011). After he had knocked down one fence, it was thought his medal chance had gone, but the final dutch rider Gerco Schroder, having not had a rail down all Championships, had 2 down to knock…

The GB show jumping team showed grit and determination to win a team bronze medal at the European Championships in Madrid and Nick Skelton is now lying in individual silver. See http://www.britishshowjumping.co.uk/media/news/team-gbr-take-bronze-at-the-european-championships for all news

The National Dressage Championships are currently taking place at Stoneleigh Park, in Warwickshire.  The championships which started on Thursday 15th Sept, continue until Sunday 18th Sept, so why not have a day out and watch Britiain’s best in action. There are classes from Preliminary to Grand Prix which riders and horses have qualified for throughout…

The European Show Jumping Championships are currently taking place in Madrid. The British team comprises John Whitaker, Ben Maher, Nick Skelton and Guy Williams. Read more news on the British SJ website: www.britishshowjumping.co.uk/ The British team have moved up to 4th position after day 2 and Nick Skelton lies 3rd individually.  For instant updates, you…

One of the new BD rules for 2012 will be that safety hats will be compulsory for all riders at a BD show, except for those competing or in the final warm up for classes from Advanced to Grand Prix.  For a list of all the new rules for 2012, see www.britishdressage.co.uk/news/show/1216-major-rule-changes-for-2012

Horse and Hound report that the funeral of  Terry Johnsey, father of show jumper Debbie Johnsey, will take place at St Mary’s Priory Church, Chepstow on Monday 12 September.

In the world of eventing, if you say William, Andrew and Mary, everyone knows who you are talking about and they were the top 3 at Burghley. William Fox-Pitt made it a record breaking 6th win. Andrew Nicholson was 2nd and Mary King 3rd.  See the full report, results and photos here – www.burghley-horse.co.uk Herefordshire’s…

It’s 2 horses apiece for top riders at Burghley following the cross country.  William Fox-Pitt is in the lead with Parklane Hawk and 8th with Neuf des Coeurs. Andrew Nicholson is lying 2nd with Avebury and 5th with Nereo and  Mary King is lying 4th with Kings Temptress and 7th with Apache Sauce.  Last year’s…

Prior to the XC, the leaderboard at Burghley sees Germany’s Simone Dietermann in the lead riding Free Easy NRW with a penalty score of 39.3, with William Fox-Pitt in 2nd on Parklane Hawk. Mary King, recovered from her heavy fall at the Europeans, lies 3rd and 8th with her 2 rides Kings Temptress and Apache…

Herefordshire’s James Robinson, a vet with the Three Counties Equine Hospital, lies 10th at Burghley with Comanche following the first day of dressage at Burghley, with 48.8 penalties. Any score under 50 is good, so good luck James!  Follow all the news and action at www.burghley-horse.co.uk

The International 4 star Burghley Horse Trials event is now underway with the trot-up seeing all the horses through even though 4 were held and had to be trotted up again. You can follow all the news, reports and photos on the Burghley website: www.burghley-horse.co.uk.   With Burghley TV you can follow every rider’s performance…

So, in the end, we had to settle for just a team bronze at the European Eventing Championships when things didn’t really go the way the GB team would have liked. However, considering all the problems encountered on the way, they did very well to win bronze! How did Cool Mountain stay on his feet…

Last chance to book for this event – “Feeding your Horse for the Winter” Talk by Top Spec feed company. Saturday 3rd Sept at The Day House, Kingsland, – 12 noon. £5 per person with light refreshments but please bring a Chair. A general talk on aspects of Feeding the riding club type horse. Q…

Following a very eventful XC day at the Europeans, the British Team, now down to 3 following Mary King’s heavy fall, are lying 2nd. This morning, Sunday, all 3 passed the trot up and will show-jump this afternoon. The German team look as if they can’t be beaten with 10 fences in hand. You can…

Great Britain came a close 2nd to Germany in the final leg of the 2011 FEI Nations Cup series in Rotterdam. The team members were: Michael Whitaker riding GIG Amai II Guy Williams riding Depardieu Van Kiezelhof Ben Maher riding Tripple X III John Whitaker riding Peppermill For reports and results, visit www.britishshowjumping.co.uk or  …

The German team posted excellent dressage scores at the European Eventing championships to hold a big lead over GB who lie 2nd after the dressage phase. Italy are in 3rd with a small advantage over Sweden in 4th.  Ireland lie 8th of the 11 teams.  Our standings individually are Laura Collett (riding as an individual)…

GB team riders Nicola Wilson and Piggy French both completed their dressage tests at the first day of the European Eventing Championships in Germany, to leave GB lying in silver position behind the German team.  Tomorrow afternoon the other 2 GB team riders Mary King (at 12:18) and William Fox-Pitt (at 4:18) will ride their…

If you are selling an item or horse/pony on this or any other website with your email address included in the advert, you need to be aware of the many email scams about. To avoid them, just don’t include your email address in your advert. Below is an example of an email sent to a…

The European eventing championships start on Thursday 25th August in Luhmuhlen, Germany with the concluding show jumping on Sunday 28th August. GB have 6 riders and horses competing, 4 of whom are in the team and 2 riding as individuals.   We have a very strong team with Nicola Wilson riding Opposition Buzz, Piggy French…

Becky Goodwin, 15 yrs, from Shobdon, near Leominster in Herefordshire, and her Connemara pony Finbar won the 138cm mountain and moorland working hunter class at the Royal International Horse Show held at Hickstead, a major achievement for anyone, let alone a family with totally home produced ponies. To crown an unbelievable week for the Goodwin…

There will be BBC coverage of the European Eventing Championships from Luhmuhlen which take place 24-28 August as follows: Cross country phase: Saturday 27th August  09:25am – 15:00pm, Red Button/online (available on freeview from 11:05) Showjumping phase: Sunday 28th August  15:15pm – 17:30pm, BBC Two/online Keep an eye on the BBC Sport website nearer the…

The Cheltenham and District Riding Club (CDRC) Show Jumping ‘Panthers’ team shone at Hickstead recently, finishing 7th out of 103 teams! This was made even more special due to the fact each team only has three members and all three scores count. Team Manager Michelle Holder said ‘I am delighted and overjoyed by the result,…

British Dressage riders, Carl Hester and Laura Bechtolsheimer added individual silver and bronze medals to their team Gold medals, in the Grand Prix Special at the European Dressage Championships in Rotterdam. Gold went to Adelinde Cornelissen riding Parzival for Holland. Totilas now ridden by Matthias Alexander Rath had to settle for 4th place, while Charlotte…

The South Hereford & Ross Harriers Hunt Branch of the Pony Club Intermediate girls tetrathlon team were victorious at the 2011 PC Tetrathlon Championships at Hartpury. The team members: Tilley Jewell, Lucy May Turner, Kitty Jewell and Hannah Prestwich, had to shoot, swim, run and ride XC in a hotly contested championships run over 2…

A fantastic first ever Gold medal for the British team at the European Dressage Championships in Rotterdam.  Carl Hester has scored a PB with Utophia with a score of 82.568% to finish top of the leader board ahead of Totilas and his new rider Matthias Alexander Rath who scored 79.453.   3rd on the leader board…

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