Guest posts
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Guest Post: Preparing Your Horse for Shows
We’re right in the thick of equestrian show season, with many horse owners busy preparing their animals for the big day out. Preparation begins weeks in advance of a show, as the horse will need to be drilled in the routines that it will likely be asked to perform on the day, and the hours and days leading up to showtime are quite busy as final preparations are made. The day before the show should be dedicated to enhancing your horse’s appearance as best as possible. Make sure all its body is washed and apply coat conditioner, although be careful not to put too much conditioner on the saddle area…
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Guest post: How Horseback Riding Can Help Disabled Kids
by Mike Shortridge Horseback riding has long been associated as a beneficial therapy for disabled children, helping them physically, emotionally and socially, not to mention providing them with a really enjoyable pastime to take part in with their friends and family. We had a chat with Russ over at www.horseseller.com.au who helped us with the following info. Enjoy… Horse riding boosts children’s confidence Studies have shown that 90% of these riders experience an improvement in their confidence while 80% see improvement in their physical fitness and ability within around 12 weeks of starting horse riding therapy. Riding therapy can even be prescribed now by doctors and physiotherapists due to the…
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Guest Post: Another Look at Unusual Horse Related Careers
In the last post, we had a look at 5 Unusual Horse Careers. Today we’re going to explore 5 more! For other horse related careers, you can head along to Vocation 100 at Equus Education (http://equus-blog.com/vocation-100/). There are actually more than 170 horse careers explored here. Pony Parties It is possible to keep a half dozen ponies or less and provide entertainment to young riders. Most girls – and many boys – go through a pony loving phase. These same children would love nothing more than to be able to celebrate their birthday on horseback! Whether travelling to properties or having people come to you, it is possible to set…
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Guest post: Unusual Horse Related Careers
by Christine Meunier Have you dreamt about having a career that relates to horses? When I was 16 and undertaking some study, we were encouraged to list all the horse careers we could think of. At that time, I believe we got close to 100. There are many, many horse related careers that you may not have even considered. And yet, they may be in line with your skills or expertise! Let’s take a look at 5 horse positions that you may not have realised could be a viable career. For more horse related careers, you can head along to Vocation 100 at Equus Education (http://equus-blog.com/vocation-100/). There are actually more…
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Guest Post – Literature Passage: “B and B – A Horse Romance”
Christine Meunier has recently released a horse focused romance for the adult reader! You can read an excerpt below. Ben sighed, suddenly wishing for his previous conversation with Jake to continue. Anything but this. The group of ten had a couple of capable riders, but the majority were shaky at the trot and definitely weren’t up to cantering too much. This meant more conversation. Normally Ben could put up with this – Jake had given him a couple of great questions that he used to keep their clients talking about themselves. Unfortunately there was one chatty brunette who seemed insistent on getting Ben to talk. He was surprised by her…
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Guest post -Literature passage: “In Pursuit of a Horse”
by Christine Meunier Below is an excerpt from the second book in the Free Rein series, In Pursuit of a Horse. The series details horse ownership and care for the younger rider. “Jacqui looked at Hannah and Geordie’s excited faces, not sure what the current scene meant. The girls had slept a bit later that morning, due to having tired themselves out from the two rides and the hot weather the day before. Jan had taken advantage of this by bringing in ponies for each of them to ride, and placing gear to the left of each pony. Jacqui had commented after she’d brushed her pony that the saddles seemed…