This skin is the horse's largest organ and is a barrier to external challenges[/caption] Why is the skin important? The horse’s skin is a very important but often overlooked bodily structure. It has many functions, including acting as a barrier to external challenges, helping to control body tempe...
Richmoor Wanda (AKA Wanda) is a 16.3hh Irish Draught cross Thoroughbred. At 20-years-old, she is Feedmark’s new Horse Of The Week. Sandra Dainty, Wanda’s owner of 8 years, explains: “Wanda was used for Showjumping for some years before she came to my area. She was then 
loaned out to quite a few p...
Willow is a nine-year-old New Forest pony, standing at 13.3 hands high. For 7 and a half years he has been owned by Alice Ward. Alice explains: “Willow and I do everything and anything together. He is a bit of a Jack of all 
trades! Willow was born in the New Forest, at 6-months-old he was purch...
Every summer we have lots of people calling us concerned about their horse’s lack of energy. The first step we take is try to pin point what the likely cause is, and to do that we have to ask a few questions: 1. Is the horse otherwise healthy? If your horse is normally happy and energetic and sud...
This is Maesfen Regent, he is a 14-year-old Anglo Arab. He stands at 16.2hh and he is Feedmark’s Horse Of The Week! Louise Farrimond owns Regent, and has done so for 12 years. Louise explains: “Sired by the late Fairlyn Gemini and then bought directly from the breeder, Regent has been owned by...
Our new Horse Of The Week is a Hanoverian (Wendepunkt) cross Thoroughbred, named Stan. He stands at 16.1hh and has been owned by Danielle Wrigley for five years. Danielle explained: “At 22-years-old Stan is still going strong. He has competed well at dressage in the past, but now we mainly school...
They are important antioxidants
We all know that antioxidants are a good thing, but does everyone know why? The oxidation process converts food (fats, carbohydrate and protein) into energy, carbon dioxide and water. While necessary for cells to survive, this oxidation also produces free radicals a...
Since my last blog I have discovered that Fantom and I were 3rd in the National Championships at Horseshoe; what a little superstar he is! 
Watergate Endurance has been going through a somewhat quiet patch over the last few weeks, giving time to reflect and regroup with plans being made for the later...
First things first I need to apologise for taking quite so long to write this after my last blog. I spent three and half weeks on the sidelines whilst my hand recovered which was quite a frustrating time! Breaking my hand couldn't have come at a more annoying time really as all the horses were on ...
The way we manage our horses can have a great effect on the health and function of their joints through-out their lifetime. Due to a poor design, horses have relatively small joints in comparison to their body size, so a lot of pressure is put upon these joints. However, we see more issues in the d...
