Your Horse

Your Horse inspires its readers to enjoy every second in the saddle. Written by a team of passionate equestrian experts, Your Horse magazine helps you improve your riding, care for your horses and stay up to date on the latest gear. We also encourage you to try new and exciting adventures! Our three main areas of content are: Riding advice: From the best riders and trainers in the world Horse care advice: Expert tips and advice on all aspects of horse care Buying Advice: Helping you spend your money with confidence Your Horse magazine: share our passion for horses.

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HORSE talk • Here’s what you need to know about this month

THE FERRARIS HITTING THOSE BRIDLEWAYS • Around 7,000 racehorses leave the industry each year. Most are unaccounted for from then on, but of those who can be traced, more than half become hacks. Charlotte Cooper discovers from an expert retrainer how easily they adapt

‘IT’S BEEN AN UPHILL BATTLE WITH MOLLY MAI AT TIMES’

‘BERT SPENT EIGHT MONTHS OUT IN HIS FIELD’

HACK 1000 MILES • Our #Hack1000Miles challengers have been busy this month…

BRIDIE JAMES • Business manager in a recruitment agency

SEND a selfie • Send in your pics!

WIN tickets to the Agria FEI Eventing European Championship

Your horse’s TRAINING • Expert advice for riders of all levels

Best foot FORWARD PART TWO • Side-saddle riding is a test of balance, core strength and nerve, and it’s great fun once the basics are in the bag, as trainer Phoebe Ling explains to Helen Milbank

Fix it… Track star TACTICS • Former track machines need careful handling as they transition to a less frenetic life beyond the racing yard. Event rider Kylie Roddy, who is known for her sporting successes with ex-racehorses, explains how to turn down the fizz and enjoy a happy partnership

THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM PART THREE • How many riders will admit that the issues they are experiencing with their horse may be caused by themselves? In the final part of his series on the horse’s nervous system, Ross Cooper explains why the human can have such a negative — or positive — influence on their four-legged charges

SCUPPERING SETBACKS • Every equestrian experiences setbacks in the saddle, but how they perceive these can help them to harness the power to grow. Bethany Stone finds out from confidence coach Alex Fleming how to master a reframing mindset

Train your reactions to setbacks • Alex has a list of top skills to work on for a better relationship with setbacks. She says…

Your horse’s CARE • Helping you to keep a happy, healthy horse

Smart stretching FOR AMAZING RESULTS NEW SERIES • Stretching brings so many benefits to a horse, from achieving a more active core to better balance. In the first of a new series, veterinary physiotherapist Cherelle Hopgood explains how to target key muscle groups to promote flexibility

A WORLD OF pain • Old age doesn’t come alone, as the saying goes, and one of the companions of advancing years tends to be arthritis. Vet Emma Cassidy explains how to spot and manage this intensely painful condition in horses

WHEN ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

Why not join Spillers’ Super Seniors’ Club

GOING IT a-loan • Loaning a horse can be a successful way of giving an equine a new purpose while also avoiding crippling purchase costs. However, leaving the arrangement loose can lead to nightmare scenarios, according to Emmeline Hannelly of The British Horse Society

ASK THE LOANING expert • Clarify financial responsibilities prior to signing on the dotted line

WELCOME home! PART TWO • Bringing a new horse back to base can be both exciting and terrifying. Catherine Welton finds out how a recently formed partnership can...