Hayley Foy is a 36 year old female farrier from West Dorset. Having completed a four and half year apprenticeship with well known Abbotsbury farrier Ian Marchant, Hayley qualified in 2006 and now has her own business. Farriers specialise in what happens from the knee down on a horse, learning the bones of the foot,  […]

British Riding Clubs (BRC) exists to provide support and encouragement to amateur riders of all levels – from the dedicated competitor to the leisure rider. We offer a range of events and training through over 480 clubs and centres right across the UK.  Some of the local riding clubs are SWDG, (South Western Dressage Group), […]

The benefits of a water treadmill for horses aren’t limited simply to rehabilitation from injury. In recent years, the equestrian industry is increasingly turning to the benefits of aqua therapy for the regular training regime for horses from all disciplines. Use of cold water aqua therapy is now becoming an integral part of a competition […]

Many of us have been in lockdown for some time, let`s get out in the fresh air! The Easter Holidays are nearly here.  Is it Time to join The Pony Club?  Pony Club teaches them togetherness, empathy, respect, learning and more importantly it gives them a whole lot of FUN. If your child is besotted […]

“I sold her for just over 8,000 sterling – and then she won her first time out, and was sold again for £110,000!” Rachael Blackmore made racing history last month when she became the first female jockey to win the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham with her victory on Honeysuckle. But the connection to our little […]

The Princess Royal is the President of the Riding for the Disabled, a National Charity, started in 1969, for riding horses and now carriage driving. There are National and International Groups, one of the 500 groups in the UK is the Blackmore Vale RDA. The Blackmore Vale RDA often translate RDA as Riding Develops Ability […]