Nixon Equine

04/26/2023

Contest Giveaway

Let's talk about coolers and recovery time. How do you cool down your horse?

The Back on Track Edward Wool Cooler was created to help repair soft tissue injuries and muscle fatigue after riding, through the power of Far Infrared therapy. It's as simple as using our products post exercise to help your horse recover faster. And it can also be used to warm your horses muscles up prior to exercise.

To be entered to WIN a gorgeous Edward Wool Cooler please tell us why you need one in the comments below. Tag a friend for their chance to win one. If you win, the friend you tagged also wins one. And lastly please share the post.

Contest Closes on Sunday at midnight. The winners will be announced on Monday. *some shipping costs may apply* Good luck!!

03/24/2023

Find out more about the German Training Scale, with Christoph Hess:
“'Losgelassenheit' means suppleness combined with looseness and the complete absence of any tension. It is the prerequisite for any advancement in training. Together with regularity, it is the primary goal of the initial, familiarising, phase.” Dorothee Schneider illustrates.
https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2018/02/understanding-the-german-training-system-with-christoph-hess/

01/28/2023

“They say if you can’t do piaffe or passage, you can’t do Grand Prix; well, you certainly can’t do Grand Prix without flying changes either!”

As Roger Fitzhardinge explains, the flying change journey is different for every horse — some love it and some loathe it — and therefore there’s no one-size-fits-all approach...

Read more: https://eqlifemag.com.au/issues/69/flying-changes-how-to-earn-your-wings/

📷 FEI/Shannon Brinkman

10/13/2022

The USDF tests change on January 1st in Canada, so there is plenty to practice in the off-season to be ready for the 2023 shows.

09/19/2020