Silverstone Equestrian

12/08/2024

🥰Thank you❤️❤️
To all my fabulous friends for sponsoring me on my 26 mile hike in the Peak District, Derbyshire.
Every donation is so important to support this horrible condition.

To my friends, ex pupils and current ones, neighbours, and family, colleagues (fellow instructors) and friends of my Father inlaw David's golf buddies who I've never even met!!

Thank you, thank you ❤️❤️ for your donations 👌👌

What an amazing day it was with the friendliest people ever, totally mind blowing experience. Trust me next time I need to train more for the hills, they were a killer and got steeper and steeper 😳😳🙈

No photos at the end, dead phone, and probably good job as my face was like a tomato 🍅🤣🤣

If anyone else wants to put anything in here is the link xx

https://click.contact.justgiving.com/?qs=7f4a3ac3705566c7aca1ddb1d3ba9abc73a342ded2c53dab9664f8f58ff93e1a003054faef27aa3d929a26a1bfc03a81433c4430701e18b7

30/12/2023

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TRAFFIC!!

Quite a long queue building up west bound before Pensarn roundabout.
And roads around town getting very flooded, be careful out there if you're travelling 🥰

27/12/2023

Thanks to everyone that braved the horrendous weather today to come to the pole clinic, and big thank you to Rhianwen Rosser -Equibalance Equestrian Training for organising 🥰
Looking forward to the next one😁

Bailey worked hard 🤣🤣 back in bed 😴

17/12/2023

*VIKKI PENGILLY*

Is coming to Silverstone for a clinic, date to be arranged.

Please contact Sarah Wedgbury who is organising.

Get in quick!

05/12/2023

Nice to have happy customers 🥰 and happy doggos 🐕🐕‍🦺

Thank you Nick Silver for letting me hire your lovely school today for a spot of agility practice. The surface is superb & the help getting my stuff out of the van was much appreciated

Thank you Helen x

06/11/2023

Very interesting 😊

17/07/2023

These men and horses/ponies were heroes 🥰❤️

26/06/2023

Interesting read, how times have changed 🤔

FEEDING BEFORE EXERCISE USED TO BE BANNED? 🥴🐴

Why could we not feed horses just before exercise in the past, yet nowadays we're encouraged to?

The answer is...

In the past, feeds tended to be high energy, high starch concentrates including cereal grains, grain-based mixes and nuts. They were often fed in relatively large amounts e.g. 2kg (4.5lb) per meal or more. It would not be healthy to exercise a horse straight after that sort of meal.

Nowadays, a pre-exercise meal of high-fibre chopped forage/chaff is often recommended in order to ensure the stomach isn't empty during exercise, which can lead to acid splashing and a lack of blood supply which in turn can lead to damage of sensitive stomach-lining tissue.

So the difference is down to both the type of meal and also to our understanding of stomach health.

(Endurance riders may feed during exercise, but generally in relatively small amounts).

Do you feed pre-exercise, and if so, what do you give your horse?
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21/06/2023

🤔🤔 A very interesting read 📚

🐴 𝙉𝙀𝘾𝙆 𝙋𝙊𝙎𝙏𝙐𝙍𝙀 • 𝘼 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙨 🐴

Often in view, sometimes acknowledged but rarely (or incorrectly) addressed! Spoiler alert 🚨 changing the neck doesn’t come from training the neck, it comes from core hypaxial engagement, to lift the back and cause positive relaxed cervical engagement. The neck of the horse is often pinpointed as an important factor in modern dressage, alongside limb action.

The conformation and muscle development of your horses neck can truly be a sign as to their mechanics of action during exercise. An overdeveloped underside of the neck (brachiocephalic muscle) is often a tell tale sign of incorrect riding and posture.

A simple exercise to do is to take a photo of your horses neck from the side, and trace over its outline. Can you see dips, bulges? Take your hand and stroke your horses neck gently with your eyes closed. Can you feel relaxation and suppleness? Is the muscle moving under your pressure, or remaining stagnant? Is your horse happy with this pressure, or do they move away from you?

I’d love to see your responses and hear how you get on! 🤍

07/06/2023

So glad this amazing lady is my weekly coach, she is fab and gets brilliant results, never a dull lesson 👌👌me Bailey and the other 2 boys are so grateful 🥰