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“The horse is a very noble creature whose presence alone enriches our lives”
Desmond Morris
Click the following links for more horse quotes:Horse Quotes, Favourite Horse Quotes,
Make him your FRIEND - Oliveira
stables are the real centre of the household - George Bernard Shaw
Monica Dickens - You and your horse,
Sherlock Holmes - Game of Shadows
Black Elk - A Sky Full of Horses
Seabiscuit - Quotation from the film
Elizabeth Taylor - on horses
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Wearing a riding helmet is one of the simplest things you can do to reduce the risk of injury when both riding and working with horses but your riding helmet can only offer protection to your head if it is in tip top condtion and fits properly. So when should you replace your riding helmet?
Most manufacturers and safety organizations recommend that horse riding helmets are replaced at least every 5 years, some say 3. Time, sunlight, hot and cold conditions, can all take their toll on the materials the helmet is made from. Sweat, rain, even dust can begin to degrade the padded helmet lining. If you're riding frequently you'll need to replace the helmet sooner.
Your helmet will need replacing if you fall and hit your head on the ground even if it doesn't show any damage it may be weakened and unable to protect you if you take another fall.
To protect your head your helmet needs to fit snuggly, if you change the way you wear your hair when riding or change your hairstyle your riding helmet may no longer fit correctly. New hairstyles often mean new riding helmets.
Your helmet will need replacing if the fastenings are damaged, a riding helmet cannot protect your head if it doesn't stay on.
Riding helmet maunfacturers are constantly looking at new technologies to make their range of hats even more protective, keep up to date with what's new and change your riding helmet as and when safer models appear on the market.
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The grass might not be growing yet in these cold temperatures we're experiencing in the UK but it doesn't seem to have stopped the ragwort.
Ragwort is growing and now is the time to get out that Ragwort fork and
eliminate this poisonous plant from your paddocks. Remember to dispose
of it carefully, well away from your equines and other livestock, wilted
Ragwort is far more palatable.
For more information on the dangers of Ragwort, symptoms of poisoning, identification, removal etc click to read All About Ragwort.
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“Make him your FRIEND, not a SLAVE, and see what an incredible kindred spirit he can be” OliveiraClick the following links for more horse quotes:
Horse Quotes, Favourite Horse Quotes,
stables are the real centre of the household - George Bernard Shaw
Monica Dickens - You and your horse,
Sherlock Holmes - Game of Shadows
Black Elk - A Sky Full of Horses
Seabiscuit - Quotation from the film
Elizabeth Taylor - on horses
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Good News from Beaufort Hunt Stables at Badminton where the Badminton Horse Trial eventers are traditionally stabled.
"The Hunt horse that showed clinical signs of infection is improving and is expected to make a full recovery."
So it was EHV1,Equine Herpes Virus 1, and hasn't mutated to Equine Herpes Virus Myeloencephalopathy (EHM) a severe viral brain and spinal fluid infection that can result in death.
Urgent action has been taken to ensure the hygiene and biosecurity of the stables. All the hunt horses have been removed from the Beaufort Hunt Stables at Badminton to isolation facilities away from Badminton House and Park where the 3 day event is due to take place in just 6 weeks. Clean up procedures are on-going to ensure that no trace of the EHV virus, which spreads via nasal secretions, through touch, through the air and through objects that have been in contact with infected horses, survives at the stables. In addition no horses are being allowed into the Park before the eventers arrive.
For more information on EHV, Equine Herpes Virus Type 1 (EHV-1) and
Equine Herpes Virus Myeloencephalopathy (EHM), including symptoms and
what to do if you fear your horse may have been in contact with a horse
who has contracted EHV-1, read EHV-1 Equine Herpes Virus Type1 What you need to know
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Great horse-and-rider costumes from the annual Riding Right Halloween Horse Show.
Other Equine Fancy Dress Friday posts include:
Moulin Rouge costume for horse and rider
Little Bo Peep has lost her Sheep
Night mare costume for horse & children
Horse dressed for diving / swimming horse costume
Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf
Horses and Ponies dressed as Unicorns
How to paint your horse's skeleton
Sunflower Horse and Bumble Bee Handler
If Wishes Were Ponies - Franga Designs
Miniature Horses in Fancy Dress
Instructions for making an equine poodle costume here
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2013 sees the changes in ruling with regard to protective headgear in both the USA and Europe:
USEF:
"The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) wishes to remind
all dressage competitors of the rule change to DR120. This change goes
into effect on April 1, 2013 and necessitates the usage of protective
headgear by anyone mounted on the grounds at all USEF dressage
competitions.
DR120 has been amended to require protective headgear as follows:
From
the time horses are officially admitted to the competition grounds by
competition management, anyone mounted on a horse at any time on the
competition grounds including non-competing riders, riders on
non-competing horses, and those competing in all classes and tests,
including Para-Equestrian tests must wear protective headgear as defined
by this rule and otherwise in compliance with GR801.
Any rider violating this rule at any time must immediately be prohibited from further riding until such headgear is properly in place.
Protective
headgear is defined as a riding helmet which meets or exceeds ASTM
(American Society for Testing and Materials)/SEI(Safety Equipment
Institute) standards for equestrian use and carries the SEI tag. The
harness must be secured and properly fitted.
If there
are questions regarding this rule or the use of protective headgear at
USEF dressage competitions please contact Hallye Griffin by email at [email protected] or by phone (859) 225-6918."
The FEI:
“Beginning 1 January 2013, protective headgear will be compulsory at all FEI events and we strongly encourage everyone involved in international equestrian sport to familiarise themselves with the new general and sport-specific rules. The welfare of all our athletes, human and equine, must be protected.”
A special page outlining the protective headgear requirements specific to each of the seven FEI disciplines on the field of play and outside the competition arena has been created on the FEI website and can be accessed here.
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Horse & Hound reports that the British Veterinary Association has proposed that all anthelmintics (wormers) e re-classified as prescription-only due to dangerous levels of resistance to wormers:
“Resistance is a major problem that must be addressed if the livestock industry is to avoid a potentially disastrous situation,” said BVA president Peter Jones. “Anthelmintics should only be prescribed by a veterinary surgeon who has the animals under their care and based on sound clinical diagnosis.”
To read the Horse & Hound article including the British Equestrian Trade Association 's response please click the following link: http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/tradenews/7544/316142.html
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Charlotte Dumas: Anima July 14–October 28 from Corcoran Gallery of Art on Vimeo.
Between 2010 and 2012, Charlotte Dumas photographed the horses who pull caissons in military funerals at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, USA. Anima, her first one-person museum exhibition in the United States, features this series of portraits along with earlier bodies of work that explore the inner lives of animals.
Charlotte Dumas was born in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands, in 1977. She graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam in 2000 and continued her education at the Rijksakademie from 2001 to 02. Her work has been included in many group exhibitions and in solo shows in the Netherlands, Italy, France, and the United States. Dumas has published several books, each dedicated to a single portrait series. Her most recent book, Retrieved (2011), which received widespread acclaim, focuses on the surviving search and rescue dogs that assisted recovery operations following 9/11. Charlotte Dumas lives and works in both Amsterdam and New York City. She is represented by Julie Saul Gallery in New York and by Galerie Paul Andriesse in Amsterdam.
Charlotte Dumas: Anima is organized by the Corcoran Gallery of Art and made possible through the support of the Mondriaan Foundation and Netherlands Cultural Services.
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