7 days of Horsemanship Magic, Margaret River, W.A Open to everyone, from all disciplines. 23rd-25th August ‘ Ground Skills, online and at Liberty 26th August “Saddle fitting & Equine Biomechanics Presentation/Demonstration, BALANCE saddles – $45 (free for those doing the 6 days of courses with their horses) 8:30-11:00 demo/ presentation, followed by private saddle fitting sessions/lessons $99 27th-29th August [...]
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A Plea For Rodeo Horses being Mistreated I am asking animal lovers everywhere to please spare ten minutes to send an email or write to Mayor Ron Clarke MBE to urge him to please discontinue Gold Coast Council Australia Day Rodeo in 2012 on the grounds of cruelty to horses. Here is a photo I took [...]
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Tragic accidents are not new to jumps racing, but seven unfortunate spectators at the Warrnambool Grand Annual Steeple on May 5th discovered, people are not safe either. Jumps racing has no place in a society that calls itself civilised. This distressing incident again highlights the dangers that jumps racing poses to horses, jockeys and even [...]
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Horse Watch – What it is to Be Equine by Marthe Kiley-Worthington This would have to be the best book on Equine Ethology I’ve ever read. And that is simply because the author constantly references her own herd of arabian horses that she has studied extensively over a 20 year period. The scientific discussion and [...]
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The Plight of Ponies By Vanessa. At an agricultural field day, I came across a small metal pen housing cute young miniature ponies. Three of them were in a tiny pen and as I got closer I saw they were all for sale. They were grumpy and bored and occasionally one would be aggressive to [...]
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Enslaved by Glenn Wilson © WARNING! Some people reading this article may think I’m taking an unfair swipe at various aspects of the horse world and those people who are involved with horses in one way or another. My only intention in writing this piece was to have a good, hard look at “what is” [...]
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