How your partnership with your horse can help you stay optimistic this winter. After a poll on social media this topic came out on top amongst those of my friends, followers and readers who expressed an opinion, which suggests we all need a jolly good cheering up right now. Let's be honest there are not many better ways to cheer ourselves up as time spent with our horses, so … [Read more...]

NHS Key Worker Karen Barnet taking her care to Maisie, her horse, an ongoing story of success. This month I am going to tell the story so far about a horse riding friend and client of mine who is a frontline NHS, District Matron. Her name is Karen Barnett. I met Karen at a talk I was giving on behalf of that wonderful group of people over at The Mid Cheshire Bridleways … [Read more...]

Who will be the next victim of equine crime? This month as a result of more requests than I have ever had before, I am going to write some advice to horse owners and riders about ensuring you do not become the next victim of the current and growing equine crime wave hitting parts of the country. A bit of background on me, Brian Seddon As a retired police officer of thirty … [Read more...]

This month I am taking a look at a subject not often discussed but one a lot of people are clearly very involved with, namely livery yards from the perspective of both the livery yard owner or manager and their livery yard guest, and looking at how to avoid getting into petty disputes or full blown conflict, which is a lot more common than most people realise. Serious problems … [Read more...]

This month I am going to talk about riding standards and if there is a link between fundamentally poor and incorrect riding and horse welfare. A starting point. In setting off with this topic the reader should be aware that I am basing my thoughts on what is now my fifth decade as a working equine professional. I have always made a lot of notes, particularly about the so called … [Read more...]