Horse management

An interesting guide to assessing equine soft tissue problems, particularly in the back area

Bitting guru Anita Marchesani starts a new series about some very common myths and misunderstandings around horse bits and asks you to tell her what myths you would like busted?

A new horse arriving from overseas is always an exciting prospect - we asked Karen Tinney to explain some of the areas they paid close attention to in bringing their new horses home to Sydney from Germany

Another of our ‘can't do without’ items – Naomi Leahy named a towel as hers, simply for it’s multi-purpose abilities

Owning an event horse can be a rewarding involvement in the sport but it can also be costly and sometimes fraught with difficulties. We take a look at syndication as a popular way of sharing the costs, and the joy, of being an eventing horse owner

Bitting guru Anita Marchesani explains the difference between a loose ring and an eggbutt snaffle, and the benefits of both for horse and rider

Wait and see won’t work for a horse's corneal eye problems explains Dr Dennis Brooks

‘Headshaking’ is one of the most distressing, frustrating syndromes from which horses can suffer – and often leaves vets, owners and riders shaking their heads!