Horse management

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!

In our first article we looked at the most common and most common and troublesome parasites in horses. In this article we look at signs of parasitism, fecal egg counts and designing a deworming programme for your horse

In this FEI TV video Amanda Hood, equine physiotherapist, talks about the value of massage as a part of preventative treatment for equine athletes and what benefits regular massage can have for your horse