Multiple championship winning show horse producer and Absorbine brand ambassador, Jo Bates is no stranger to producing horses to top level. From her relatively small yard near Banbury, Jo has produced show horses to take Horse of the Year Show and Royal International Horse Show titles as well as several successful dressage horses. In … Read more
Planning, organisation and team work… “Having just completed 5 shows in 8 days I am glad to be back at home for a breather before setting off again. I am lucky to have a hard-working team who are always cheery no matter how hectic things get and such understanding owners who support us come rain … Read more
International event riders Emma and Kevin McNab share their event preparation tips – Part II What are your schooling tips to get a horse fit for an event? The fitness of a horse depends on the level it is competing at. All horses need a good basic level of fitness and we build this up over 8-12 weeks by including … Read more
“Team Ross has been a hive of activity in recent weeks, and I feel we have gone from one extreme to the other. The slower pace of life is behind us with 3 shows under our belts in as many weeks and another next week. We are delighted to be back out again, but I … Read more
Why is it important for your horses to look good? It is important to have your horses turned out to the highest standard and we take pride in them looking beautiful. In the dressage phase it is about how you and your horse perform but it is an advantage to have an immaculately turned-out horse. … Read more
“We are full steam ahead at Team Ross, with fingers crossed, to go to our first competition in just 3 weeks’ time. To say we are excited is an understatement, but we are checking and double checking that we have everything ready to go. Last year we took the opportunity during the down time to … Read more
I am often asked by people who are doing well in ridden show classes how they can make the transition into riding side saddle. Side saddle is very popular now but you have to know what you are doing and it’s not something you can teach yourself. My advice is don’t assume that just because you … Read more
Here we are in 2021 and boy am glad last year is behind us – I wish you all a Happy and Healthy New Year. Under normal circumstances the open horses, such as Twinshock Warrior (Supreme HOYS 2019) and Casino III (Riding Horse Champion HOYS 2019) would have been turned away at the end of … Read more
Once again Absorbine are delighted to be associated with the Horse & Hound Awards and sponsor the 2020 Groom of the Year Award. Huge congratulations Amelia Jay Sanderson winner of the award this year. Amelia is a freelance groom, who set up her own business, Prestige Equine in 2018, aged just 22. Well done to … Read more
As October passes by I was thinking last Sunday Team Ross should have been at HOYS and instead there I was on my quad bike grading the sand school – what a difference from 2019! Last year the team were up at 2am preparing and competing 3 riding horses (Casino, Hello Dolly and CSF Cummer … Read more
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