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
Before clipping, the horse needs to have a clean coat. Ideally you would give them a bath but if it is too cold then thorough grooming is essential. ShowSheen® Miracle Groom is invaluable for a quick tidy up or a thorough grooming during the colder months! Clipping a dirty coat results in blunt blades … Read more
We all know that this year has been very different for the showing world and sadly HOYS had to be cancelled for the first time since the event was establishment in 1949. Everyone is missing HOYS and that “end of term” feeling, including “Team Ross”. As we can’t be there, we thought we would take … Read more
After the strangest of summers, it has been good to get back out to a couple of shows and catch up with friends that we haven’t seen for such a long time! An excited “Team Ross” set off to Loraine Homer’s show at Dallas Burston on the 5th August. It was great to get … Read more
Absorbine Ambassadors, Emma & Kevin McNab moved to the UK from Australia in 2011 with the sole purpose of competing in UK and European events. Since then they have developed a team of horses and made an impact on the eventing scene with four horses qualifying for the Olympics in 2020. They now have their … Read more
Finally, I can say that showing has started up again, albeit in a very different way and under careful scrutiny. We have been to a couple of shows now, with only 5 allowed in the ring, a separate way in and out, no ride judge and of course all the social distancing measures we have … Read more
Who could have imagined at the start of this year that we would be finding ourselves in this quite bizarre situation and that our industry would be at a near standstill in June? I thank my lucky stars that my family, friends, and colleagues are safe, and I am in awe of the front-line staff … Read more
These are strange times for us all and, instead of being out at qualifiers, equestrian competitors find themselves with the challenge of keeping their horses ticking over at home during lock down. We asked 3 experts how all of us can best use this extra time, in particular, focusing on groundwork training. Emma McNab … Read more
Covid19 has affected all our lives, in some ways yard life has changed considerably and in others not so much. I am lucky enough to have grooms who live onsite and with their help we are keeping things running on a “winter” regime. Some of the established horses have been turned away for a proper … Read more
We all look forward to summer and seeing our horses grazing in the warm sunshine, but no sooner does the weather improve than the flies come out! Added to that we have lovely hot days and then it pours with rain! Summer showers followed by warm sunshine provide the ideal conditions for flies to proliferate, … Read more
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