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
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
This is a great time of year to accommodate the needs of sponsors especially with our horses coming in scruffy after winter. They all need a tidy up so it’s an ideal opportunity for photo shoots. Without sponsors in the equestrian world we would all be in a lot of trouble, so it is nice … Read more
Multiple HOYS champion, producer of top show and dressage horses and ambassador for Absorbine®, Jo Bates gives us an insight into re-training an ex-racing horse for the show ring. Jo rode the stunning Grandeur to be crowned HOYS SEIB Racehorse to Riding Horse Champion in 2019. Grandeur won an impressive 10 times on the flat … Read more
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