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You Can't Save Them All
Being the young (and broke) professional I am, I take any new opportunity to work with horses. If the ranch/barn/farm is within a 40 minute drive, I'm in. This attitude has worked well to help fill my wallet (until the next vet bill or feed order or board payment is due anyway), but has put me in some pretty strange situations that have led to the occasional moral crisis. The truth of the matter is that most people don't hire me for my opinion, but simply to do the work they don't feel like putting in themselves. Normally, this situation works out fine for me as most horse owners I've encountered have treated their horses fairly as well as myself. However, there have been two recent situations where I was caught between the owner's expectation and the welfare of the horse. Now, here's the big question: what do you do? Walk away? Hold out and hope to make a difference? I can tell you which one is the easier option, but is it the best?
By Treble Ranch6 years ago in Petlife
Izzie & Lyrie
This is the first in a series of interviews with riders and their horses. We first met Izzie in May 2018 at the yard where we have our three horses on livery and have watched her work with Lyrie over the last 12 months. During that time we have seen their relationship grow. We have seen waved her off to competitions and seen her come back. Most times these excursions have been successful. On the few that haven't been so successful, Izzie still manages to find something positive from the experience and keeps smiling through it all.
By Alan Russell7 years ago in Petlife
Endurance Riding–Allaskar’s Scout. Top Story - May 2019.
My name is Emily, and I am an endurance rider. I have been hooked on this sport since my first ride when I was 11 years old (almost 18 years ago). And I’ve been involved in the sport for far longer. My grandmother was the one who started the obsession, quickly followed by my mother, which makes me a third generation to be enjoying endurance riding in our family.
By Emily Notting-Hill7 years ago in Petlife
Benney, Bryn, and Rainbow
Arrival and Settling In There is always a moment of slight trepidation when you drop the ramp at the back of the lorry to see how your horse travelled. Are they a frothing wild-eyed beast about to burst through the partitions? Are they still standing? Are they still in one piece?
By Alan Russell7 years ago in Petlife
The British Flat Season Really Kicks Off at Newmarket This Weekend
Barely four weeks since the spectacle of the Grand National at Aintree on 6th April, which marks the culmination of the jumping season, the flat season takes off with undue haste this coming weekend with the blue-ribbon double bill at Newmarket; Guineas weekend.
By Alan Russell7 years ago in Petlife
