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Month: April 2016

Apr 25
Ravensdale Lodge Results Week Ending April 24th 2016

SJI Registered Horse League Thursday 31st March 16 Week 8ocm class: Divided between: S.Richardson’s Red Square 8 (Sarah Richardson), S.S.Mirdad’s Mirdad’s Allamdu Lillah (Nayyara Mirdad), D.Larkin’s Broomfield Queen (Debbie Larkin), S.Richardson’s Zanadoo (Sarah Richardson). 90cm class: Divided between: A.Rafferty’s Rubis Du Bison (Andrew Rafferty), J.McLeigh’s Seaforde Vale (Jenny McLeigh), S.S.Mirdad’s Mirdad’s Jebreel (Nayyara Mirdad). 1m […]

Apr 20
That time…

1. That time you forgot your own hat going to your riding lesson and had to wear the dodgy school skull cap with the riding centre’s initials Tippex’d on the back #nicehatbro 2. That time someone offered you a lift to go to a show when you didn’t have your own transport, and your horse […]

Apr 19
Meet Ali Murray

Ali Murray is 27 years old, desperately trying to balance talking about, thinking about, and buying things for her horse with other necessary activities like working, and trying to answer the age old question of why there is hay in everything she owns. Most of Ali’s equestrian exploits centre around her much-loved and extremely spoiled […]

Apr 18
New grazing muzzle research shows how grass length can affect grazing behaviour

New research highlighting the effectiveness of grazing muzzles as a tool to help with weight management has also shown that longer grass can be more difficult for muzzled ponies to graze, and can cause frustration-related behaviour in some individuals. Grazing muzzles have already been shown to reduce the pasture intake of ponies by around 80% […]

Apr 11
Avoiding collisions in the warm-up arena

For some of us when it comes to competing, remembering the correct show jumping course or dressage test is our main focus and everything else seems to blow away with the wind. Entering the warm up arena can be extremely intimidating for somebody who is not very experienced and it is very easy to get so […]

Apr 08
The Ultimate Grand National Quiz

The Ultimate Grand National Quiz by the team at Myracing.com  

Apr 07
From barn to ballroom…. a horsey woman’s insights into looking drop dead gorgeous… or at least presentable!

Horsey women are quite a thing. Envied by many and feared by some, we are generally durable and pragmatic creatures who excel at spinning many plates. We spend so much time racing the clock whilst covered in mud and with hair full of hay, that sometimes we forget that we are supposed to be less […]

Apr 06
Panto Horse or Real Horse?

Can you tell a pantomime horse from a real horse? Your hay from your neigh? Your hoof from your spoof? Take a couple of minutes and see if you can identify which cleverly disguised horses are real and which are fake… Source: Grand National 2016

Apr 06
Horse & Country TV announces extensive Badminton coverage including all of the cross-country on H&C Play

Great news – Horse & Country TV viewers will be able to watch hours of action from this year’s Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (4th-8th May) on Horse & Country TV. Programming will be available both on the channel and on H&C Play, H&C’s online service, which is also available on smartphone and tablet via […]

Apr 04
Ravensdale Loge results week ending Sunday 3rd April 2016

SJI Registered Horse League Thursday 31st March 16 Week 8ocm class: Divided between: S.Richardson’s Red Square 8 (Sarah Richardson), S.S.Mirdad’s Mirdad’s Allamdu Lillah (Nayyara Mirdad), D.Larkin’s Broomfield Queen (Debbie Larkin), S.Richardson’s Zanadoo (Sarah Richardson). 90cm class: Divided between: A.Rafferty’s Rubis Du Bison (Andrew Rafferty), J.McLeigh’s Seaforde Vale (Jenny McLeigh), S.S.Mirdad’s Mirdad’s Jebreel (Nayyara Mirdad). 1m […]