Great offers at the moment on breeches and Jodhpurs from Bridleway. The checked jodphurs are a real bargain for all horse riders. A great colour that will be practical and smart. Jodhpurs come in all colours and if you are just a happy hacker or a competition rider www.4dobbin.com has a variety to choose from.
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Fly rugs or sometimes called Fly sheets are a must if you horse suffers from fly strike. Flies are more of a pest particularly in fields that have alot of trees or water where your horse is grazing. Fly rugs are made from a fine material which protects your horse from the flies landing on them. They often have a face mask as well. Horses that suffer from sweetitch will be protected from the midge that causes sweetitch by wearing a rug while out at grass. Horseware, Weatherbeets, Bridleway all have versions of the fly sheets each having a different variation of the rug.
Every horse owner needs a fly spray for their horse. It will keep your horse more comfortable in the field. Fly sprays are available in various sizes and other fly gels and creams also work well. Naf off Fly spray, comes in a 750ml spray bottle. Net tex have a spray and cream offering an all day repellent for your horse.
It is the best time to use egg counts in judging how much worm burden your horse has. March to September is the best period to do these counts. Westgate Laboratories Egg count Kit give you a good service. Take a fresh sample of your horses dung and send it immediately to the laboratories for testing. I would suggest not sending the sample just before a weekend as it if is stuck in the post the count might not be as accurate with a delay. You will get a reply by email if you choose this method. 80% of worms are found in 20% of the population of horses, so if you are testing a yard it is vital to do all the animals and treat according to the individual horses results .www.4dobbin.com
All equine college students must now wear protective footwear when handling horses. There is a wide variety on 4dobbin.com, ranging from protective jodhpur boots from Mountain Horse to North West Territory Safety trainers. These would be ideal wear for a students on their equestrian courses.
Now on offer super value Bridles from Bridleway and a great many other items. Just click on Bridleway on the Brand and you can see all those on offer showing up in Red print. These bridles are extremely good value. Your horse will appreciate a new bridle, and at this price its worth having two.
This is Instant Magic in a syringe to help your horse stay calm and focused at a competition. Fast acting for occasions when your horse becomes anxious. It is available in a pack of three 30ml syringes. Horses can be anxious when travelling or being clipped or shod, these syringes really do what they say.
We have just been checking to find out if hose pipe bans will effect horse owners. You can use the hosepipe for washing horses down, filling up troughs and buckets and cleaning out your stable but try and save water if you can. A water container can be very useful for carrying water when out in your horsebox or to a field.
It is just the time of year when the grass is coming through and is full of protein. Horses and ponies that are prone to laminitis need watching carefully to make sure they have their intake monitored. Grazing muzzle and limited grazing will be of help. Top Spec Anti-Lam provides highly effective nutritional support for horses and ponies prone to, being treated for, or recovering from laminitis. Laminitis explained is a very useful book which covers the subject well published by Kenilworth Press.
Laminitis is a painful condition of horses’ feet. The actual word laminitis means ‘inflammation (itis) of the sensitive laminae (lamin)’. These laminae are the membranes that hold the bone of the foot (pedal bone) in place inside the foot. So in Laminitis when they get inflamed it is as if your horse has to stand on a very badly bruised fingernail.
Feed balancers ensure that your horse is getting a balanced source of vitamins and minerals especially when he spends more time at grass and you have reduced his hard feed. We can offer you a selection of feed balancers either in a powder or granular form or in a fibre feed. NAF pink powder, Spillers, Equine America, Dengie, Dodson & Horrell, Top spec are all available online for delivery.
