Shipham Riding

15/01/2024

Flashback to 2018 and a snowy January ride.
Horses L to R are:- Troy, Balloo, Nico, Seb, Sparky, Oreo and Lewis.

25/08/2023

When riding onto a circle, imagine you are on a ramp in a parking garage heading up to the next level. You ride your horse UP and around the circle. Never pull the inside rein down and in, because you will be taking the horse’s inside shoulder down and in with you. Especially on smaller circles (like 8 or 10 m) I picture a ramp taking me up and around with an outside retaining wall, so my horse can’t bulge through the outside shoulder. Thanks Susan DiFelice Design for this gorgeous illustration!!
🌀 🐎 ↗️ 🚗

15/06/2023

😂😂

08/09/2022

Absolutely 😂

11/08/2022

🥇 SHE HAS DONE IT!

Presenting your double FEI Dressage gold medallists and WORLD CHAMPIONS, Charlotte Fry and Van Olst Horses Glamourdale!

Lottie joins an elite group of riders to have done the double at the World Championships, and at just 26 years old too. From pony teams, to U25 medals, World Young Horse Championships glory, Tokyo 2020 and now this...and we can't help but feel this is just the start of the journey 🌟

02/04/2022

Our latest arrivals! Both 3 years old, jumping bred. Blue and Rambo.

11/03/2022

Weʼre raising money to Help fund the transport of Haylage & Bedding to the horses of Ukraine.. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

14/02/2022

27/01/2022

Stage 1 of new arena surface. 80 tons of lovely Cheshire sand laid, levelled and watered. Now comes the hard work🤣. Top surface fibre to be laid.

01/07/2021

COOLING HOT HORSES - THE STATE OF THE ART

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Since Atlanta 1996 we have known that using continuous application of cold water without scraping is the most effective way to cool down horses that are moderately to severely hyperthermic (re**al temperature in excess of ~40°C/104°F), especially in hot or hot/humid conditions.

The sources for this evidence are:

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLISHED PAPERS
1) Williamson, L.S., White, S., Maykuth, P., Andrews, F., Sommerdahl, C. and Green, E. Comparison between two post exercise cooling methods. Equine Vet J., 27(S18), 337-340.
https://beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.2042-3306.1995.tb04948.x

2) Marlin, D. J., Scott, C. M., Roberts, C. A., Casas, I., Holah, G., & Schroter, R. C. (1998). Post exercise changes in compartmental body temperature accompanying intermittent cold water cooling in the hyperthermic horse. Equine veterinary journal, 30(1), 28–34.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9458396/

3) Kohn, C.W., Hinchcliff, K.W. and McKeever, K.H. (1999) Evaluation of washing with cold water to facilitate heat dissipation in horses exercised in hot, humid conditions. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 01 Mar 1999, 60(3):299-305. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10188810/

4) Takahashi, Y., Ohmura, H., Mukai, K., Shiose, T., & Takahashi, T. (2020). A Comparison of Five Cooling Methods in Hot and Humid Environments in Thoroughbred Horses. Journal of equine veterinary science, 91, 103130.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32684268/

5) Kang, H., Zsoldos, R.R., Skinner, J.E., Gaughan, J.B. and Guitart, A.S. (2021) Comparison of post-exercise cooling methods in horses. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 100 (2021) 103485
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2021.103485

DATA COLLECTED & ANALYSED AT
a) Atlanta 1995 Olympic Test Event
b) Atlanta 1996 Olympics
c) Athens 2003 Olympic Test Event
d) Athens 2004 Olympics
e) Beijing 2007 Olympic Test Event
f) Beijing 2008 Olympics
g) Tryon 2018 World Equestrian Games
h) Tokyo 2019 Olympic Test Event

Cooling hot horses with cold water DOES NOT
1) cause muscle damage
2) cause laminitis
3) induce shock
4) give horses heart attacks
5) prevent them from cooling by constriction of skin blood flow

Water left on horses DOES NOT
1) insulate and prevent heat loss
2) cause them to overheat

It is NOT MORE EFFECTIVE TO
1) start at the feet and work up
2) scrape water off whilst cooling (it causes them to warm up)
3) focus on large blood vessels
4) cover the horse with wet towels

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29/05/2021

Brilliant first horse trials of the year at Pontispool Horse Trials today. 3rd in the BE80 for Sergio, and 6th in the BE90 for Lewis 😁. Two double clears each and sunshine 🌞 . What could be better.

28/04/2021

First find your ponies 😂

14/04/2021

Seb says Happy Spring to all his friends

21/03/2021

The easy way to clip your horse 😀
Will try this with Pezzo,

18/03/2021

This is Balloo’s home. See him in the photo

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