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Winter is definitely here.  In the UK endurance is seasonal, confined to the spring, summer and early autumn.  Few of us are lucky enough to have horses to ride on the other side of the World so it is now a time to rest, review, plan and prepare.  Watergate Endurance is no exception. The resting par...

Meet Freddy Breeze, our Horse Of The Week. Freddy is now 18-years-old and is a much loved and exceptionally kind hearted horse, according to his owner Caroline Horsley. Caroline explains: “Freddy has a large fan club, who all love riding him, hacking him out, and competing him at shows. He is an exc...

This is Rupert, our new Horse Of The Week. He is a 7-year-old, Shire cross, standing at 15.2hh. Lynda Tarpey has owned Rupert for 18 months and together the combination do lots of hacking out. They also school on the flat, and are working towards their first dressage test. Rupert has won several 1^st...

Our fantastic 12 days of Christmas is back !

  Starting today, Tuesday 1st December through until Saturday 12th December we are giving away a FREE gift with every online order of £40 or more!  Gifts range from 5kg  Clitheroes Garlic (worth £33.99), Steady Up Advance calmative (worth £39.99) 1.35...

Meet Princess Aurora, a seven-year-old Haflinger who is used for Endurance, Hunting, and local fun shows. Standing at 14hh, Aurora has been owned by Nicole for four and a half years. Nicole explains: “We recently won at the Pony Club Championships winning the Senior Intermediate Endurance, where we ...

This is Charlie, who came to owner Verity Arbuthnot at four months old as a cruelty case. Verity explains: “Charlie was in very poor condition, and his scurfy skin and coat reflected this. I started feeding Feedmark’s EquiDermis Plus when he was one-year-old, and have continued with it ever since.” ...

Our Horse Of The Week is now Moth, a 16.3hh, 12-year-old Irish Sports Horse owned by Suzanne Oliver. Moth has been owned by Suzanne for four years, and together they mostly do schooling and hacking currently. Suzanne told us: “our future plans are to hunt and school over the winter, ready for next s...

Wow – what a fantastic season. Of course our highlight was winning both Individual and Team Gold at the FEI Young Rider Europeans in Strzegom, Poland. Having won Individual Bronze a couple of years ago on Pioneer Silvie my experience of a championships was very positive. Although Livingstone II was ...

Meet Bella, a 14hh Cob. For 22 out of her 29 years, she has been owned by Joanne Baldwin. Joanne explains: “I got Bella as a seven-year-old when I was 14. She was originally a Rag-and-Bone pony, and was tethered up. My parents were not convinced about buying a horse but my riding instructor said, if...

Winter is a time to keep a close watch on our horse’s respiratory health as changes to their management can cause problems.  Winter requires many horses and ponies to spend more time in the stable or field shelter however research has shown that this stable environment contains greater air contami...

A: Filled legs are a common problem when your horse is stabled for longer than normal periods of time. This is often due to a collection of fluid, which would ordinarily be pumped around the horse’s body when the horse moves. When the horse’s movement is restricted, such as when confined to their st...

Q:           My horse is prone to colic, and often gets attacks over the winter- how can I help him if he has to be confined? A:            Horses that are on box rest due to injury or weather are more prone to digestive issues, commonly impaction colic. To help to reduce the risk of this, increase ...