Inline Equine

01/01/2025

🎉HAPPY NEW YEAR!🎉
2024 was quite a trying year for so many of us with so many friends, two and four legged, facing a lot of uncertainty. I’ve been inspired by the strength, endurance, courage and empathy I have witnessed first hand. I am entering this new year with a renewed appreciation for all the opportunities in front of me and I know this year is going to be exciting, a little challenging but also my best year yet. Wishing you all an amazing journey. Welcome 2025!

09/12/2024

So many of you would have heard me pipe on about girths already.
Bigger is not better and bigger price tag is no indication of fit!
The more anatomical the shape, the more accurate the fit must be

22/11/2024

Wow is it wet, and on top of that I’ve been sick.
I’ve now had to reschedule a whole week of work and I’m already full till mid January. I’m desperately trying to find more hours in each day and I really appreciate your patience whilst I reschedule.
Thanks everyone and keep your socks dry!

21/11/2024

I feel like I’m always banging on about natural fibres. I’m glad I’m not the only one

10/10/2024

Now this sparks an interesting conversation but it’s a question I get asked frequently.

🗣️ Talking Point..

🐴 Tree'd vs Treeless Saddles: The Pressure's On! 🔬

Our recent pressure mat research reveals surprising insights:
❓Do Tree'd saddles distribute pressure better?
❓Do Treeless saddles allow more natural movement?

Is it that simple?!
There's a lot more to consider, including:
🏇 Rider weight
🏇 Riding duration
🏇 Discipline

Curious? We've got all the details in our latest article.

🔗 Read the full breakdown here >>> https://kont.ly/9d3254bc

👇Then tell us in the comments: What do YOU think is best for your horse?

29/09/2024

Naomi is almost 100% full until the end of the year so will be saving the remaining slots for her regular clients.

Please be patient if you send a request as she is on the road most days from 7am - 7pm treating horses which doesn't allow a lot of time to check messages/calls etc.

26/09/2024

Some interesting research into nosebands. I’m hoping this will be extended to cover the grackle and also brand specific anatomical bridles.

**𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗡 𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗩𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗝𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗟**

𝗡𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲’𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘁

MacKechnie-Guire, R*, Williams, J.M., Nixon, J., Fisher, M., Fisher, D., Walker, V., Murray, R., Clayton, H.M

𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 (read without a subscription):
https://beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/evj.14420

For the past four years, we have investigated the pressures beneath different nosebands when adjusted from 2.0 to 0.0 finger tightness (0.0 finger adjustment so that the noseband was touching but not compressing the skin).

Poor noseband adjustment could create high pressures that may risk pain or tissue damage. This study is a step forward in providing quantitative data relating to pressures associated with noseband type and fit when adjusted to various tightness’s.

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀:

🐴No significant difference between noseband pressures when the noseband was adjusted from 2.0 to 1.5 finger tightness.

🐴Noseband pressures were highest on the mandible vs. the lateral aspect of the nasal bones.

🐴No differences were found in noseband pressures between the cavesson, flash or Swedish (crank) noseband types at 2.0 to 0.5 finger tightness.

🐴The Drop noseband had the lowest absolute nasal pressures (mandible pressures not measured) and significantly lower values than the other nosebands. We need to be mindful of the position of the traditional drop. More work needed.

🐴Noseband pressures were lower when ridden in trot, compared with when chewing a treat.

🐴Noseband pressures were cyclical (rise and fall) and not continuous – changing during the stride and the chewing cycle of the horse.

As always, this is a team effort. Thank you to our research assistants, riders, owners and horses.. Thank you to our funders, World Horse Welfare, British Equestrian, Canadian Sport Horse Association, The Worshipful Company of Saddlers and Hartpury University.

NB image taken from pilot testing and was not included in the main study. All noseband types are described in detail in the manuscript.

18/09/2024

Anyone saddle shopping please come down to Samford Equestrian Group on Sunday morning. Better still, bring your horse and have a test ride!

🎉 Join Us for SEG's Tack Sale! 🎉

📅 Date: Sunday, 22nd September 2024
🕒 Time: 9AM - 12PM
📍 Location: 39 Showgrounds Drive, Highvale, QLD 4520

Get ready for an exciting day at Samford Equestrian Group! We have Naomi Mumford, a Master Saddle Fitter and expert in Equine Body Work, joining us for mini saddle fittings. Book your mini saddle fitting appointments with Naomi via nominate.

Plus, meet Kath of Mini All Stars Horsemanship and her adorable mini pony! 🐴 Kath will be available to answer all your questions about desensitization and trick training. Don’t miss the chance for a photo opportunity with her mini pony – perfect for the kids!

Saddles Available: A wide range of dressage, jumping, and all-purpose saddles, including brands like Ideal Impala, Prestige, Bates, and more.

This is a family-friendly event, so bring everyone along for a great morning! 🌟
OVER 20 STALLS CONFIRMED!

For more information email [email protected].

See you there!

05/09/2024

DATE CHANGE TO SUNDAY, 22ND SEPTEMBER

Back by popular demand! Start gathering your surplus gear or start saving your dollars to pick up a bargain.

Book now on Nominate:

· Stall $10 (non-members welcome $15)
· Second hand saddle/s for saddle marquee ($10)
· Saddle (mini) fitting appointment

The second hand saddle marquee will return with Naomi Mumford of Inline Equine available for advice and mini saddle fitting appointments. Entries due Sunday, 15 Sep 24 for sellers interested in showcasing their saddle/s in the saddle marquee. This will allow time for advertising and booking saddle fittings.

Event to be held at Samford Equestrian Group, Samford Show Grounds
39 Showgrounds Drive, Highvale

Further information available on Nominate.

25/08/2024

Mineral Monday - Copper and Zinc (two of the most common mineral deficiencies seen for our steeds).

I recently mentioned one of the easier visual signs of a Copper deficiency is the red tinge in the coat (for our bay/brown/black horses) or bleaching. We often see this blamed on sun exposure - so on go more rugs. But the fact is, it comes down to the horse's melanin levels. Melanin is the pigment responsible for a horse's coat colour - of which copper and zinc are essential for the production of!

I'd love to tell you Wandilla Mineral Mix is your magic fix for everything 🤪 But what it can do, is help you address nutritional deficiencies, providing nutrients so that the body's biochemistry can perform at its optimum. Every horse is individual, with its own nutritional needs - especially for endocrine dysfunction, high performance, breeding, lactation and growth. We are here to help!

22/08/2024

How often do you stretch?
Find opportunities in your environment to encourage movement
My boys doing their stretches this morning.

21/08/2024

Such a great explanation of adjusting saddle widths.

20/07/2024

I could not have said this better and it’s something I’m working on with my own barrel horse.
Thanks Poppy Webber - Qualified Saddle Fitter!

Your saddle is not a miracle worker. If your horse is a barrel, and there is a bit of wonkiness somewhere (you or the horse) and your saddle slips to the side… your saddle isn’t necessarily to blame. Instead, get it checked and if it’s ok, work on making the horse less of a barrel shape… and straightening them (and yourself!) up so there is less unevenness.

If your horse has big wide ribs and an itty bitty shoulder… or a girth groove that’s inches in front of the girth line… maybe your saddle slips forward. That’s physics. Your girth will always pull into the narrowest place. Sometimes changing your girth or the girthing on the saddle can help.

If your horse has massive shoulders, and hoiks them up into the air when they jump… those massive shoulders can push the saddle back. That’s physics. Again sometimes girths and girthing can help. But saddles can’t defy the laws of physics.

If you or your horse is uneven then yes we can pad/flock/shim saddles to help. But… working on evening them up is much more beneficial.

Sometimes, in an attempt to hold a saddle still, to fight against the laws of physics (and often to keep the rider happy), we can end up clamping a saddle too much. Personally I would rather see a saddle shunt forward/to the side/backwards a little bit if the alternative is to clamp it too much the other way.
What do you think?

15/07/2024

Kylie has put so much research in to Wandilla mineral mixes to suit our SEQ environment.

22/01/2024

Progress not perfection.
On this stinking hot Brisbane day I was grateful that I have a leave pass, but I also just got cleared to return to work in a few weeks.
I did a round of scheduling last week and will do more tomorrow. Please check your junk emails if you’re waiting to hear from me.
Keep cool and see you soon!

13/12/2023

Christmas closure!
For me 2023 has come to an end. I will be unavailable now until New Year but do have time in January for leather work. I am scheduling on site work for February and will contact waiting clients via email.
To my wonderful clients who make my business such a success, thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤️
I’m looking forward to seeing you all in 2024

12/12/2023