EVS Equine

03/03/2025

Meet Chico

This cheeky little chap is looking for a sharer a few times a week.

Chico is 12.2hh Welsh gelding who needs a brave, capable jockey to have some fun with and keep him occupied. He is a sweet affectionate sort of chap who loves a pamper and fuss but has got a sassy side so is not suitable as a first pony or for a nervous or beginner rider. Chico is fantastic to hack, loves to jump and would do a tidy test with the right rider so would suit a small teen or adult wanting to have some fun. He is kept on a full livery yard so no yard duties but a financial contribution is required.

Please DM for more info

16/02/2025

Rescheduled Pole Clinic

Great opportunity to work on both yourself and your horse.

Pole work is often used as a build up to jumping however it has its place for all levels of horse and rider and all disciplines.

As a rider pole work can improve our balance and accuracy, build confidence when working towards jumping and help us get the most out of our horses.

For the horse, pole work is used to improve overall way of going. It can encourage more engagement, rhythm, fluency and connection. It can be used as part of regular schooling and fitness work as well as an important part of any rehabilitation plan.

11/02/2025

The time has come for our lovely little Berry to find her new human.

15.2 9yrs TB mare

Berry has been with us now for 3 weeks to restart her ridden career. In this time she has been nothing but a delight to work with, good to handle, clip, farrier (currently barefoot) ties up and stands to be bathed and groomed.

She has 3 lovely fluent paces and moves well enough to show, she is ROR eligible. Berry has hacked out, seeing a variety of traffic including working alongside the train that runs parallel to our arena and has proved entirely unfazed. She is schooling well on the flat showing a wonderful attitude to work and a willingness to learn, has worked over poles both under saddle and on the lunge and has lunged over fences. She will continue her jumping education until she finds her new home.

Berry has been ridden by a variety of riders during her stay and has happily accommodated each of their experience levels, she woujd suit a PC or riding club type hone where she has a varied lifestyle but could turn her hoof to any discipline.

Plenty more pictures and videos available. Please DM for more info on this super girl.

20/01/2025

I offer schooling and sales livery from this wonderful yard. We also offer lessons and area hire. Please message for details

03/12/2024

26/11/2024

Rescheduled pole clinic after unfortunately having to cancel last weekend. Please DM to book.

21/11/2024

When the weather stops play the clippers come out

Sorry Autumns 😂🤦‍♀️

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12/11/2024

Join us at for a pole work clinic.

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19/09/2024

I offer lessons, schooling and sales livery from this lovely yard. Please message for more info

16/09/2024

17/08/2024

I feel like this is a common phrase I use whilst teaching, this post explains perfectly the impact it has not only on us but also the effect it has on the horses way of going

When someone leaves a comments or a like here, I often click on their name to see their riding images on their page. I do this to keep track of what today's typical riding looks like. I see all kinds of riding. Some images and videos show very good balanced riding. What seems to be a common riding flaw that I see recently is with head position. So many riders post pictures of their riding with their eyes looking down. This might seem a minor issue, but it is not.

When your eyes are down, your horse can feel that your balance is forward, more over the forehand. This will put your horse onto their forehand. When your eyes go down, your head that weighs 15 pounds (7 kg) goes down and forward, and usually your shoulders fall forward as well. The fact that your head is up high at the end of an effective lever that is your upper body, multiplies the forward weight that you place over your horse's shoulders.

The negative effects this has on your horse show up in several ways. It makes both upward and downward transitions more difficult for your horse. This is because Horses need to push off or reach under with their hind, and you have shifted their balance off their hind. Lead changes become more difficult for the same reason.

Worst of all for riders, looking down makes it more difficult to develop "feel". I briefly had an argumentative student who insisted on looking down. She would argue with me when I said "eyes up", saying "I like to see what my horse is doing". I'd explain that with eyes up you can feel what your horse is doing and that makes all the difference.

If you look down when riding, just stop doing that. If you have to look down, move your eyeballs, not your head. If you do this, many improvements will follow. You will sit the canter better because your head and neck position will no longer interfere with your hips swinging to the 1-2-3 beat of the canter. "Eyes up". It's simple and fixes a lot of things.