Gavin Connell Equine Services

10/10/2024

When they clip out and shine and look this good in their skin externally, you know what your putting in is the best GAIN Equine Nutrition!

16/09/2024

Here's our suggestion for today: Cavaletti work!

The turquoise dotted line indicates the path for right lead canter, while the blue line is for left lead canter. Use poles for the circles on the left side of the image and cavaletti for the setup on the right side.

Have fun! 😃

www.sonovettherapy.com.au

10/09/2024

Raced, trained and pre trained 💕💕 - Most things I’ve accomplished have been sat astride a Thoroughbred ex race horse .. 🏇🏻💨💨

A few pics of my guys over the years ..

09/08/2024

⚠️ Hard ground warning ⚠️

At the start of the summer we didn’t think we’d be saying this this year, but with all the recent dry weather the ground is really starting to harden up! ☀️

🐎 Exercising your horse on hard ground can cause concussion-related lameness issues. When the horse’s hoof meets the ground, it’s subjected to a great deal of concussive force. When the ground is softer, it absorbs some of the impact and provides cushioning to the foot - but the harder the ground, the less force is absorbed and the more stress on the horse.

It’s not only ridden horses who are at risk of concussive injuries from hard ground - any retired oldies who like to show you they’ve still got it by galloping round their paddock can also do themselves some damage! If this sounds like your horse, consider bringing them in a little earlier than usual.

Shod horses are also at greater risk from hard ground than unshod horses, as unshod horses actually absorb some of the concussive forces through their frogs.

We’ll be sharing some of the conditions hard ground can cause in our next post.

With the farmers starting to cut their fields down to stubble and the eventing season finally in full swing, we know it can be really tempting to both you and your horses to go for a good blast, but make sure you take the surface into account before you do 🙏🐎

📸 Pictured are clients Hannah and Percy galloping their way to 5th place in the 90 at Solihull Riding Club. The ground had been well prepared with good grass cover to help provide some cushioning!

29/07/2024