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Horses
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Arabians plan spectacular return
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
The hoopla of the Rugby World Cup is almost over but locals have another sporting highlight to look forward to – one in which they can be active participants.
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Handling horses with ease
Friday, 27 May 2011
Cheryl Holland was brought up with horses and ponies “way up North” and one of her earliest memories is of riding a small pony around a homemade, cross country course in the back garden.
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Physio helps horses move faster
Friday, 04 March 2011
Catching up with Clare McGowan is no easy task. Training standardbreds with husband Dave in the mornings and administering physiotherapy to both trotters and gallopers in the afternoons keeps Clare racing in every sense of the word.
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Finding the potential in horses
Friday, 17 September 2010
Working with horses can be as frustrating as rewarding. In the case of the Auckland Horse Haven it is also a labour of love.
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Youth team cut out for success
Friday, 17 September 2010
In July five people, 18 and under, went to Oklahoma to participate at the 2010 American Quarter Horse Youth World Cup championships.
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Quartering for pleasure
Thursday, 18 March 2010
At its simplest the quarter horse is a breed of horse that excelled over a racing distance of a quarter mile – 440 yards or around 400 metres.
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The horse listener
Thursday, 18 March 2010
Listening is the beginning of Natural Horsemanship, according to Nadine Roth, who aims to make these methods of training, riding and generally communicating with horses, more accessible through one-on-one tuition and one day workshops.
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A cut above the rest
Thursday, 18 March 2010
“Horses are born cheats,” New Zealand Cutting horse Association President, Graeme McInnes, claimed.
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Development of miniatures
Friday, 16 October 2009
Miniature horses, or ponies go back a long way. There are records from around 1650 of ‘tiny horses’ among the exotic creatures in Louis X1V’s zoo, and the Hapsburg monarchy bred them in the 17th century, possibly for their children or as pets.
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Smile makers and heart stealers
Friday, 16 October 2009
Miniature horses come in all different colours, shapes and sizes, but you can’t ride them, so why do people keep them and why are they so popular?
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Minis' teeth are crucial
Friday, 16 October 2009
It is important to consider the dental care of a miniature horse as part of their overall wellbeing regardless of whether you keep them as a companion or a competitive animal.
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Preparing for new foals
Friday, 18 September 2009
The mare is seasonally polyoestrus meaning that she responds to increasing daylength and is fertile during the spring and summer months.
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Riders' Love of riding
Friday, 18 September 2009
Christeen Maunsell-Wade, lives and breathes horses. Born and brought up in the Albany area she was from a very ‘horsey’ family.
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At a galloping gait, boyo!
Friday, 18 September 2009
If anyone thought the Welsh pony was just another pony then consider what Henry VIII said about them – “vermin, and nags of small stature.” He proceeded to pass a law for their annihilation.
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Terrific teeth for horses
Friday, 18 September 2009
Equine Oral health has been a largely misunderstood or even ignored issue in the larger scheme of horse care.
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