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Hi everyone! I have been asked to get on board and do some writing for Horsemart and I guess I should start by introducing myself! So I’m Liv, I’m 28 and I run a small yard in footballer’s wives country, Cheshire. Sadly I&rs...

Confused by the new legislation for Horse Passports? Unsure who should hold passports as a yard owner or horse owner? Below we outline the basics of a Horse Passport and answer some of the most commonly asked questions… Since the introduct...

Gone are the days when you could simply turn up at a yard with your horse, pay money and ‘be a livery’. The ever increasing expectations and responsibilities of yard owners means that best practice guidance requires a substantial amount o...

Today's tutorial is Walk Pirouette. I call this my 'Tuning fork and figure of eight' exercise.   Start from a regular collected walk, ride on parallel lines like a railway track. I lineup with my mirrors, one side to the othe...

Where our journey began... I have been in the saddle pretty much all of my life and was once a confident, capable rider. However, a five year break in my early twenties left me tense, full of fear and twitching in my nervous knickers at the mere ...