So much goes into getting prepared for shows, but it seems like most people are just expected to know how to prepare. We’ve got some (hopefully) handy tricks and video demonstrations to help make show day a breeze! Give yourself plenty...

For a long time, the horse world has been more concerned by underweight horses than overweight – that picture of the obese horse just doesn’t tug on the heart strings the way the ‘poor, skinny soul’ does. Despite this, the fac...

5 stars, a ‘should read’ for all equestrians! I’ve finally read this cover to cover rather than dipping in and out, and boy I wish I hadn’t waited so long, although it was worth the wait! I feel I’ve got to know Denn...

Yes, we know, obesity in horses and the health problems it can lead to have been talked about extensively in the horse community. Yet it is still a major problem, with many cases of connected ailments being reported every year. So why is it still an ...

You’ve sent your horse or pony away to be backed, and today they’re home. Now what? If you’ve had your horse or pony backed at Little Hesteyri, we will have had them for about a month, and aimed to have them walking, trotting an...

Thank god we’re finally out of the winter, and happily enjoying some sunshine. It has been a horrible time for the world, but people have been pulling together in a beautiful way. The horse world has been devastated to face losing a large amoun...

Most of us know that we should have an extensive first aid kit on the yard at all times, but there is a huge difference between having an idea of what is actually useful for many occasions, and staring at the First Aid section in your tack store, wit...

As we all know, this winter was a little bit on the brutal side! We had a quiet winter in terms of client horses as we have plenty of our own to look after. We thought we’d give you a quick run through of what we got up to! We still had Jaz...

We at Hesteyri Horses have been exploring wehorse.com, a website which allows access to many videos from top trainers around the world. Consider it YouTube for horse riders, a rider can get lost in hours of footage for a small subscription. The site ...

Lockdown isn’t easy for anyone. It is particularly hard to do when you are isolating on your own or when you are confined without a garden; fresh air; or nature. It’s also pretty tough for us equestrians. We go from living very active...

This product was kindly provided to us by our sponsors Farm & Stable Supplies and we absolutely swear by it. The product is based on curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, and we have had varying success in using turmeric so we were exc...

Jazz is a dressage bred warmblood who came to us to be restarted, having been backed the year before and been turned away afterwards. His owners thought he could do with our approach and the natural way we keep the horses, as well as our sympathetic ...

The end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020 has been a bit of a whirlwind for us! Last year was pretty crazy too! We treated and trained more horses than we ever have before, 55 horses have graced us with their presence! This means that we have wor...

We are midway through January and you may be thinking something along the lines of: ‘I’ve already set my goals for this year’. Most people are quite good at setting themselves resolutions at the beginning of the year, but the questi...

One cannot fail to be impressed by Piggy French as she talks kindly about the success of her peers in her introduction, which is of course meant to be about herself. Piggy has had some outstanding achievements this year, the highlight of course being...

Well October certainly kicked off Winter for us! I mean we were sick of mud beforehand and then we got MORE rain?! We really began to question our life choices when we could hardly see our horses’ ears through the driving rain. I’m su...

The Weatherbeeta ComFiTec Essential Combo Heavy is a classic styled turnout rug, ideal for use in the winter when it's really cold, with 360g of polyfill to keep your horse warm and cosy. Perfect for rug wreckers who are prone to trying to trash ...

ACE Cross Country is a venue that we visit quite a lot because of the work we do with young horses.   ACE has expansive fields of cross country fences, but also has fully marked dressage arenas and a show jumping field. The jump...

August started quietly for us, due to sending several horses back home or to new homes when our work with them was completed. We still have sales livery Lola who has started to do some lovely work in the arena and has had a different rider on her...

A few weeks ago, we decided to start an experiment with hoof dressings. We had seen a lot about how no topical treatments should be used on hooves and, if anything, water could be used in the dry months to keep the hoof moist. This is because gre...