This week’s topic is about nutrition! So what is nutrition? Well it’s giving or eating food to help you grow and be healthy, and this applies to everything, animals, humans and plants. So what’s the best thing to feed your horse? Well I think the less is best! We have domesticated these beautiful creatures, and […]
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We Will Remember Them ©
The Red Poppy is well associated with ANZAC Day, but what about the purple poppy? This poppy is to remember all the animals that have died during the conflicts of war. This is inclusive of horses, dogs, donkeys, camels and birds. It was quite a strange ANZAC Day this year, not being able to have […]
A Year Ago Yesterday… ©
This time last year, the legend that is Winx had raced and won her last race at Royal Randwick, and was now looking ahead to her next chapter in life. In her first year after racing, she has enjoyed a well deserved spell as a paddock horse, and then started the journey of becoming a […]
Guest Blog – Performa Ride
During these hard times and the constant change we are having all over the world, we are needing to support each other as well as Australian Business. One of the many small Australian businesses, that I absolutely adore is Performa Ride. They have designed many products that hold up to the Aussie hot weather, and […]
Home Horsemanship Training Reference ©
In my last blog, I suggested that the next few months would be a great opportunity to get some training done with our horses whilst we are not able to compete. One of the books I have used in the past to assist me with training my performance horse, is Richard Maxwell’s Maximize Your Horsemanship. […]
COV-19 and Living Equine Lives ©
Just to address the elephant in the room, Coronavirus is sure making quite an impact on the events that we have available to us to compete in the coming months, and the supplies at the grocery store we can buy. As of today, the 16th March 2020, the Australian Government is placing a restriction in […]
Guest Blog: Willinga Park – A Phenomenal Equine Facility
Over the past week and a half that was, I was lucky enough to experience Willinga Park. I was up there 6 days helping the Organisers behind the scenes, as well doing my job, a.k.a. photography for a few clients. The venue itself is an AMAZING abundance of natural wildlife, Australian Flora and sculptures. The […]
Glenhill Sporthorses & Trainor Equestrian ©
This week Living Equine had the pleasure of meeting Christan Trainor of Glenhill Sporthorses, and Trainor Equestrian. Wow what an inspirational woman and fellow Equestrian for aspiring youth to be inspired by! I was lucky enough to be given a tour of Christan’s property that she owns and runs with her husband, Scott Britnell. Accompanying […]
Matilda Carnegie Interview By Guest Blogger Amylie May Hines
Name: Matilda Carnegie How old you are? 22 years old Where you are based? I’m in Melbourne and Tilly (Devils Chocolate) is based in Macedon. – Can you explain a little about your disabilities and how it affects you in everyday life? I am profoundly deaf (not classifiable for Para-Equestrian), I wear a cochlear implant […]
Keeping Equine Condition In Harsh Times ©
Living Equine has quite a few Nag’s Natter Blogs that have been posted regarding Horse Health. I thought it was important to refer to some specific details again, and perhaps add a few new points for this one. Harsh times can mean and be many different situations, however the elephants in the room at the […]