To achieve any grand task by ones’ self is quite remarkable. I launched Living Equine as a one woman band. Sure I have had some paid help, collaborators and support, but the majority of business activities are carried out by yours truly. I believe this would classify me as a solopreneur. A solopreneur (if you […]
Quickly growing in popularity is the horse sport of Team Penning. This sport requires 30 head of cattle to be marked with coloured collars or numbers in sets of 3, and placed at the “mob” end of the arena. Teams of 3 riders then attempt to cut out a set of 3 cattle each from […]
Being spring at the moment, it is peak wedding season! Being Equestrians, when it comes time for us to marry, we quite often like to include our love for horses within our special days. Whether it is the bride, the groom or both that adore equines, there are many ways other than having our horses […]
Here in New South Wales on Sunday 6th October 2019, the clocks will spring forward an hour at 2 am whilst we slumber. This time of year is a particularly exciting one for us Equestrians, because we get given the gift of extra day hours for us to spend with our equines. Cheering! I thought […]
Anyone on property with livestock knows the importance of quality fencing to both border the property, and subdivide to keep animals in desired areas. This is no different for people with Equines, and sometimes needing fencing that is safe enough for horses and donkeys, can be a little more on the expensive side. Quite often […]
After listening to Fleetwood Mac songs on the lead up to their concert last week, and then seeing their song ‘Rhiannon’ played live, I did some research into the meaning behind this enchanting song. Stevie Nicks wrote ‘Rhiannon’ without knowing of the existence of the mythological Welsh Goddess of Horses and Birds, but when she […]
It is always great when our equine mounts are healthy and are functioning as they should, but it is also best when the many vehicles we use are also in the same condition. It is very easy to the take the utes, trucks, quads, tractors and the like for granted, because we frequent them so […]
As most of you would be aware, there are rare cases where twin foals have been born, and have both survived to be able to have performance careers. However most of the time, when twins are born, its lucky to have even one of them survive. This is why in best practice, generally mares will […]
Known as the “high jump” of the Equestrian world, Puissance is a Show Jumping competition that horse and rider combinations bravely contest over one very signifcantly tall fence. Today puissance fences present themselves usually as red brick walls, however they have in the past consisted of rails or even a brush. Puissance is a great […]
The overseas relo of horses, and donkeys we see here in Australia, is the Zebra. These Equids are quite similar to their relatives, however have their unique features and qualities, just as donkeys do from horses. Their most recognisable feature being their black and white stripe pattern found on their coats. Their black and white […]
