Posts by Lucy Robinson

With its striking coat pattern, there’s no mistaking the Appaloosa but there’s much more to this eye-catching breed than just their distinctive markings. Often wrongly claimed to be nothing more...

You might think that horse riding is horse riding and that all sports come under that umbrella but, while this is of course true to some extent, it’s a bit like saying badminton and tennis are the...

We all want our horses to be clean, and washing them is one way to make sure their coats are free of mud, dirt, and sweat but how often should you be washing them? Then there’s the question of how...

You may have heard of a horse being described as hot-blooded or cold-blooded, or seen a horse for sale that’s listed as a warmblood but are they really talking about a horse’s body temperature?...

We often talk about how popular a particular breed is and how many thousands of registered horses that breed has but this means that some of the rarer breeds, despite still being popular in their own...

Right from day one of horse management school, we’re told you should never feed a horse before riding but is this really always the best thing for your horse? Some rules just shouldn’t be...