Hound and Horse Lifestyle Magazine October 2019

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"In the end, we don't know what horses can do. We only know that when, over the past thousands of years, we have asked something more of them, at least some of them have readily supplied it."

JANE SMILEY

Editor’s Note Hello Everyone, October is a busy Championship month and Hound and Horse would like to take this opportunity to wish all KZN riders the best of luck and best of riding in these events.!

Bring home the trophies!

This month we take a look at Biomechanics. H&HL was lucky enough to meet up with Ashleigh Sanderson who is an expert in this field, who gave us an insight into how Biomechanics benefits both the horse and the rider.

With October comes spring! Lindsay Gray has some fabulous ideas to brighten up your yard or outdoor area with hanging baskets that are a veritable feast of colour. Talking of feasts Charlie offers up super healthy spring dishes of pearl barley risotto and miso roasted cauliflower.

Fireworks season will soon be upon us and our dog guru has great advice on comforting your pet through stressfull situations, which will be very useful for the coming month. Ginny has a few harsh words on a smelly subject and once again we have a busy "Horses for sale" and "Tack for sale" sections.

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Moving with freedom and expression.

‘Biomechanics in sport incorporates a detailed analysis of sports movements in order to minimize risk of injury and improve sports performance’

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Ashleigh Sanderson is a qualified international instructor and teaches biomechanics, body and spatial awareness. Biomechanics is about using your body effectively when riding to help your horse move as freely and expressively as possible and to prevent injury to both horse and rider. Ashleigh gave us an insight into this and why she prescribes to it.

It has been a long held idea in equestrian circles that riding an art or a talent, you either have it or you don’t. This idea was challenged by Mary Wanless (Ride with your mind) and Sally Swift (Centred Riding) and who recognized that all other sports have a science behind them and questioned ‘where was the science in riding? Neither believed that talent is something you are born with, they both believe talent can be trained.

They spent years working with doctors; chiropractors, veterinarians and physio’s developing a tool that is scientifically backed, that puts the science into riding instruction. If a potential rider is given at the outset, the why, how and where of the correct position, call it a ‘toolset’, they will be able to compete successfully.

“To be great at riding it requires the rider to be in the right position for the horse to express themselves. The way, in which you position your limbs, how stable you are and how you are able to influence your horse is done through the biomechanics of your body.”

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written a book about massage and the different methods and approaches with horses. I asked if I could spend some time with her, to see what career paths were available with horses that didn’t involve riding. I didn’t want to give them up, because horses is what I do, but my back pain when riding was severe. However Mary was having none of that and put me on a horse.

All I can say is that I couldn’t believe it! Under her guidance and within ten minutes, (she worked on my position) I had no back pain. I was sold and this is how I started.

Feel A lot of what I teach is about feel, the feel for the rider of where their body is on the horse. Using biomechanics I work to place the rider in the correct position, pelvis upright, weight distributed evenly from left to right, (which is key to balance and straightness), and the shoulder, hip and heel aligned. I try to make the rider very aware of their body. A rider may say, ‘I am not leaning forward’, but they are, it is that they can’t feel they are leaning forward and have become accustomed to that type of balance.

With biomechanics you can offer a scientific explanation and correction, this aside, as an instructor it is up to me to find the right wording, or way of describing how I want them to achieve the correction. For example, in the rising trot I may ask the rider who rises from their toes to imagine they are kneeling on a step and rise from there. I am looking for that moment of comprehension of the feeling.

Horses are like mirrors.

You may find a horse that is tight in the right hip has a rider that is tight in the right hip. I often start a session by asking the rider what it is that they are trying to fix, They may say my horse is stiff to the right, my horse has no rhythm or my horse doesn’t go forward, I would bet good money that if the horse could talk, the horse would say the rider is stiff to the right, the rider has no rhythm, the rider doesn’t ride forward. This means that horses are constantly mirroring, their way of going, reflects your way of riding.

So if you put yourself mechanically in the right place, you horse will mechanically have the same response.

None of us humans are physically strong enough to force half a tonne horse to do what we want but all of us are physically strong enough to control ourselves.

If you have a horse that is trotting quickly and you ask the rider to rider slower, the horse will slow down to mirror the rider. The rider hasn’t slowed the horse down, the rider has slowed themselves down. If you watch elite riders, they are very still which means they are very controlled about each movement their body makes and are very aware of the influence this has on their horses movement.

Lifting the horses back With regards to stretching down and working horses over the back, I am always looking and asking riders to lift the horses back up rather than drop the head down. This is related to how a rider uses their seat. You have to have that feeling of creating the space between yourself and the horses back, so that he can lift into it. I ask riders to imagine their horse is like a cake batter, it starts off low and flat, you put it in the oven, add heat and it rises but if you put a plate on top of the cake batter it won’t rise. This is what I mean about creating space for the horse to go into. The weight of the rider is also distributed through the thighs rather

than only bearing down with the seat bones on the saddle so this space can be created without standing in the stirrups or bracing. It’s also a feeling of lightness.

As soon as the horse lifts the back, the belly muscles lift and this is where the head down comes from. We know that horses can grow up to 3 centimetres when the back lifts up. A study was conducted with multiple laser beams projected across an arena, 300 different horses were worked over a 3 month period and their height monitored during work. A horse can commence work at 150cm and at piaffe could measure 153cm. This is a natural response to lifting of the back and achievable by every horse and rider, even your riding school pony can lift their back by half a centimetre.

A 24 hour a day change One of the biggest changes that I ask riders to make is the 24 hour a day change. I ask them to think about they are holding their bodies all day. For example, if you sit in front of your computer for 8 hours, when you open a document, think about where your shoulders are, rounded? Correct them and correct them each time you open a document. When get into your car, think about your shoulder blades, ask yourself, are they in contact with the back of the seat? Correct them and try for a 100 repetitions a day and build it up. I give my riders a toolbox of exercises to address their individual needs to help them achieve straightness.

Horse riding is an immensely physical activity and there plenty of other sports that compliment riding. Martial arts, kayaking and rock climbing are great as they are equal left and right sports. If you are a loose, floppy type of rider, Pilates will help. If you are a bit stiff and rigid in your riding, yoga will help. These are all good cross training sports. Remember you don’t have to be on the back of your horse to sit straight.

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CANINE Myth Buster Paying attention to your dog when he is afraid will reinforce the fear

by Mandy Barrett

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We have all heard that we should not pay attention to, pat or talk to our dogs when they are afraid, as this will reinforce the fear. This is a MYTH! Paying attention to your dog when they are afraid WILL NOT reinforce the fear, but ignoring them, may make it worse.

we no longer use in psychology and especially in relation to dogs, as it can have the reverse effects. What would help you would be to provide reassurance and a safe, SPIDER FREE place to rest and recover.

Many dogs find thunder storms and fireworks terrifying to the point of blind panic and self-injury, causing many lives to be lost during this season, despite the availability and use of a plethora of drugs and TTouch wraps. This is particularly relevant at this time of the year, when storms thrash the earth with thunder and lightning and a variety of human celebrations add to this with exploding lights and loud bangs.

Science has discovered that dogs are able to feel a variety of emotions and have a larger amygdala and a smaller cerebral cortex than humans.

This means they have a more intense experience of emotions, with less rational thought, with fear being one very strong emotion indeed! Fear is a key emotion as it is linked to the very survival of the being experiencing it.

On top of all this, you are told NOT to help your dog during this time by providing security and affection. When you look at it that way, it doesn’t make much sense does it?

“Science has discovered that dogs are able to feel a variety of emotions” Would you still feel happy if your friends didn’t support you when you were afraid, or left you screaming at a spider, while they walked away – simply saying “oh, deal with it!” No. You would not. It also would not make you, in any way, less afraid of spiders. Using a lot of spiders, perhaps filling a room with them, or forcing you to watch hours of spider documentaries would probably not be helpful either. That would be called flooding – a technique

Providing comfort during fearful times will NOT make it worse, it will teach your dog that there is a safe space to retreat to when afraid, and that safe space includes you.

There are a variety of drugs, either natural, like Valerian based powders, and Veterinary prescribed versions to assist. Find out which one works best for your dog. The wonders of Tellington Touch are useful and learning how to correctly apply a “wrap” (a bandage like body wrap for animals, which assists with calming) and investing in a thunder-shirt can be very helpful.

Providing access to a bathroom, or crate, closing curtains and increasing the volume of a radio or TV can also help block out the noise and lights.

Conditioning your dog to demonstrate FEAR as a behaviour would take some serious precision training. It is very unlikely that your comfort giving during fear periods will ever reinforce this behaviour to the point of your dog wanting to display it, in order to obtain affection, or access to the indoors. The truth is that all dogs should have access to the indoor living areas we have, for optimal mental health and they should feel relaxed enough around humans to seek affection and attention whenever they require it. Invest in a confidence building training course in order to establish higher levels of self confidence in nervy dogs, as this will really help.

When your dog wants to come to you for security and safety, love them back.

Provide affection and reassurance, as you would to a child, and embrace the trust that the dog has placed in you.

This also applies to scary vet visits, which will be covered in our next issue.

You can find out more about TTouch find them at www.ttouch.co.za Find our open group on Facebook The Dog Guru Club or The Dog Guru Behaviorist and Trainer

“When your dog wants to come to you for security and safety, love them back.”

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You can't afford to Miso-ut on these recipes with Charlie Lakin

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Well 1 month into being my own boss. What was I thinking!

Actually that ain’t true, yeah my first project wasn’t as successful as I had hoped, but even at my lowest moments of self-doubt the one thing that always lifted me was the inner Braveheart wanting to rip open my shirt and scream “FREEDOM” at the top of my lungs. I’m free to change route at any time, learn from mistakes, build on positives and most importantly get to cook the food I want.

And cook what I wanted I have. Ox liver, retired dairy cow, rabbit, floating islands, ginger parkin and rubarb.

Hell I even got some swede, but my favourite dish to cook was my take on a classic French farmhouse dish in 6 •

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the style that Anthony Demetre used to serve at Artutus in Soho, London, Pied du Packets. Classically a stew of lamb shoulder, tripe and trotter but this version is served in 3 parts, first the lamb shoulder with simple braised veg, a stew of tripe, lamb shoulder and fresh tomatoes and a brussetta of lamb trotter, tomato and herbs. Probably one of my all-time favourite dishes, which is funny as I only ever tried it for the first time because I wanted to try the tripe as I had only ever know it been boiled for dog food. I was converted on the first mouthful!

While doing all this cooking of offal and meat, I also did a vegan dinner (talk about both ends of the spectrum) which was a huge success and thoroughly enjoyed. Some might think it’s hard to go from cooking offal and stuff one day to a whole 7 course tasting menu of vegan dishes but actually I found it very easy and actually very much of a lightbulb moment as to why I love both those styles of cooking. It’s because you actually have to cook and it gives me the opportunity to use a lot of ideas and techniques I’ve learnt over the years, until like just throwing a steak, chop or piece of fish on the grill.

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My recipies for this month are involving miso (I get mine ever from Sagra food and wine or food lovers on Berea when I need small amounts) for a more fuller flavour these are 2 dishes I’ve done on my kitchen take over and are ones which I have really enjoyed cooking and been very popular.

Pearl barley and hazelnut “risotto” portobellini mushrooms, broad beans and goats cheese.

A twist on a classic risotto but instead of rice I used pearl barley for a more wholesome flavour and texture than normal rice. Makes either 4 mains or 6 starters 2 cups pearl barley rinsed and soaked overnight in cold water, strained, rinsed and left to dry for a bit.

300g mushrooms (can use stalk trimmings from wild and large mushrooms with dirt removed or cheap bargain mushrooms) 1 tsp Miso 2 medium sized onions 4 sticks of celery keep some leaves to add later finely shredded 2 carrots

4 cloves of garlic ¼ cup oil Few sprigs of a mix of hard herbs e.g. thyme, rosemary, bay, savoury.

1 cup roasted hazelnuts hit a few times wrapped in a cloth with a rolling pin.

400g portabellini mushrooms halved 1 goats cheese log 1 half frozen 1 half room temp ¼ cup finely chopped spring onions Butter, it’s up to you how much you want to use, personally I’m a big fan, hardest part of vegan cooking, no butter.

Chef tip to start, finely dice all the ingredients at the start then you can do perfect cuts and use the rest for stock.

So first dice half of each the onions, celery, carrots and mince half the garlic. Place all trimmings in a large pot with the mushrooms and miso and cover with 1 litre of water and bring to the boil, reduce to a simmer, lightly season and add the herbs, leave to simmer for 30 mins and stand for 30 mins to develop flavour without cooking. Then strain. Make sure you push all the liquid out of the mushrooms, this all the flavour and save for later.

In a heavy based pot add half of the oil and heat add the barley and cook for 5 mins stirring all the time then add a good knob of butter, fry for 1 min and add the diced vegetables and garlic and cook for another 2 mins.

Gradually add the mushroom stock the same as you would for risotto, plenty of steam and plenty of stirring, when the barley is just to say cooked remove from the heat and allow to rest, should be about 1 cup of stock left.

with a fine grating of frozen goats cheese and serve. I scattered some small nasturtium leaves and chickweed.

In a large heavy based saute pan heat the remaining oil till sizzle point, season the mushrooms as you would a steak and lay cut side down and sear hard for 1 min, then add a good knob of butter, a bit of garlic and a sprig of hard herb, cook for another 2 mins all the time spooning the foaming butter over the mushrooms, then turn the mushrooms and turn off the heat and leave to rest.

2 Tbsp oil

Place the barley back on the heat with the remaining stock and bring to the boil, add half of the hazelnuts and a good knob of butter and cook for 1 min add the chopped spring onions and chopped celery leaf, check for salt and pepper.

Divide the soft goats cheese between the serving bowls, just blob in the bottom then spoon over the barley, then the mushrooms, yeah you can pour the butter over. Scatter the remaining hazelnuts over and finish

Next up was probably the biggest hit and probably the simplest dish. Miso roasted cauliflower. Serves 4 as a side dish.

1 medium firm cauliflower 2 Tbsp miso

Butter 3 Thyme sprigs 2 cloves garlic, sliced In an ovenproof frying pan/skillet with sides, heat the oil, season the outside of the cauliflower as if you were roasting a chicken and then place in the pan and gently cook until the whole top side is golden. Make a paste with the miso, softened butter and a little water and coat the cauliflower and place in a hot oven for five mins to form a crust, add the thyme and garlic and a little more butter. Pop back in the oven for 5 mins, remove and baste the cauliflower with the foaming butter, keep doing this every 5 or so minutes to really give it a good crust. When the whole cauliflower can be gently pierced and tender, rest for 5 mins cut into wedges and it’s ready to serve.

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Preparing your pooch for the FIREWORKS season.

Many dogs find fireworks terrifying and it can be a living hell for them, but you can make a difference and help them as much as possible. Comforting your dog will help them to understand that you provide safety and encourage them to seek you out when afraid, rather than to escape and run.

Here are some ways you can help your dog with a fear of fireworks: • Stock up on calming powders – there are loads of natural ones available that will help your dog – start feeding these weeks before the season so that you know what works best for your dog. Not all dogs are created equal and some remedies work better for some dogs than others.

• Learn how to do a TTouch Thunder fear wrap, or purchase a thunder shirt and invest some time doing a course, or reading up about this in order to learn how to use them properly. Sticking a t-shirt on your dog may help, but this can also actually lead to more issues.

• Make sure you have a safe space for your dog to retreat, whether you have a crate (prior crate training is essential), use the bathroom or opt for the bedroom.

Keeping your dog INSIDE and safe is key • Play music and keep talking to your dog during fireworks to make it easier for them.

If your dog has totally shut down or won’t respond to any at home help, contact your vet AND a proper, qualified behaviourist to assist.

• If you HAVE to go away or go out, ensure that your kennels are suitable for dogs afraid of noises, or hire a reliable person to watch your dogs.

Ensure that your dog has a collar and tag and a registered and up to date microchip!

Keep safe!

Ask Ginny Scooper Dear Ginny,

Treatment

I seem have an outbreak of thrush, please could you advise?

• Call your farrier, so that he can pare away all the damaged frog tissue and expose the healthy portion to oxygen.

- Yours, Nonka -

• Apply common anti-thrush treatments such as purple spray, a diluted peroxide or a specialist product that combats thrush, ask your vet or farrier. (There are homoeopathic remedies)

Dear Nonka, Thrush you say? On your yard I guess? It would seem that you have an outbreak of “Stinky Feet”. If it was one horse, it may be an individual predisposition or hoof conformation (contracted heels with a deep narrow frog). But an outbreak!

Sounds like you need to tidy up your act and your yard.

Causes Poor stable hygiene Poor stable hygiene with damp, soiled surfaces underfoot is the primary cause. Horses standing in wet, muddy ground will add to this. Keratolytic bacteria loves keratin, the stuff hooves are made of, as does the rather odious sounding Fusobacterium Necrophorum. Both thrive in the grim conditions of wet, urine and manure, soaked bedding and they will soon find their way into your horses’ hooves.

• Provide the cleanest, driest environment possible, with a supply plenty of clean, fresh bedding in stables and keep it mucked out!

With common sense and a bit of work, thrush is usually fairly quick and easy to clear up.

Yours Ever Ginny Scooper PS: Keep it clean!

Have a question for Ginny? Email: ginnyscooper@gmail.com

Poor Foot Care It would be no surprise, if you are not picking out your horses feet regularly and thoroughly, that you have a thrush outbreak. Basic foot care is your main defence against this tenacious invader and neglecting it or taking shortcuts is asking for smelly trouble.

Prevention Irrespective of whether all the horses on your yard appear to be thrush free, maintaining good stable hygiene (clean, dry bedding), a thorough, regular foot care regime (feet picked out properly daily) and not having your horses standing around in wet soiled ground, should give you the best chance of avoiding the dreaded stink of thrushy feet.

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Hanging Baskets to

Brighten

Your Summer Garden

by Lindsay Gray

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If you haven’t seen them in person, you will, at some stage, have seen photographs of European streets festooned with glorious hanging baskets and window boxes, brimming with brightly coloured blooms.

South Africans aren’t typically a nation of hanging basket growers, perhaps because we have such a long summer season that we don’t need to put in the same effort as our northern hemisphere gardening cousins to make the most of their short summers.

Hanging baskets work in all situations, however, and I believe that we should put them to better use in our homes. They can be hung out on a patio, under the trees or even in a bathroom or kitchen. Naturally their water requirements will differ slightly, and we will chat about that shortly.

It doesn’t have to be wire A host of products can be used for hanging gardens such as the typical wire baskets that are readily available, colourful plastic containers or slatted wooden baskets (great for orchids), kitchen colanders, galvanized buckets . . . anything that is not too heavy. All of these can be mounted using chain, rope, or yachting wire, depending on the weather and how formal or informal your setting is.

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greenery when we talk about vertical gardening, but hanging baskets also provide that vertical element that elevates your garden to eye level.

A display of greenery can serve as a distraction from an unsightly view and is great at providing some privacy between neighbours in a residential estate. I remind my students that you don’t have to barricade yourself in behind high walls to gain privacy – all you need to do is interrupt the view and people tend to stop staring. So, if you mounted hanging baskets at different levels, the profusion of foliage or flowers would create a

wonderful screen between yourself and a neighbour – and offer them as much delight!

Another benefit of growing plants in an elevated position is that you can experiment with plants that enjoy

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spilling over the edge – some of the succulent species, trailing geraniums, gentle creepers – plants that need height to show off their wonderful attributes.

Gardening for birds: If you have ever owned a hanging basket, you will probably attest to the fact that it becomes a favourite nesting place for smaller birds. OK, the odd plant might be squashed in the process but who can deny the pleasure of seeing chicks thriving and then fledging out of your hanging creation!

Kitchen gardens: If you have the space and suitable lighting, a basket of lettuce and other leafy greens can work well in the kitchen. You would require a ‘pulley’ system where you could lower the basket to either water or harvest the greens and then raise it again to just above headheight. I have seen it done and it really is most attractive!

Share your steam: bathrooms are a haven for plants that enjoy low to medium light and some humidity. Several orchids such as the Phalaenopsis or butterfly orchid do really well in bathrooms, as do a host of foliage plants such as ferns and tropical foliage. Greenery in bathrooms is making a return in interior design.

What do they need?

Hanging baskets have a few, logical requirements. As for any container garden, the soil needs to be good quality and must be able to drain easily. As for your plant choices, that will depend entirely on the light conditions.

Succulents – there is a succulent for every light condition except deep shade (and I stand to be corrected here). So, for baskets hanging either in full or half-day sun, there are hundreds of species to choose from. Bear in mind, however, that succulents are self-propagating and can easily outgrow a restricted area. Get advice from an expert on succulents that do not expand too rapidly when making your selection.

A delightful trailing succulent to include in a hanging basket is the ‘string of pearls’, Senecio rowleyanus. Orthonna capensis and Kleinia petrae are also lovely trailing plants for raised succulent containers.

For the kitchen - Leafy greens such as a variety of loose-leafed lettuce, spring onions, baby spinach and micro-greens would work well in a kitchen setting. Depending on the light available, certain herbs such as thyme, origanum, basil, parsley and mint would work equally well.

For the bathroom - In a bathroom, you could have a basket filled with orchids, or plant rosette-forming or trailing foliage plants that enjoy a combination of low, but natural light and some humidity. None of these have high water requirements but their foliage does enjoy occasional wiping to remove residual dust.

On patios and under trees, you really are spoilt for choice. Work with a variety of plants that will give you exciting texture- and colour combinations. Be sure that you know exactly how much sun and shade your baskets will receive before choosing your plants. If you include annuals in your baskets, then you will need to make some seasonal changes to keep them fresh and exciting.

How to plant up a hanging basket As drainage is key to the success of your hanging containers, they must be lined either with the coir mats that are usually sold with the basket, or use a permeable fabric called Weedguard that you can purchase per metre at any hardware store or garden centre. Indoor baskets require a removal inner planter that can be taken outdoors to drain after watering and replaced into its solid outer container.

For most plants, use a recommended potting medium into which you can work a small quantity of compost and bonemeal or Superphosphate to encourage root growth. For succulent species, I would suggest including at least one-third washed river sand of a medium texture for additional drainage.

Fill the basket to half to two-thirds of the depth and firm down gently.

Then decant your various plants and position them as you would like, ensuring that none of them will stick out beyond the final level of potting soil. Make the necessary adjustments at this stage before completely filling the baskets. You can use the back end of a trowel to firm down the soil inbetween the plants and ensure that there are no gaps in the basket.

Water your newly planted baskets, mount them securely and enjoy!

The School of Garden Design offers a range of in-house and distance learning courses. Visit our website www.schoolofgardendesign.com or email: info@schoolofgardendesign. com for further details contact Lindsay Gray: 082 449 9237

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The SevenTypes of School Horses Every rider was once a beginner, and a beginner's best friend is without a doubt the lovable riding school horse. Without these adored horses to show us the way, we would probably never get past the walk in our endeavours to ride

The Babysitter All newbies start on The Babysitter. He is the champion of the beginner, the unsure and the completely terrified.

His manners are impeccable, he can be lead and groomed by small children.

He is completely bombproof, tortoises walk faster than he does and his trot, (after much kicking, clucking, sweating and toil ) is as slow as molasses and he is guaranteed to put a foot out and slow down should his rider be in danger of falling off. His stable door is covered with drawings from adoring children.

The Pony Ridden by the tiny tots (and straightened out by the older students when he gets a bit naughty!). His strides may be short but he can keep up when he feels like it, he can turn fast when he feels like it but he can always dive for grass no matter what, where attempts to raise his head are akin to raising the Titanic. As naughty as he can be under saddle he is perfect on the lead, thus avoiding anything that requires a large amount of effort He would be a great demonstration horse for equine anatomy lessons if he was not quite so fat.

The Quirky Horse They come in all shapes and sizes, but what they do come with is their own unique set of instructions. Best you pay attention and learn these instructions.

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warm him up in the canter on the right rein first, only approach from the left hand side, do not attempt to ride bareback, and don’t pat him behind the saddle.

The list can be very strange but best you pay attention as the quirky horse is teaching you, that to get along with a horse, sometimes you have to placate them a little and do things their way, no matter what the request.

The Freight Train He can be intimidating to ride but The Freight Train never really does anything bad. He just really, really loves his job and is incredibly eager to do it. He doesn't spook or buck, he just likes to go forward at a pace that is usually a lot faster than what you wanted or intended. He will teach you how to ride a lot of energy and not simply hang onto your horse’s mouth. All future horses will thank you for that!

The Perfectionist This horse teaches precision, and of course, he teaches it perfectly.

Did you close your hand a split second too late? Smudge your canter aid? Sit a bit too deep or not deep enough? The Perfectionist will not do anything that was not asked for perfectly, and in doing so, teaches that ‘having a bash at it” is not good enough, you actually need to do

it right to get the job done. Most school horses have accepted that their lot in life is compensating for the mistakes of their riders, but not so with The Perfectionist.

The Favourite This is the one everyone wants to ride! He has the rider’s arguing over who has the ride. He is good looking, good natured, responsive and all round fun to ride. He is plenty good enough to be in the ribbons at shows and everyone loves him as they always do well on him. What he is teaching is what it feels like when everything finally comes together.

The Fellow Student

26 - 27 - SA Dressage Champs, Easton Farm, Stokkiesdraai H&HL wishes all KZN riders the very best for SA Champs!

SHOWJUMPING October

02 - 06 - SA DERBY, KEP Gauteng.

H&HL wishes all KZN riders the very best for SA Derby!

05 - 06 - Triple P, DSC Contact: Deidre: 082 653 1551 19 - 20 - ESP SASJ Challenge DSC. Contact: Karen 082 459 7551 27 - Treverton Training, SJ & Working Riding Contact: K’li 062 379 2498

This one is only for the more experienced. He is learning, just like his rider. Usually picked up by an instructor who knows it’s a good sort that just needs a bit of work. This horse will take your riding to a new level, this where you will learn to use your aids correctly and with timing, as you are trying to ask a horse for canter that has no idea what the canter aid is. The fellow student is a golden one, as they will teach you how to train.

26 - 27 - Durban Shongweni Club Contact: shana@shongweniclub.co.za

These types come in all different shapes and sizes but together, these wonderful horses, will make us into equestrians!

TENTPEGGING

EVENTING October

11 - 13 - Spurwing Horse Trials, Karkloof.

Ev70 - 1m & CCN2*-S www.eventingsa.co.za

October

12 - Okusha Club Competition Junior & Senior Riders Contact: Dalene 082 824

HORSES for sale responsive & brave. By Bono (Belgian Warmblood) out of a TB mare, she is a 9yo and completed the 1.30m KZN Derby.

She is all heart. Brilliant will suit a competent rider & will be competitive in the higher grades.

Please contact Troy for Kerwood horses on 072 527 3607 by Whatsapp or SMS Taffetta Rose: 15.3hh, 9yo Bay mare (DoB 14/10/2009), by Mogok (USA) out of a Goldkeeper (USA) mare (Christine 154199).

Rosie is a gentle soul and will make a young rider very happy. A lovely athletic, competitive horse for SANESA, she is athletic and quick against the clock. If you are interested in SJ, dressage, equitation or even showing she is the horse for you. She tries hard to please her rider and catches on easily. Sweet in the stable, loads with no hassle. Trained up to Novice level dressage, with grading points, wins at lower level show jumping as she is athletic and quick. Placed top of her class out of 20 riders at ESP and scored 69% in dressage. Serious buyers only. Message or call for videos or viewing. Contact: 079 684 3716 Kerwood Celebrity. Beautiful grey mare, 5yo by Casper (Belgian Warmblood) out of a Bono Mare.

Celebrity is settled in in 90cm.

She has a super temperament & is an uncomplicated ride.

Kerwood Brilliant. A modern sport horse, Brilliant is quick, 14 •

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16hh 9yo TB bay gelding. 3 super paces, is good on outrides, has a loving temperament and is schooled.

Contact: Claire 084 491 0467 (Whatsapp only) Approx 15.3hh, 7yo Appaloosa X TB very pretty mare. Blanket Appi. Very appealing to the eye!

Suitable for confident rider. Can be a little anxious but very honest and willing. Has recently started eventing, 2 outings and placed 3rd both times over 70cm (would have been 2nd & 1st if rider, me, had allowed her to go faster). Has done SANESA jumping & Dressage.

R50K Contact: Sally 082 952 4012 15.2hh 12yo TB mare.

Chestnut. Peter Davies out of a Harry Hotspur mare. Lovely temperament, no vices, evented up to 1m, very soft mouth. Loads easily, stands for farrier, dentist etc.

Suitable for a junior or lady rider.

Contact: 062 379 2498 Anglo Gelding 15.1hh. 9yo attractive chestnut. Comfortable confident horse. Being wasted as a

2019 • HOUND & HORSE

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farm hack. Must be shod. Asking R10 000. Standing in KZN. For more details Contact: 082 699 7084 (Whatsapp only) Bridesdale Firefly 15hh rising 6yo dark bay Boereperd mare by Lang Karel Offesier. Beautifully schooled, forward going. Lovely movement and a fantastic jump.

Will be a great eventer. Unshod and lives out. R30 000 Contact: Claire 072 459 8263 Mount Perdita, 15hh (DoB 15/11/10), Pure Arab, Sire: Ilizwe Piast (lines from Nafal and Count Bazy), Dam: El Hanan Khamsin, lives out, barefoot, good doer. An exceptional mare that will excel in anything, needs a confident rider. Will only consider a good home, no chancers. R17 000 neg.

Contact: 082 223 4404 Mount Kazimierz, 14.2hh, not measured, (DOB 13/12/2011), Pure Arab, Sire: Ilizwe Piast (lines from Nafal and Count Bazy), Dam: El Hanan Khamsin, lives out, barefoot, good doer. Well put together with a heart of gold. Easy going. Will only consider a good home, no chancers R17 000 neg.

Contact: 082 223 4404 Starlight is a 12yo pony mare about 13.3hh. She has taught both my kids to ride. Both have successfully competed endurance on her including SANESA. She has completed Fauresmith. Never been eliminated. She is currently

jumping up to 80cm/1m at home.

Sad sale of a super girl. Asking R15 000. She is standing in PMB, KZN. Contact: 073 566 8065

HORSES WANTED Horse wanted for a young junior who enjoys eventing, hacking and pony club activities. 15.2 to 16HH, age 6 to 9 preferred; must be sound and kind. Basic schooling in place; some jumping experience would be an advantage. Call: Sally 081 8182345.

HORSES FOR LEASE Firefly. 14.3hh 11yo gelding cross breed. Awesome temperament, loves to jump. A low maintenance pony, passport up to date. Looking for a full lease. Standing at La Belle Ferme in Drummond. Tack included.

Contact: Lauren 083 383 1113

TACK 17.1/2” Wintec GP 250, fully dressed (may need new stirrup leathers), with numnah. R7000neg.

Contact: 082 331 7646 Equipe Synergy 17.1/2“plus 1 JUMPING SADDLE. Immaculate condition, used a handful of times.

Price negotiable.

Contact: Nikita 076 431 4347 15” Genesis GP Saddle. Excellent condition with stirrups R1000.

Contact: 083 280 8834 Ideal Event saddle 17.1/2”, dark brown, good condition. A very

wide saddle suited to a horse with a barrel like back. R8000 Contact: 082 336 6311 Beautiful black leather lunging roller, fitted numnah and long reins, excellent condition R2500 Neg. Size 5 Long boots, fairly wide calf R1000. Neg. Contact: 082 800 7444 Black 17 1/2” Kent and Masters Dressage S Series. In very good condition. R14 000 onco.

Contact: 079 515 0300 Black 17 1/2” Kent and Masters Standard Dressage. R8500 onco.

Contact: 079 515 0300 16 1/2” Wintec Isabella Werth. In good condition.

Contact: 062 379 2498 17” Ideal GP. Comes fully fitted with stirrups, leathers, girth and saddle bag R9000.

Contact: 082 716 6120 Black Country, Tra-Li Jump saddle.

17” med to wide gullet. As new, only 5 months old. Slimline tree with blocks on outside providing perfect support. Beautiful leather and modern design R35K (retails at R50K) Contact: Kristina 082 375 3175 Black Valentino 17 1/2” extra wide, adjustable, jumping saddle.

R20 000. Top of the range HIT Air Jacket with lower back and neck airbag protection R5000.

Contact: 072 630 5105

Making A Difference Jo Jo’s Riding School and Rosehill Stables recently launched the “Making A Difference Grooms Dressage Competition”. Heather Partner and JoJo Lindsay put together a super day of dressage in the indoor at Rosehill stables, Summerveld.

The event was well attended and the turnout of horse and rider was outstanding!

Nine competitors took part in the classes and the scores were high with Xolani taking the win in the Walk Trot 1 on Royal Diadem with a 78.12% and Richard and Capital Rattler D’Or winning the Walk Trot 2 with a 76.56%. It was a great day and everyone is looking forward to the next competition.

“…I am very proud of Boo, (Royal Diadem), the competition was strong, I want to say a big thanks to everyone for this show and for their support. I have been riding for two years and I cannot wait to compete at Shongweni Club…”

- Xolane Lumbe.

Walk Trot 1

Walk Trot 2

1st - Xolane Lumbe & Royal Diadem

1st - Richard & Capital Rattler D’Or

2nd - Remember Magada & Tim Tam

2nd - Xolane Lumbe & Royal Diadem

4th - Richard & Capital Rattler D’Or

3rd - Kingston & Capital Unity

5th - Kingston & Capital Unity

4th - Nyasha Ngwenya & Prince Gwdian

6th - Nyasha Ngwenya & Prince Gwydian

4th - Sakhile Cwekle & Ambeck Orion

7th - Sakhile Cwekle & Ambeck Orion

5th - Michael & Brooklyn

8th - Cloud Bunda & Whale Watching

5th - Bongani Petsheni & Royal

9th - Michael & Brooklyn

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2019 • HOUND & HORSE

Photo Credit: Storm Sydow

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GIVE A DOG A HOME

Mutt of the Month MAX. Hi! I am a gentle boy & I don’t have a bad bone in my body. I am an 8yr old Labrador X Great Dane who is an all-rounder extremely loyal, very good with children,

other dogs and I love to show off my “sit” and “give paw” tricks and I love life. I did grow up with cats but my need a reintroduction as I haven’t come across many lately.

LUPI. Hello! I am a gorgeous boy, with a gentle soul & a wonderful nature. I am a 2yo Pitbull in desperate need of a loving home. I am good with other dogs, love children, am used to sleeping inside & loves to be close to my humans. Actually I think I am a lap dog. I do not know anything about cats, I have never met one.

SKYE. Hey! I am a confident 18 month old pretty girl, of medium size, with a happy, playful & very friendly nature. I am great with other dogs & will make a wonderful family pooch. I look like a Labrador X but I only weigh around 15 kgs. I am very affectionate & can’t wait to meet her forever family RUSTY. Woof ! I am a 1yr old gorgeous boy, medium in size, who loves people.

I have a very friendly, playful & happy nature, am alert, great with other dogs & I absolutely adore children. I have been to training classes & I really enjoy walks on the beach.

BISMARCK. Hey there! I am a gorgeous 7yo Staffie X Rottweiler.

I am well socialised with other dogs 7 great with small children. I have a lovely temperament, am friendly, affectionate & happy. He is and I am used to being allowed inside the house with my family, (did I mention I am house trained & very well behaved) in fact, I don’t have a single bad bone in my body!

JUDY. Hiya! I am an 18 month old Pointer X. I am great with children & very friendly.

I need a home with a big garden & furry friends to run & play with. I love to chase after balls & toys, am full of fun & loves affection. I would make the perfect running partner. I am fantastic with dogs of all sizes & I have been introduced to cats.

JESSIE. Hello peeps! I am a pretty 2yo medium in size Africanis with a beautiful nature. I am very friendly, happy & very loving. I have been told I am a humble soul looking for a loving family.

Homed! Flower and Athena. To offer forever homes to these dogs, Please go to www.projectdog.co.za for an adoption application form and email to quichamorgado@gmail.com.

ASTRO. Good to meet you! I am an 8yo rough collie. My owner sadly passed away. I am looking for a quite home with other female dogs. I do not know cats or small children.

HI! *Wags Tail* I am an extremely affectionate 2yo Border collie who is very well behaved and I am looking for my forever home.