Horse Agility in Action Now for something completely different for November – Two Free to enter Photo Competitions. Get out those cameras and get snapping because this month we’re looking for great photos. Rosettes for all entries and Limited edition Horse Agility Club flag for the winner.. There are two classes. Class A The Action […]
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A different view
I’m always looking for different ideas about being around horses, it’s a big reason I started The Horse Agility Club nearly ten years ago. It’s too easy to get trapped in one idea such as ‘My horse is a Dressage Horse’ or ‘I can’t ride my horse so he’s just a field ornament.’ But there […]
Summer of Sport Results are OUT!!!
Summer of Sport 2019 Class B Showjumping 1Hannah Peters and Elliot CA 18/20 (90%) 1Mallory Clarke Winman CA 18/20 (90%) 2Mandy Cheek Hopsgarden Springbreak CA 16/20 (80%) 2Ros Jones Ben GB 16/20 (80%) 3Richard Argo Phoenix US 15/20 (75%) Class C Doubles 1Megan Atkinson Party for Two CA 97/100 […]
They said it would never work!
The idea that we could ‘play with horses as if the were dogs. We were getting them to jump without a rider, climb steep ramps, go through tunnels and weave at canter through slaloms while doing a flying changes – just like in Dog Agility!
Equagility: riding without a bridle
If anyone had said to me thirty years ago that I would one day be able to ride without a bridle I would have laughed – bridles are for stopping horses, aren’t they?
What is liberty and why would I want to do it?
In the horse world, liberty is when a horse and handler work together with no lead rope.It can look very impressive if done well, the horse responding to cues given by the handler and moving freely with him.
Why we don’t use whips in Horse Agility
I am well known in the horse world as having an aversion to whips. I can see no place for them around any animal.
Our Brand New Website
Mobile Optimised and New Design Dating back to 2011, our previous website was starting to show its age. When we first launched the club, the vast majority of our members used their desktop computers to access our website, now the opposite is true and mobile phones and tablets are now the preferred method. Our new […]