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Welcome to Trot on - the hottest and most exciting place to share your love of horses.
Make friends, swap experiences, show off your photos and videos, give and get advice and stay connected to the latest
horsey topics. This is the place to celebrate your horsey highs and get support when you hit the lows, as well as
learn something new whatever discipline you're into.
Trot on is simply about non-stop horse talk with plenty of laughs along the way. We think it's brilliant - but don't
take our word for it give us a trial run and watch this member's video to find out exactly
what Trot on means to her.
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Groups to join / Blogs
korn 3 days off from work, yeh. Let's just hope it's worth it!!!! (29.07.2010)
MuddyPaws is glad that Mynx seems to be a little happier today. (29.07.2010)
Tweek did her second outdoors run tonight and can't
believe how much weight she's dropped since she
started running -got to be almost half a stone (29.07.2010)
PonyPower Lameness investigation pointed to laminitis, x-rays showed thin soles. Hoofboots, pads and vet said "no shoes necessary". I won the lottery (29.07.2010)
GalwayGirl showjumping lesson on saturday !! =D (29.07.2010)
GalwayGirl won money at the races today.. still though , would do anything to be at the stables instead..!! (29.07.2010)
Em28 101 Horsemanship exercises arrived today from Amazon,
thanks to HUNNYMUNSTA for highlighting the bargain
price!! Looks really good book (29.07.2010)
shonarace weekend off so might get to ride fingers crossed weather permitting. (29.07.2010)
zoelovesanimals would really like tuesday to get here quicker :P (29.07.2010)
ToriSilverson had some jumping fun with charlie today and we loved it :D (29.07.2010)
Here are just a few of the members who have recently joined us. Welcome to each and every one of you- enjoy!
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You can also upload videos from YouTube onto your page or into the groups. These can be ones that you've made of your horsey
experiences or interesting ones you've found. We have quite a big selection already from the educational to the hilarious
that should keep you amused for hours.
Horse Boarding 3
From : Doris
Today
Views: 4
My Dancing Disco
From : ShowJumper10
Today
Views: 2
Moody mare dressage.
From : Flicka
Today
Views: 10
Tweek and Diamond
From : Rahara
2 day(s) ago
Views: 28
Don't keep those photos hidden on your memory card! Show off your horsey pics on your page and in the groups. Let's see
if we can build up one of the largest horse related photo collections ever!
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Views: 3
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Check out our most popular groups where you can ask questions, discuss problems, or debate the latest topics.
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Farriery and foot care group
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Training the natural way
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Keep an eye on our blog for the latest news, and views from horsey celebrities.
And if you have your own blog then scroll down to find out how you can add
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CATCH UP WITH PHOEBE BUCKLEY.
A few weeks ago I caught up with Phoebe Buckley and Little Tiger relaxing after their successful trip to Luhmuhlen CCI**** and made a couple of videos with her. Apart from being an excellent horsewoman, she's fun and down to earth and, I think, a really good ambassador for her sport. Very often when I see a top rider being interviewed even I, a true horsey gal, can't help stifle a yawn! But that's certainly not the case with the inimitable Miss B. Her enthusiasm is contagious. Have a look at the video Q&A session and you'll see what I mean! We definitely need more characters like Phoebe in equestrianism if we don't want to keep getting bumped off the BBC or find that another big event has been cancelled!
Phoebe is happy to share her knowledge and after filming we kept chatting-not hard for either of us- and one of the things I asked her about is 'how she approaches a new horse.' Being a generous sort, I thought I might share what she had to say:
" Meeting a horse is like meeting a person. I ask 'What's my first gut feeling about them?' I'm a great believer in trusting your instincts, because I've found they're usually right. Even as I get them off the lorry I'm observing them. When I open a partition do they walk all over me? When I put them in a field do they say "I'm here!" or stand around looking really timid. I then spend a few days watching them as closely as I can without riding them to suss out who they are. I take note of all their little habits because the little habits make the bigger person. For instance if I see that they're a naturally shy person in their horsey surroundings i.e their field or stable it's very unlikely once the tack is on that they're going to transform into someone who's super confident. So I just observe them in what they do in their own time and then work around that when I come to ride them.
I also think riders should be honest with themselves. Often people get a new horse and it all starts off well but then suddenly he starts really misbehaving- in fact someone rang me up about this sort of thing, the other day. The trouble is, if you're unsure the horse will know you're unsure and latch onto that and things can go from bad to worse. Now might be the time to get in a pro-don't ruin your own and your horses confidence for the sake of being too proud.
However saying that, there are also some horses who are really misunderstood like my lovely little horse Gordon who bucks for England when you first put the tack on. He was started in Ireland where they couldn't stop him bucking, so they blindfolded him and he got loose and galloped onto a cattle grid, nearly ripping his foot off. They then put a bucking strap on him and he went through a barbed wire fence. So they shipped him off to England where he ended up being passed from hand to hand because no-one could stop him bucking.
Then he came to me, and I haven't stopped him bucking either, but
I work around it. I've learnt that he's such a lovely person to do everything with, apart from putting the tack on, so I give him those 20 minutes that he needs to accept it. I'm never in a rush. And if I'm short of time then I just won't ride him. I take my time and I look after him. Horses are individuals and we should treat them that way. When I got him I just looked in his eye and I knew he was genuinely scared of his tack and I could have done the bucking strap, and the beating, and got the pro in to sort him out, but it wouldn't have made any difference. I just accept him for who he is."
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