A Foal is Born
Highland pony breeder and wildlife film maker Caroline Brett tells the story of her mares last few days before she gives birth to a foal. Caroline walks us through the signs that you should look for and covers topics such as how to look after your pregnant mare and the husbandry methods needed.
France
Excellent article from Simon Barnes, Chief Sports writer for the Times, on his recent trip to the European Eventing Championship in Fontainebleau, France. What it's really like to be a sports writer on such an occasion. How Germany lost on penalties and how for one eventer it was their time to "step up" and seize the moment -to find the very best of themselves.
20:20 Equestrian photo auction for Haiti
Life can never be what you want it to be and certainly the daily events unfolding in Haiti over the past fortnight have been nothing less than a catastrophe for all of humanity.
It is cheering then to both the soul and the spirit when you see the positive side of the human condition rallying to push through this challenge -albeit too slowly the world has worked out what it needs to do to help. Countless acts of selflessness are being undertaken by a great deal of people daily and new media is playing it's part.
In the UK as elsewhere a great deal of effort is being put into helping out and sometimes that help comes from seemingly unlikely quarters.....20 of the UK's best known equine photographers ( they read like a who's who of the profession!) coordinated and led by Jon Stroud ( who also is a valued member of Trot on !)have put together an impressive display of 20 equine images entitled 20: 20 which they will auction in aid of DEC on January 28th - that is is about a weeks time. The photographs to be auctioned can be viewed( provided you are logged onto facebook) here ..The posy of twenty roll of honour - with examples of their work - Tim Flach,( cool video of him here) Henry Dallal, Kit Houghton,Trevor Meeks James Horan, Ed Whittaker, Matthew Seed, Jon Stroud, Bob Langrish, Adam Fanthorpe, Charles Sainsbury-Plaice, Peter Nixon, Steve Parsons, Fiona Scott Maxwell, David Sinclair, Kevin Sparrow , David Millar, Tim Nicholls , Nico Morgan ( facebook page for him here) and Tim Spurgeon. Well done to all you guys you are doing great work and we wish you fantastic success with it all!
