NorthantsHorseTrader #19 January - March 2020 Your EVENTS FREE Local Equestrian GUIDE Magazine For Northamptonshire 2020 Wall Planner & Beyond! NEWS New Sponsored Rider British Riding Clubs 2020 Focus EXPERT ADVICE The Benefits of Hydrotherapy for Horses… How to have a Healthier and Happier Horse in 2020 PRODUCTS WE New Product Range By READER RESULTS BRC Area 7 Success Local & National Business Ads TRAINING VET ADVICE Keeping Your Horse Supple During The Colder Months… By Matt Cox Oesophagageal Obstruction ‘Choke’ WIN A Lesson with International Show Jumper Dan Delsart Find Advertisers By Category BUSINESS FINDER BREAKING & SCHOOLING FREELANCE GROOMS LAUNDRY SERVICES RIDING CLUBS SERVICES CHB Freelance Groom Services 34 Jane Boulton Rug Repair 32 Bozeat Riding Club 15 Aureole Sports Horses B&B & Livery 30 PAGS Equestrian Services 15 Middleton Livery Rug Washing 24 Northants Riders Club 29 CHB Freelance Groom Services 34 Pegasus Equine Services 3 Rushden & District Riding Club 23 EJ’s Equestrian 3 FEED AND BEDDING The Equine Laundry 26 PAGS Equestrian Services 15 Bagforce 14 RIDING SCHOOLS LIVERY YARDS Bletsoe Brown Country Store 11 East Lodge Farm 34 Aureole Sports Horses B&B & Livery 30 COMPETITION & TRAINING Collins Pet & Country Store 32 East Lodge Farm 34 CENTRES & FACILITY HIRE Gladwells Pet & County Store 10 SADDLERS & LEATHERWORK East Lodge Equine (Courteenhall) 14 East Lodge Equine (Courteenhall) 14 Oakfield Farm Products 14 Em Cornwell Saddle Fitter 4 Edgcote Gallops 23 Danesmoor Eventing 10 Pegasus Equine Services 3 Hockerhill Farm Livery 35 Lynsey Ellis Leatherwork 29 Hockerhill Farm Livery 35 Hay For Sale 11 Katie B. Frisby 24 Manor Farm Livery 11 Three Shires Country Feed Products 20 Manor Farm Livery 11 TRAINING & COACHING Moulton EC 28 Alison Kenward 15 Middleton Livery Services 24 Woodview Farm & Stud 34 Danesmoor Eventing 10 HEALTHCARE SERVICES Moulton EC 28 Em Cornwell Equine Sports Vincent Brown-Keech Livery 4 East Lodge Equine (Courteenhall) 14 COUNTRY STORES AND TACK 4 Therapist Woodview Farm & Stud 34 Matt Cox 22 SHOPS Catherine Stewart Equine Massage 11 Ride With Confidence 32 Bagforce 14 GB Equine Therapy/Osteopathy 6 PADDOCK, STABLE & YARD Bletsoe Brown Country Store 11 Ginny Patterson The Horse Listener 24 Animat 15 TRANSPORT SERVICES Collins Pet & Country Store 32 Katie B. Frisby (Rehabilitation) 24 Equimat 6 Horse Transporter 15 Flying Change Equestrian 26 Moulton EC Hydrotherapy 28 Wheelbarrows Direct 6 Mad Horse Transport 14 Gladwells Pet & County Store 10 Swanspool Equine & Farm Vets 7 Mobile Horsebox & Trailers Repairs 10 Pegasus Equine Services 3 PET SERVICES The Comfy Horse Co 29 LAND MANAGEMENT, ARENA'S & Ginny Patterson The Horse Listener 14 Vets FENCING PAGS Equestrian Services 15 Swanspool Equine & Farm Vets 7 EQUINE DENTISTS Baseworks 12 Hannah Breen Equine Dentist 8 Fencing & Gate Services 29 PHOTOGRAPHY & ART MISCELLANEOUS Midlands Horse Arenas 26 JLY Photography 24 Elite Custom Clothing 33 FARRIERS Horse Cleaning Ltd 23 Chris Allen Equine Podiatrist Ltd 10 Equestriman 2 Kevin Griggs 34 Northants Rosettes 14 The Freelance Business Assistant 3 PUBLISHING DATES STOCKISTS th Northampton Next Issue Deadline 5 April Moulton College EC, Pitsford Road, Moulton, equestrian.moulton.ac.uk The Equine Laundry, Stoke Bruerne, theequinelaundrynorthants.co.uk Collins Pet Foods Ltd, Blue Barn Farm, Hardingstone 2020 2020 2020 Bletsoe Brown Country Store, Sywell Booking & Payment Tower Farm Saddlers, Earls Barton, towerfarmsaddlers.co.uk Quarterly Publishing Dates Date Available From Deadline East Lodge Riding School, Ecton, eastlodgeridingschool.co.uk Groomers Horse & Pet Supplies, groomersnorthampton.net Online from the 1st Bagforce Aggregates, Brackley, bagforce.co.uk January - March 5th December Stockist's from the 5th Daventry (January) Harley Equestrian, Woodford Halse, harleyequestrian.com Washbrook Farm, Aston Le Walls, astoneqc.com st Online from the 1 Towcester April - June 10th March Stockist's from the 5th TH Tack Barn, Tiffield, tiffieldhighlanders.com (April) Whitfield Charity Horse Shows, whitfieldcharityhorseshow.co.uk Northants/Warwickshire Border Online from the 1st th The Feed Shed, Flecknoe, thefeedshed.co.uk July - September 10 June Stockist's from the 5th Peterborough and Cambridgeshire (July) Equiworld, Great Staughton, St Neots, equiworldlimited.co.uk/tackshop Online from the 1st Houghton & Huntingdon Riding Club, huntingdonrc.co.uk th th Pegasus Equine Services, Pegasus-Equine-Services October - December 10 September Stockist's from the 5 Bedfordshire (October) The College EC, Keysoe, keysoe.com Sharnbrook Animal Feeds, Sharnbrook, sharnbrookanimalfeeds.co.uk Buckinghamshire MK Equestrian Centre, mkec.co.uk Northants Horse Trader Magazine Contacts: Emberton & District Riding Club, embertondistrictrc.co.uk For General Enquiries Contact Sarah Wellingborough Swanspool Equine Veterinary Clinic, swanspoolvets.com T: 07919 386852 or E: [email protected] Glebe Farm Equestrian Centre, Bozeat, glebefarmec.co.uk Features & Editorial E: [email protected] Northants Riders Club, northantsridersclub.weebly.com News E: [email protected] Bozeat Riding Club, bozeatrc.wixsite.com/bozeatrc Kettering Events E: [email protected] Pet All, 4 Duke St, Burton Latimer, petall.co.uk Accounts E: [email protected] Dodson & Horrell Country Store, dodsonandhorrellcountrystore.com Jim Barrett Equine and Canine, equestrianandcanine.co.uk Kevin Griggs Farrier, 07876 190483 NHT is a free magazine and is put together for the enjoyment of our readers. 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EXPERT How to have a Healthier & She is the best Welsh Cob!” Happier Horse in 2020 ADVICE By NKC Equestrian Events Guide Ellie Coales and ‘Prince Longar’ known at home as New Product Range By ‘Bob’, an 11yo Holstein Products gelding and Grade B We Showjumper. The photo was taken at Keysoe EC and the duo EVENTS jumped the 1m10 open for Local Events Guide &1 a double clear and 3rd place! GUIDE Photo Credit: Mark In Time Photography Feature Photo WALL NEWFree 2020 Wall Planner Jessica Coltman is our model for the Training PLANNER Feature Article Keeping your Horse Supple TRAINING During the Colder Months By Matt Cox British Riding Clubs NEWS 2020 Focus British Riding Club Area 7 NEWS Members 2019 Championship Successes in Pictures The Benefits of Hydrotherapy EXPERT for Horses ADVICE By Dr Jessica York, Moulton EC A Lesson with International Show WIN Jumper Dan Delsart NHTMAGAZINE NORTHANTSHORSE TRADERMAGAZINE northants_horse_t_magazine NorthantsHorseTrader Magazine 2 The Freelance Business Assistant Help when you need it… Do you run a small business and require freelance support? Marketing & PR www.NorthantsHorseTrader.co.uk Design Work An accomplished local rider with many years experience, I have Social Media Management Breaking & Schooling produced horses from ride and drive, competition ponies, hunters to Eventers. 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