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Author: Morag Higgins

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Trailer Travel Safety

12th June 2017Morag Higgins

At Ross Dhu Equestrian Centre we have extensive experience in travelling with our horses and our customers’ horses in trailers. However, during our many years of working with horses, we have heard some shocking stories of horses being badly hurt or sadly killed from lack of or poor travel preparations. Horses involved in trailer accidents,…

Road Safety With Your Horse

5th June 2017Morag Higgins

At Ross Dhu Equestrian Centre we have extensive off road riding available where you need never ride in traffic again. However, during a journey elsewhere with your horse there may be times when it is necessary to ride on roads and we feel that it is important that this is made as safe as possible…

Horse Helping Your Health

5th June 2017Morag Higgins

To the casual observer it may look like all the rider has to do is just sit there, be happy and enjoy the horse ride. Clearly, the horse does all the work! If you’re a rider you will know that this isn’t the case and that there is much more to both riding and caring…

The Dangers of the Sycamore to your horse

25th May 2017Morag Higgins

Sycamore tree is a deciduous tree that belongs to the plane-tree family. It originates from Europe, but it can be found around the world today, including the UK. It usually grows near the streams, river banks, lakes and in woodlands, places where we all like to going riding with our horses. Some sycamore tree seeds,…

Backing Your Horse Correctly

25th May 2017Morag Higgins

What do we mean by ‘backing your horse’? Well, at a top level it means to teach a horse to wear a saddle and bridle, and to carry someone on their back. However, there is much more to it than that. It is about positively teaching your horse to listen to your instructions when their…

Atypical Myopathy

5th April 2017Morag Higgins

The Dangers of the Sycamore to your horse Sycamore tree is a deciduous tree that belongs to the plane-tree family. It originates from Europe, but it can be found around the world today, including the UK. It usually grows near the streams, river banks, lakes and in woodlands, places where we all like to going…

Tackling Fly Grazing

31st March 2017Morag Higgins

Fly-grazing has always been a hot subject in the horse world and a ‘big issue’ across the UK. In recent years, loose, stray, abandoned and fly-grazing horses have become an acute and expensive problem for landowners, local authorities, enforcement agencies, welfare charities and taxpayers. The lack of care the horses receive, and the actions of…

New Hot Wash and Solarium available

28th February 2017Morag Higgins

We have listened to our customer feedback and we are now happy to provide hot wash facilities and a solarium for the clients use. Go to Livery section above for more details.

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Upcoming Events

April 2021

Equido Dressage Competition

18th April 20211:00 pm
Ross Dhu
Book Event

Once again guys we are holding the dressage league (this time in the summer!) with a championship points and trophies to be won.  All entries are £5 with two tests being ridden at each show, a BD test and an Equido test.  There will be two levels, Level One - beginner/novice/nervous rider and Level Two - experienced/intermediate/confident rider.  Morag Higgins will be judging and not competing and it is allowed for a Level One to have a go at a Level Two test.  Points are awarded for places up to 6th place and ...

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Once again guys we are holding the dressage league (this time in the summer!) with a championship points and trophies to be won.  All entries are £5 with two tests being ridden at each show, a BD test and an Equido test.  There will be two levels, Level One - beginner/novice/nervous rider and Level Two - experienced/intermediate/confident rider.  Morag Higgins will be judging and not competing and it is allowed for a Level One to have a go at a Level Two test.  Points are awarded for places up to 6th place and all tests can be shouted out by a volunteer.  These competitions will not be open to outside riders at the moment due to Covid restrictions so residents only until further notice.  All of the tests can be downloaded from equidohorsemanship.co.uk site by clicking on the News tab and Equido Clinics and Shows.

The tests to download for this event are:-
Beginner/Novice/Nervous Rider

Ross Dhu Novice Test 1 (walk/trot) test

BD Intro Test A (walk/trot)
Experienced/Intermediate/Confident Rider

Ross Dhu Intermediate Test 1

BD Preliminary Test 1
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