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Amber gets the green light to collect award
Dunfermline’s Amber McCullough becomes the NAF Shining Star for July, for her outstanding showjumping. The 15-year-old Amber McCullough received the honour from British Showjumping through sheer hard work, dedication and ambition. Amber was nominated for the award by Aileen Craig, Lead Coach for the Central Scotland Academy. Aileen, who submitted the nomination alongside Training Co-Ordinator…
Read MoreWhat an honour for Ghillie Archie and pony Spey
One man and his pony have received a unique prize after winning 2018 the Fred Taylor Memorial Trophy for Working Hill Ponies. Ghillie Archie Hay and Highland pony Spey from Invercauld Estate in Angus, have won the sixth annual competition, which is sponsored by London gunmaker John Rigby & Co. The estate will receive one…
Read MoreHow Richard Telford came back from the brink
54 year old Scottish showing producer Richard Telford has amassed an enviable career in both the show-ring and on the eventing circuit. Richard’s successes include winning championship titles across the country at the Royal Highland Show, Horse of the Year Show, Olympia, Royal Windsor Horse Show and the Royal International Horse Show. In October 2008…
Read MoreKeeping it in the family for three generations
It’s a family affair at the Collessie stud in Cupar, Fife. It is now under the leadership of Ronnie Black, the third generation of his family to breed prize-winning Clydesdales. Here his son Peter admires Collessie Lucy’s week-old foal. Pictures by Angus Blackburn. Read the full story in EQY Magazine, which comes with the July 2018 issue…
Read MoreA side saddle masterclass from the real experts
Showjumping enthusiast Becky Murray is given a lesson in elegance through a discipline that goes back centuries. She went for a side saddle lesson at the stunning location of Anderson School of Riding & Holiday Lodges, an independent riding school based in New Cumnock in Ayrshire. Becky was under the watchful eye of Anderson School of…
Read MoreRider Lucinda is trotting on to greatness
Talented young rider Lucinda Crawford is heading for greatness as she sets her sights on the European Championships. Lucinda has seen plenty of success already in her career as a junior eventer. But even by her high standards, 2017 was a breakthrough year for her and horses Silver Touch and Ballintoher Harry. A solid performance…
Read MoreIt’s vital to keep an eye out for deadly grass sickness
Grass sickness is an often fatal disease that occurs in horses, ponies and donkeys. The disease was first recognised in 1907 following an outbreak near Dundee. Today the disease still frustrates vets as they work tirelessly to better understand it with the support of The Moredun Foundation Equine Grass Sickness Fund. The charity raises funds…
Read MoreDressaged for success at the start of a new era
A new horse marks a move to the big leagues for talented young dressage rider Connor Rankin. However, it marks the end of an era. For Connor, the sale of his faithful equine partner of four years, Jack XI, marks the closure of his childhood. But it also acts as a statement of ambition: the…
Read MoreRiding from the east coast to the west – and back
Every year it takes Iona Scobie three days to lead her ponies from the east to west coast as she crosses the remote wilderness in a remarkable Highland migration – before returning by the same route later in the year. Iona and her partner Julien Legrand together run the Scobie family estate at East Rhidorroch,…
Read MoreHelping horses is the perfect job for happy Helene
Helene Mauchlen has her dream job as the British Horse Society’s manager for Scotland. ‘It brings together my liking of people and stories with my lifelong commitment to helping horses,’ she admits. Helene’s enthusiasm and tenacity have certainly paid off: since she took up the BHS Scotland reins 19 years ago, its membership and influence…
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