Welcome back to the KAEquestrian blog and to the first in a new weekly feature - our 'Product Of The Week'. Like all equestrians, I have my favourite bits of 'kit' that over the years become essentials but one of really exciting parts of being a blogger is that I get to work along side some of my very favourite brands shouting out about the products that I love as well as try some new ones. While some of the products featured in this blog series will be from some of the brand

Welcome to our series 'The Right Start', covering the major stages of the training of young horses, 'The KA Way'. This series is based on a set of articles we wrote for The Scottish and Northern Equestrian Magazine back in 2011 and knowing that Spring is the time of year people think about starting their young horses, we thought we'd edit and republish the articles in the hope we can help you in your journey. If you missed Parts 1-4, you can catch up by using the links below:

Welcome to our series "The Right Start", covering the major stages of the training of young horses, 'The KA Way'. This series is based on a set of articles we wrote for The Scottish and Northern Equestrian Magazine back in 2011 and knowing that Spring tends to be the time of year people think about starting their young horses, we thought we'd do an edit and republish the articles in the hope that we can help you in your journey. To catch up on Parts 1, 2, and 3, use the links

Welcome to our series 'The Right Start', covering the major stages of the training of young horses, 'The KA Way'. This series is based on a set of articles we wrote for The Scottish and Northern Equestrian Magazine back in 2011 and knowing that Spring is the time of year people think about starting their young horses, we thought we'd edit and republish the articles in the hope we can help you in your journey. If you missed Part 1 about preparing horses for backing click here 

Welcome to our series 'The Right Start', covering the major stages of the training of young horses, 'The KA Way'. This series is based on a set of articles we wrote for The Scottish and Northern Equestrian Magazine back in 2011 and knowing that Spring is the time of year people think about starting their young horses, we thought we'd edit and republish the articles in the hope we can help you in your journey. If you missed Part 1 about preparing young horses for backing, you

Welcome to our new blog series 'The Right Start', a 5 part series covering the major stages of the training of young horses. This series is based on a set of articles we wrote for The Scottish and Northern Equestrian Magazine back in 2011 and knowing that Spring is the time of year people think about starting their young horses, we thought we'd edit and republish the articles in the hope we can help you in your journey. How to Start Owners often ask me whether they should sen

Welcome back to KA Equestrian and to Part 3 of ‘Saying Goodbye’, our blog series lifting the veil on the unknown and unsaid about having your horse put to sleep. In part 1 we looked at the decision-making surrounding knowing how and when to have your horse euthanised, in part 2 we looked at the mechanics and practicalities of it and in this third and final part we look at how we cope with the loss and how we commemorate our equine friends once they’re gone. GRIEF One of the t

I don't know about you but it couldn't feel less Spring-like outside up here in Scotland - the snow is falling as I type, and Callan has chosen to watch 'Arthur Christmas' on the TV this afternoon! We have however, made Easter cupcakes and they have inspired this week's WTWW. Easter to me is about pastel colours, baby animals and of course, the Easter bunny! Here's a little nod to the main man himself for an Easter equestrian edit... Jacket - MaxMara - £189 T-Shirt - Amazon -

Recovering from Accidents and Incidents - Part 1 Welcome to Part 1 of a short series on recovering from accidents and incidents whilst riding. This month we will look at minor and moderate events and then next month we’ll take a look at more serious events. So, let’s face it, all of us who choose to ride and work with horses have chosen a potentially dangerous sport and we all know that. But life itself can be dangerous and accidents happen in all areas of our lives so we hav