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Fizz Marshall’s therapy blog: Pre-season essentials and the ‘dead bug’
Often the horses that come to us are sent for long-term rehabilitation for soft tissue injuries or surgery, but we also get equine athletes who come in for a bit of a tune-up off the back of, or prior...
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Fizz Marshall’s therapy centre blog: It’s all going swimmingly
We’ve got some great dissertation projects running at the moment here at Hartpury and, although it’s more my boss Kathryn’s department than mine, sharing an office with her does mean that I get to hear...
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Fizz Marshall’s therapy centre blog: It’s farewell from me
It’s with a twinge of sadness that I tell you that this is the last blog I will be writing for Horse & Hound! It’s been almost two years to the day since I started penning all things therapy, along...
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Team Hester’s blog: Welcome to my new behind-the-scenes blog
Hi, I’m Fizz and I have just taken over as yard manager to Carl Hester at his beautiful base near Newent, Gloucestershire (pictured top). In a previous life I managed the Equine Therapy Centre at...
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Team Hester’s blog: Fearing the emotion of Valegro retiring
So after a great storm, comes freezing temperatures apparently! Despite the trials of the December weather, I do love this time of year. Although the -6c averages each morning may be harsh on our hands...
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Team Hester’s blog: Shedding tears while in the main arena at Olympia with...
I think the only place to start this week is at the end. The close of Blueberry’s (Valegro) competitive career is certainly not the culmination of his ridden one, but it does mark the close of an...
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Team Hester’s blog: Blueberry loves a water feature
We’re well in the swing of things here at Oakelbrook Mill after Christmas and New Year. I headed to Scotland to see my family over Christmas, which was lovely but as ever with horses, life goes on...
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Team Hester’s blog: ‘Assumption is the mother of all cock-ups’
Following a bit of a break after Olympia, our next big competitive appointment is the FEI World Cup qualifier in Amsterdam on 27 January. Nip Tuck (Barney) is flying the flag and headed out on his...
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Team Hester’s blog: ‘Some horses will always buck the trend’
I am a firm believer that feeding horses is both an art and a science. When I first started working with horses back up at home in Scotland, straights were king. The feed bins were filled with rolled...
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Team Hester’s blog: the giant grand prix Labrador food alarm
The spring season is starting to gear up for us now and we are looking forward to a few outings for the horses over the coming weeks. Last week saw three days of regional competition for Charlotte...
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