As we write this blog the new British Eventing season is starting in just over a week and we know lots of our customers are gearing up to compete over …
Read more “How to use the gallops for optimum time and preparing for the eventing season.”
It’s that time of year when lots of our customers are setting their competitive goals for the season ahead and bringing their horses back into work after a winter holiday. …
Read more “A six-week plan for getting your horse from field holiday to getting fit!”
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! And, if you’re in some areas of the country, it’s a lot like a Christmas card out there with glittering snow covering …
If your horse has been injured, had surgery or been very ill, you might be about to embark on a rehabilitation programme to get them back to full health and …
Read more “Maximising the chances of successful equine rehab.”
As we sit down to pen our October blog, the forecast for the week ahead looks a little grim for anyone who spends lots of time outside. We’re facing a …
Read more “How to keep your horse happy and healthy this winter.”
Bringing on a young horse can be such an exciting and rewarding task. You will be helping a physically and mentally immature animal to learn its job and what is expected of it in different situations. Both Amy and Tommy, our co-founders and managers here at Thorpe Farm, have worked with breakers and young horses destined for racing, eventing, showjumping and other disciplines and they have a lot of experience.
If you’ve read a little bit about Amy and Tommy, the husband-and-wife duo who founded Thorpe Farm Rehab and Fitness, then you’ll know their background is in running both racing …
Read more “How to boost your yard’s equine biosecurity this autumn.”
All horse owners know that injuries happen, and not many competition horses or happy hackers will get through their working life without needing a period of rehabilitation. What matters when …
Read more “How to rehab your horse safely and successfully.”
Have you visited us to use the gallops yet? We have had a couple of customers remark that they look fun recently but didn’t think they were for people like …
Here at Thorpe Farm, we love seeing horses and riders achieving their full potential – whether that’s a healthy, harmonious partnership for happy hacking, or moving up the ranks and …