Vol 35 No 1 June July 2013
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Inside
4 LEG YIELD
by Liz Tollarzo
Allriderscanbenefitfrommakingtheirhorsesstraighterandmoresuppleby
increasingtheirobediencetomoveawayfromtheleginthislateralexercise.
11 EffEcts of coLour oN bEhaVIour
by Equine Science Update (UK)
Dohorsesrespondtocolourstimulation?Researchershavefoundthatcolour
choicescanmadeadifferencetoequineresponses.
12 thE Lost shoE DILEmma
by Anthony Lawrence
Lostshoesarethebaneofeveryhorsepersonslifeatonetimeoranotherandthere
aremanyreasonswhyhorseslosethem.
18 hEart arrhYthmIa
by Dr Jennifer Stewart
Theheartplaysacentralroleinoxygenationofblood,deliveryofoxygenandenergy,
andremovalofmetabolicproductsfromthebodysoitisimportanttoknowwhatheart
sounds,rhythmsandbeatsarenormalandwhichmaybecauseforalarm.
22 fooD for thouGht
by Kaye Meynell with Monty Roberts
AhealthscareforcedMontyRobertstochangehislifestyleandreconsidermany
preconceivednotionsastoweightandtheeffectsithasonhorsesandhumans.
26 PLEasE ExPLaIN
with Brett Parbery and Dr Allan Gunn
Determiningstirruplengthanddeworming.Experiencedhorsemenandwomen
guidereadersthroughthequestionstheyhavealwayswantedtoask.
30
cob aND co coach rIDE
by Wendy Elks
ClydesdalehorsebreedersandChildren'sHospitalsupporterstaketheirCobbandCo
stagecoachandteam400kmonamodern-dayfund-raisingmission.
35 LEG coNtroL aND boDY PosItIoN
by Sandi Simons
Therider'sbodypositionandhowtheycontroltheirbodyinfluencestheirleg
position,whichinfluencesthecontroltheyhaveoverthehorse'sbodyandlegs.
40 sILIcoN
by Tania Cubitt, Ph.D. Hygain Feeds
Silicon'sroleinbuildingbone,givingstrengthtobodytissueandjointhealthis
agoodreasonforthisoftenoverlookedmineraltobeconsideredinthehorse'sfeed.
the GrEEN horsE
- sustainable horsekeeping
44 fact or fiction -
all weeds are bad
by Nicola Field
45
Water tank maintenance
by Andrea Carmody
46
rain Gardens for horse Properties
47
Dealing with Parasites the Natural Way
by Jackie Rive
47
the advantwages of Deciduous trees
by Steve Mumford
48
holistic management
Pt 5 by Mariette van den Berg
48
small farms conference
50
Planning for Peace, Productivity and Prosperity
by Chris Ferreira
Sleep
disorders
page 58
Mouthing the young horse
page 64
Leg yield
page 4
Cobb and Co Fundraiser - page 30