Horse Hero News & Comment - 16th March 2010
Blogs. Laura Bechtolsheimer goes eventing, Wayne Garrick is giddy with excitment, Lynne Crowden is on the Sunshine Tour with Maria Eilberg, Alex Peternell doesn't have the best start to the eventing season, Richard Maxwell works on an issue of control, Jackie Siu discovers a horse version of Big Brother and Sam Watson does his first event of the season. Alex Franklin is on the road to recovery, Fiona Price goes skiing, Anna Weston gets fit, Georgie Somerset is on winning form, Anne Marie Perry goes to World Class Squad training and Jason Webb has an amazing trip to Texas. Caroline Cherry takes an eventing interlude, Flora Harris report from the eventers' Sunshine Tour, Lauren Sprieser tastes her future, the inevitable happens to Jon Pitts, Anna Ross Davies is winning and Annabel Wigley prepares for Badminton.
Guest Feature. America breeder, Liz Mitten Ryan, talks about the humane and spiritual welcome she offers her youngsters, in contrast to extablished practises of 'imprinting'. "My approach is a gentle alternative that welcomes the new foal with love and consideration, while safeguarding the mare and new baby."
Filming. Last week we filmed horse massage (on a rather cold day with a rather sprightly guinea pig!). Later in the month, we will be at the Hartpury Stallion Parade filming with breeder and Horse Hero blogger Lynne Crowden. We'll film dressage and jumping sports horses being shown off under saddle and meet stars such as the hugely successful French show jumping stallion Baloubet de Rouet, the only horse to win three consecutive World Cups, plus team bronze at the Sydney Olympics. We're aiming to bring you a fascinating insight into the world of breeding, followed up later in the Spring with a visit to Lynne's Woodlander Stud. We are also returning this month to film Chinese eventer Alex Hua Tian in his run up to Badminton Horse Trials. There's lots more lined up!