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Local riding is for the local rider, a unique horse riding and equestrian website exploring the wealth of local equestrian facilities in some of the most beautiful parts of the UK and USA.
It's a free, online equestrian resource, for you and your horse.
Local Riding is all about horse riding, it's an equestrian community for local riders and what they like to do with their horse. It's about showing off and letting other equestrians know how you're doing and how you do it.
It's about You and Your Horse and what you like to do together ...
Localriding.com is about horse health, horse riding tips, horse care and finding good quality horse stuff, easily. It's about good local equestrian suppliers; tack shops, riding schools, riding clubs and equestrian centres.
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Riding in England
Local riders trail riding through the beautiful English countryside or competing in local horse shows or dressage, showjumping or eventing competitions
Riding in Scotland
Scottish Equestrian Facilities and the pleasure of riding horses in Scotland. From horse riding holidays & trail riding in the highlands, to riding schools and pony clubs
Dressage Riding
Today dressage riding is the fastest growing equestrian sport. It's no longer unfashionable and dressage training is the basis for all other equestrian sports
Riding in the USA
Horseback riding in the USA can be the most enjoyable and relaxing way to get back to nature or it can be the most competitive sport imaginable. Pick your state and enjoy.
Riding in Wales
Welsh Equestrian Facilities and the wonderful riding in Wales. From horse riding holidays & trail riding in the Brecon Beacons, to riding schools and equesstrian centres.
Showjumping
The first major showjump competitions were held in England during HOYS in 1907. Since then showjumping has become one of the most popular riding disciplines
Equestrian Eventing
The first modern eventing competition was held at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm. Now equestrian eventing is watched the world over and event riders can be household names
Horse Training Tips
Today, almost anyone can own a horse, and most people can learn to ride given a bit of time, yet too few people seem to have any interest in training their horse.
Horse Health Advice
Essential horse health advice & conformation. Covering your horses hoof, parasites and worms. Ailments such as lameness, laminitis, navicular and your horses breathing and digestive systems
New Content and The Latest Updates ...
Local riding news and updates, to let you know about updated equine information and new sections as we add, update and include them.
Local Riding - Your Horse Riding Equestrian Reference
Local Riding - A unique horse riding and equestrian reference exploring the wealth of local equestrian facilities. Providing horse training tips and horse health advice for you and your horse.
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Horse Strangles - Horse Health Advice
Why horse strangles occurs. What are the symptoms and how equine strangles can be prevented or treated
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Groundwork Basics | Horse Training
Horse training tips and techniques. Groundwork Basics and the skills you need to improve both your horse and your groundwork training techniques
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LOCAL RIDING SPOTLIGHT ... Horse Riding in London
It would be perfectly understandable if you thought horse riding and equestrian facilities were scarce in the London area. After all, at first site it does appear to be one large traffic filled urban sprawl, but there are also beautiful parks and other green places in London, where horse owners have ridden for centuries.
Hyde Park itself has around five miles of bridleways and there are a wide variety of equestrian centres offering riding lessons and livery services in and around central London.
Hyde Park Stables offers horse riding beside the Serpentine Lake, in the most beautiful setting for horse riding in a Capital City anywhere in the world.
Belmont Carriage Driving is a carriage driving school and livery yard set in 200 acres of parkland in Mill Hill, North London and Wimbledon Village Stables is a British Horse Society, Where-to-Train-Centre and ABRS Approved riding school with happy well trained horses and ponies who ride over the trails of Wimbledon Common and Richmond Park. And situated among the 5,000 acres of the Windsor Great Park is the Windsor Park Equestrian Club. You really won't believe you are so close to Central London.
So, if you come to London to see the sights, to revel in the history and enjoy the pomp and circumstance, you can also enjoy your most favourite thing.
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Buying A Horse with Potential - A little practical advice
Think long and hard before buying a horse that is advertised as having potential ... Potential to go far, Terrific Potential in the Right Hands, Potential Dressage Star.
We continually see horse for sale ads that include some of the above terms and feel it is important for you to realise that you should only buy a horse with potential if you have the ability to bring out the full potential of the horse.
Buying potential is a gamble nothing less and nothing more. You will have to invest significant time and training and a lot more money before you see that potential realised.
So, always compare that potential with the price of a fully trained horse that has a few ribbons under its bridle, and always assess your own goals and your own horse training ability before you start dreaming about a potential finished product.
And; always, always, always, ride any horse that's advertised as having potential on at least three separate occasions. Making sure you do so on different days of the week and at different times of the day to get an overall picture of what that potential truly is and how much work will be involved in bringing it out.
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Horse Training Tips and Techniques.
Horse training - the ground rules, the skills, tips and techniques to improve both the horse and rider. Set and achieve training goals and build the horse you want.
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Riding In A Double Bridle - The rights and wrongs
What to Consider When Working a Horse in a Double Bridle. The double bridle is a sophisticated tool and like any other complicated piece of equipment has no place in the hands of a beginner.
The double bridle should only be introduced gradually, after established work has been completed in the snaffle bridle. It should never be put onto the horse on the day of a show or only used when showing.
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Do You Know How to Measure Your Horses' Weight?
Knowing your horses weight, at least approximately, can be very helpful for such simple things as calculating feed amounts and knowing how much wormer to administer. If you don't have access to livestock scales there are other ways to measure with reasonable accuracy. We've also included hh to cms conversion charts here, to help you out.
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Equine Mud Fever and Horse Health Advice
Equine Mud Fever - What is mud fever in horses. What Causes it, how do you prevent it and how do you treat it.
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Focus on Eventing - The Showjumping Phase
The showjumping phase of eventing is traditionally the final phase and is used to test the athleticism of the horse ...
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Getting The Best from Local Riding
localriding.com is 100% equestrian and completely free to use. It is growing and is now a very large equestrian resource with the sole aim of helping horse owners, riders and equestrian businesses find each other ...