Rider falls, a formidable tiny jockey on a veteran pony, and different issues the horse world is speaking about

1. Crew chasing modifications its guidelines on rider falls

The governing physique for crew chasing has modified its guidelines on rider falls forward of this 12 months’s spring season, after trialling the one-fall-and-out rule final 12 months. To any extent further, any rider that falls is not going to be allowed to get again on and proceed their spherical. This comes alongside a number of different modifications to the rulebook for this season.

Learn extra about these rule modifications

2. A plucky younger jockey displaying us the way it’s performed

A small however courageous mixture – Annabelle Hague, 11, and Timmy, 27 – have drawn assist for his or her apparent enjoyment of taking up this respectable financial institution and ditch and extra when out with the Cross Nation Chasers lately (18 February). The group enjoys rides organised by Annabelle’s father Chris Hague, and Tom Lancaster.

Chris was former grasp of the North East Cheshire Drag Hunt, which amalgamated with the Cheshire Farmers Drag Hunt and have become the Cheshire Drag Hunt. When that closed, members requested for one thing else. Chris mentioned: “We couldn’t afford the hounds and every thing, so this idea got here of going out as a gaggle, on the similar tempo as a drag hunt. We go by invitation of the farmers and provides the cash to charities of their selection.”

Extra on the Cross Nation Chasers

3. Half rubber horseshoes

Former jockey Robert “Choc” Thornton has gone into partnership with a producer and farrier Aron Tyler with a purpose to pioneer a brand new part-rubber horseshoe known as Equishox. Manufactured from light-weight, vulcanised rubber with an aluminium core, Robert believes these sneakers might swimsuit racehorses notably.

He was impressed by discovering an unique Öllöv SoftStep shoe – a vulcanised rubber shoe with a metal insert – in Aron’s van, with Aron explaining it was designed to scale back concussion on the forelimbs, and cut back the affect within the case of a knock.

Discover out extra about these progressive new sneakers

The Equishox racing plate.

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Sarah has greater than 20 years expertise as an equestrian journalist and editor. She has reported from main championships together with the Europeans and the World Equestrian Video games. She has co-written books on equestrianism together with The Full Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horses & Ponies. Sarah has ridden since childhood, owned horses and ponies for over 25 years, and labored for and educated with Olympic gold medallist occasion rider Leslie Legislation previous to going to college.