This is my pony missy,she lives in a field with a horse called winnie.She is my favourite pony she loves jumping and is very good.She is the colour bay which is a brownie colour,and has a blaze and one little sock.Missy loves rubbing her head in the mud so can get very muddy.When we wash her tail it shines in the sun.She loves a cuddle and a kiss!

This is my pony tiger she is very sweet and also loves a cuddle and kiss.She is chesnut with two white socks with a blaze.She likes eating carrots and apples with her feed.She has the sweetest head!

Cameo is 20 days old her mum is called pk,her dad is called alife.We don't know what colour she is
but we think she is cremello/perlino filly.She was born on the 16th of april 2008. She is a section b
She is really funny in the stable .She looks up at the door really funnily.

The Cleveland Bay is the oldest breed of English horse and was developed in the North of England. It was used for agriculture and also as a coach horse. In 1883 the formation of the Cleveland Bay Society began with the first Stud Book being published in 1884. During the period covering the two World Wars Cleveland Bay numbers declined until in 1962 only 4 stallions remained in England. Much work was done to save the breed and it is now a popular horse used for producing show jumpers and hunters

Equestrian Sports: Dressage

Dressage dates back to classical Greek horsemanship and the military who trained their horses to perform movements whilst in battle intended to evade or attack the enemy. The earliest work on training horses was written by Xenophon, a Greek Military Commander born around 430 BC.

From this classical horsemanship and training of movements came the equestrian sport of Dressage which tests the horse's physical ability, suppleness, responsiveness, balance and obedience - where horse and rider should seem as one as they perform a series of complex movements. Dressage can be likened to gymnastics or dance on horseback. Dressage become an Olympic Sport in 1912 with only commissioned military officers eligible to compete until 1952 when the rules changed and today Dressage is a popular equestrian sport in many countries.

During a Dressage competition the horse is scored on its impulsion, regularity of paces and freedom of movement, responsiveness and willingness, balance and correct performance of the movements, whilst the rider is scored on their position and correctness and effectiveness of aids.

There are various levels of Dressage competition from Preliminary where the horse is required to perform walk, trot and canter, circles and turns to Grand Prix requiring more advanced and complex dressage movements from the horse and rider such as piaffe (trotting on the spot) and canter pirouttes where the horse turns on its hindquarters whilst in canter.

Dandy Brush
A brush with long stiff bristles used for removing dry surface
dirt out of the coat.
Usally used on the less sensitive patrs of the horses body.
Body Brush
It can be Hard or Soft.
It's often leather, back and is used to remove Dust,Dirt and Grease from them.
Metal Curry Comb
These are used for making, the other brushes cleaner.
Rubber Curry Comb
Rubber curry combs are made specifically for the purpose
removing mud and loose hair from the horse.
Water Brush
Used when appling water to the horses coat,mane or tail when dampering or washing.
Mane Comb
Most often metal but sometimes plastic .
These are used to comb the mane and tail of the horse.
Short metal mane combs are special combs which can be
used to make the mane thinner thi is called a solo comb.
Hoof Pick
Hoof picks are often metal and they get mud and stones
out of the horses or ponies foot.
Sponge
Used for cleaning eyes,nose and dock area as well as cleaning
wounds.
Sweat Scaper
Used for scraping sweat or water of a horses or ponies after
working.
Grooming kit box
A plastic container box or a canvas bag with drawsting
top all make excellent storage boxes for grooming kits!