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Box rest is rarely just about the horse. A six-week stretch can test your patience, your routine and your relationship with the yard kettle. Here’s a practical, vet-led plan for keeping condition, sanity and partnership intact.
Vet on Tuesday, farrier on Thursday, physio next week — and somehow three good appointments can leave you with three different plans. Here's how to build a support team around a sport horse that shares information, agrees a lead and keeps the horse's welfare at the centre of it all.
Taking on a sharer can make owning a sport horse more affordable and more enjoyable — but only if the arrangement is clear before anyone puts a foot in the stirrup. This practical checklist covers money, insurance, competition rules, time off and exit plans for UK owners in 2026.
The month after the last show is not a gap in the calendar — it is the foundation for next season. Here is a practical four-week reset covering active rest, the checks worth booking now, mud management and the point at which winter work should properly begin.
Somewhere along the way, one horse stopped being enough. This is a case for the ambitious amateur who stays at one — and an honest look at the situations where a second horse really does make sense.