https://lgsporthorses.com/ Riding, training and life with sport horses en Sun, 08 Nov 2026 14:52:13 GMT https://lgsporthorses.com/reading-the-yard-before-your-competition-horse-moves-in/ https://lgsporthorses.com/reading-the-yard-before-your-competition-horse-moves-in/ A glossy livery brochure can tell you about the arena and the hacking; it rarely tells you how turnout actually works in February. This is the friendly but forensic yard-visit checklist we use when a sport horse’s workload and a rider’s real life both need to fit. LG Sport Horses Breeding & Production Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:22:55 GMT https://lgsporthorses.com/roadside-at-seven-show-day-breakdown-plan/ https://lgsporthorses.com/roadside-at-seven-show-day-breakdown-plan/ The dressage times are printed, the haynet is tied, and then the lorry makes a noise it has never made before. Here is how to prepare for the show-day breakdown nobody puts on the timetable — and how to keep the horse’s day as boring as possible while yours falls apart. LG Sport Horses Training Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:22:55 GMT https://lgsporthorses.com/twenty-minutes-of-chaos-rethinking-competition-warm-up/ https://lgsporthorses.com/twenty-minutes-of-chaos-rethinking-competition-warm-up/ The warm-up ring is the most crowded, most stressful and least understood patch of ground at any UK show. Here's why so many sport horses arrive at the bell tense instead of tuned — and the simple routine that fixes it. LG Sport Horses Training Sun, 08 Nov 2026 09:22:27 GMT https://lgsporthorses.com/after-the-rosette-recovery-hour-sport-horse/ https://lgsporthorses.com/after-the-rosette-recovery-hour-sport-horse/ The photo gets taken, the lorry gets packed, and the work that shapes next week's horse begins. A look at the post-competition hour — cooling, legs, hydration and the journey home — and why grooms treat it as seriously as the round itself. LG Sport Horses Breeding & Production Sun, 08 Nov 2026 09:22:27 GMT https://lgsporthorses.com/steady-amateur-full-time-job-sport-horse-owner/ https://lgsporthorses.com/steady-amateur-full-time-job-sport-horse-owner/ Yard gossip often treats nine-to-five riders as part-time owners with full-time excuses. In reality, the amateur with a job can bring consistency, patience and clear-eyed decision-making that sport horses badly need. LG Sport Horses Training Sun, 08 Nov 2026 01:25:35 GMT https://lgsporthorses.com/reading-between-lots-uk-sport-horse-sales-guide/ https://lgsporthorses.com/reading-between-lots-uk-sport-horse-sales-guide/ Auction catalogues are brilliant at selling a dream, but the sale ring is a shop window with a time limit. Here’s how to separate genuine quality from clever presentation when you’re buying a UK sport horse. LG Sport Horses Breeding & Production Sun, 08 Nov 2026 01:25:35 GMT https://lgsporthorses.com/foal-to-fence-real-world-budget-uk-sport-horse/ https://lgsporthorses.com/foal-to-fence-real-world-budget-uk-sport-horse/ Breeding a sport horse can look like a bargain on paper and feel like a money pit in practice. Here is a line-by-line look at 2026 costs, hidden extras and realistic timelines from foal to first BE. LG Sport Horses Breeding & Production Sat, 07 Nov 2026 21:29:40 GMT https://lgsporthorses.com/short-days-hot-horses-winter-work-sharp-sport-horses/ https://lgsporthorses.com/short-days-hot-horses-winter-work-sharp-sport-horses/ Limited daylight, soggy fields and a fit horse with energy to burn is a familiar UK winter combination. This is a practical November-to-February plan for keeping sport horses sane, supple and fit without relying on endless hacking. LG Sport Horses Training Sat, 07 Nov 2026 21:29:40 GMT