Exploring South Africa for a worthy cause
In August 2014, I was asked by my aunt-in-law Sophie Williams-Thomas to join her in a 250-300km charity horse ride across the rural Waterberg district...
Top Tips for Aspiring Trainers by Johanna Ullström
Top Tips for Aspiring Trainers by Johanna Ullström Johanna kindly gives some of her precious time to write for Merlin’s Kitty Klub. One of the most successful trainers in Europe, as well as the top female trainer, Johanna has been showing Arabian horses since the 1990s. Her ArcticTern Training Center in Belgium has seen some [...]
The Role of a Writer – Capturing Broken Thoughts
The Arabian world is a better place for having had so many amazing people in it - from Sheila, Peter, Sigi and Erwin to Enzo, Pianissima and Drug. For them all to go now, too soon, leaves us behind wondering why...
From the Therapist:How the mouth controls the legs…
Back treatment for horses varies widely between practitioners, but generally focuses on the neck, back and hindquarters as the key locations for treatment. As...