LB Equestrian

LB Equestrian Freelance groom based in Rutland offering all equestrian services including clipping at competitive

Clipping season is well underway ✂️
01/10/2025

Clipping season is well underway ✂️

Lovely to be back riding Bertie
07/08/2025

Lovely to be back riding Bertie

I am back freelancing with horses after an office break. I’m available for all yard duties including clipping and HGV dr...
24/07/2025

I am back freelancing with horses after an office break. I’m available for all yard duties including clipping and HGV driver but not riding competitively anymore. I will also be offering domestic cleaning services too 🧹🧽🧺

11/07/2022

Heatwave in the UK

Temperatures are set to rise over the next few days, reaching over a whopping 30 degrees.
Here are some tips on how to avoid your horse getting heat stroke:

☀️ Horses in work should be kept as cool as possible before, during and after ridden work

☀️ Exercising your horse should be done during cooler times, so early in the morning or late in the evening

☀️ Make sure you cool down your horse afterwards by hosing them down, or using a sponge with cold water all over their body

Signs of heat stroke:

❌ Weakness

❌ Increased temperature (normal temperature should be 37.5-38.5°C)

❌ High respiratory and heart rate (normal respiration rate should be 12-16 breaths per minute/normal heart rate should be 30-45 beats per minute)

❌ Lethargy

❌ Dehydration

❌ Dry mucous membranes in the mouth -they should be a pink salmon colour and have a slimy feel to them

If you are worried your horse may be showing signs of heat stroke then please to not hesitate to call us on 01487 773333.

FRESH START & NEW BEGINNINGS!!!Last month I started an office job 9-5 Mon- Fri and therefore no longer work with horses ...
16/11/2021

FRESH START & NEW BEGINNINGS!!!
Last month I started an office job 9-5 Mon- Fri and therefore no longer work with horses so sadly LB Equestrian has come to an end after 18 years. I would like to thank all my loyal customers from over the years, all of which have amazing horses.
I'm still lucky enough to ride April & Bertie at weekends so I'll still get my horsey fix 🙂. I was struggling for time for Romeo while working full time in horses but he has now found his forever home in Germany of all places!

18/09/2021

I was scared today.

I was scared to get on, scared to walk out the yard because I had a bad ride the day before. One bad ride, and it made me scared.

I didn’t know why. I’ve had 1000 bad rides. I’ve had 1000 falls. I’ve broken bones and bruised my pride on countless occasions, but today I was scared.

Why? Because confidence is fragile. It takes months and years to build and seconds to lose and yet we are so careless with it.

When we get on a horse, we wear a hat to protect our head. We wear body protectors, gloves, boots...

We pay so much attention to protecting ourselves physically, we forget that our minds are not invincible, and our confidence certainly is not.

Your bank of confidence needs regular deposits, not just from others... but from you. Self confidence is the most valuable currency in life.

When you go to get on, and you hesitate, you falter and you start to ask yourself “can I do this?”, chances are, your account is almost empty.

Every time you laugh and say “oh no, I’m no good” or “so and so is 10x better than me”, you make a withdrawal from that account, and before you know it, your account is empty and you’re scared to get on.

But every time you say “I’m really pleased with how that went” or “I think I rode that really well”, your balance increases.

We need to learn to give ourselves a break, pat ourselves on the back and allow ourselves to feel proud of where we are - after all, most of the time we’ve worked bloody hard to get there!

Recognising your strengths is just as important as recognising your weaknesses. Never allow yourself or anyone else to empty that account.

Confidence is valuable, don’t bankrupt yourself.

30/06/2021

‼️FEI ban trimming the whiskers of competition horses‼️

From July this year, horses who have had their sensory hairs removed (unless for veterinary reasons) will be disqualified from FEI competitions, with other governing bodies following suit.

Why are whiskers important?
A horse’s whiskers (also known as vibrissae) are sensory hairs that provide valuable information to the horse. They have their own nerve and blood supply. The long and thick hairs are tactical receptors, which act as a ‘third eye’, and help them gain a sense of their surroundings. The whiskers enable the horse to sense the environment in their blind spot and identify objects. Therefore, whiskers ought to be left as nature intended!

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