Equine Partnership

23/03/2025

Spending a few days in the Netherlands with the fabulous team at EDIX saddles & bitless bridles learning more about their latest developments, skills workshops and also sharing some of our knowledge about bit free bridles.

Absolutely mind blowing first day! We are very excited to share news of new trial saddles coming soon to 🇮🇪

20/03/2025

New nails for a special event this weekend 💚
Look forward to share more details soon

17/03/2025

Did you get a chance to enjoy the warmer weather last weekend? We know our horses did 🌞🐴

But with sunshine comes lush spring grass... and the risk of laminitis.

Signs to watch for:

⚠️ Footiness on hard ground or shortened strides
⚠️ Increased digital pulse
⚠️ Excessive heat in hooves
⚠️ Reluctance to move or shifting weight

Prevention is key! Manage grazing and keep an eye on their weight — once a horse has had laminitis, they're more vulnerable to future flare-ups.

If you're concerned, contact your vet right away.

👉 Learn more: https://bit.ly/43LHyCJ

17/03/2025

☘️ Happy St Patrick's Day ☘️
From Teddy and the EP herd...

p.s Teddy was paid handsomely in coconut treats for this photo.

16/03/2025

I love that my image pops up so much on bridle fit questions!
Feel free to save it and share it

NOSEBAND PLACEMENT
Do you see with your eye where to place the noseband on the horse? The placement of the noseband is essential in bitless riding as the main contact area, but it is also equally important with any noseband fit.

A poorly fitted noseband, especially if it is also over tightened can be both painful and damaging to the horse. Negative affects are not often seen by the rider until the horse becomes too stressed and often we see avoidance behaviours including refusing the bridle, ignoring aids and even extreme behaviour such as bucking.

Learning the anatomy of the horse is vital to understanding all aspects of bridle fit. The noseband is only one element on the bridle, all of the elements have the potential to impact the horse positively or negatively.

We believe that riders are always seeking to do right by their horses, so we offer courses to support riders make informed choices and grow confidence.

Please join us on our UK tour, our Bitless 101 events offer important information for all bridles and we explain how bitless, chosen,fitted and used correctly can positively affect your horse, your training and improve both aspects including the overall partnership.

Full details on our website www.equinepartnership.ie
Selected events include CPD for professionals.

16/03/2025

Positively fun ☺️

11/03/2025

I was delighted to attend Ireland's first EAS symposium on The Evolving Role of Horses in Human Health. It was lovely to meet so many new faces and connect with those I know well.

Well done to the presenters; you did a fantastic job. There were many positive messages and stories.

Increble job to those involved in the organising! Many more to come, I hope.

11/03/2025

Beautiful weather for a little ride around the track, gets the others moving too!

10/03/2025

Here today sharing the treeless message EDIX saddles & bitless bridles

EDIX saddles are ideal for riding therapy as the rider feels closer to the horse and the saddles can be interchanged between multiple horses.

For a free discovery call to learn if treeless could be right for your therapy setting visit www.edixsaddles.ie

We are excited to be present at the Festina Lente The Evolving Role of the Horse for Human Health symposium today🙏

Equine Partnership

08/03/2025

Looking forward to attending this event on Monday, lots to see and learn for sure, but giving a shout out to the fantastic Deirdre Rhiannon Kennedy who is giving a talk/demo on 'Connected Equines EAS through a Polyvagal Lens' - I am very excited to hear more about this, I think it's so important how we consider the horse during equine assisted therapies.

If you're attending and see my bright Equine Partnership hoodie, feel free to come and say Hi!

I am looking forward to delivering an educational demonstration at The Evolving Role of the Horse for Human Health EAS Symposium this Saturday, March 10th, held at the Clonshire Equestrian Centre, Adare, Co. Limerick

This incredible first-of-its-kind event in Ireland is hosted by Festina Lente in collaboration with Horse Sport Ireland & HETI

My presentation is "Connected Equines EAS through a Polyvagal Lens" and can be attended from 11:20 - 11:50am
Location: Large Indoor Arena B (see map in your welcome pack)

There may be a few tickets left or a waitlist. Tickets on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-evolving-role-of-horses-in-human-health-tickets-1144085984979

03/03/2025

This is a really cool find! Definitely an ideal accessory for any yard!

James’ product of the show! Such a great invention and the nicest people - give them a follow on socials please, it would make their day! Find them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/share/18kVUNCVQG/?mibextid=wwXIfr

25/02/2025

New! The EDIX UNION barebackpad 🤩

A brand new, top class riding pad made from beautiful quality suede cowhide leather. The unique brushed finish provides a secure and stable seat, ensuring optimal rider comfort ✨️

Designed for riders of all disciplines, from basic flatwork to high-level dressage, the EDIX Union barebackpad offers exceptional grip, and supports rider stability through a medium-deep, soft seat and cantle. The Union comes with two sizes of velcro adjustable knee rolls which can be discreetly placed in pockets. The knee rolls give a more secure feeling and help riders maintain a perfect position!

Engineered with a multi-layered pressure-distribution system, the Union pad conforms to your horse’s anatomy over time. These carefully selected materials ensure even weight distribution, reducing pressure points and enhancing your horse’s comfort ❤️ The pad is made of various flexible, high-quality materials which contribute to a correct distribution of the load the rider exerts on the horse’s back. For riders choosing to use stirrups, the closed stirrup attachment is placed upon the position where the pressure distribution is optimal!

The Union pad allows for optimal spinal clearance through panels you can strategically place to fit your own horse. Because of the many positions the panels can be placed, the Union will fit both low and high withered horses easily. It’s possible to use the Union without the velcro panels, but we advise to combine it with an EDIX 8-pocket saddlepad with proper inlays to create spinal clearance and to ensure optimal pressure distribution. An advantage of using an EDIX 8 pocket pad along with the Union is the possibility to correct or improve the balance of the pad by adding felt shims in the top pockets.

The Union is fitted with D-rings to connect the leather PP reinforced girth straps, which are connected to the internal Y-system. This enables the girth to distribute its force across the whole area of the riding pad, as the straps of the D-rings are fastened below in the pad.

The EDIX Union riding pad is available in brown, black, hot pink and cognac and in sizes S, M and L ❤️

24/02/2025

Happy Birthday 🎂 EDIX saddles & bitless bridles we are delighted to share in your celebrations.

Anyone placing an EDIX order today will receive a free gift in their box!

Happy birthday to EDIX saddles! Today we include an extra festively wrapped gift in every order placed in the EDIX webshop or in the EDIX dealers webshop 🎁

Since it's our birthday a present will be our treat!

09/02/2025

The stunning EDIX saddles & bitless bridles Django is available in light and dark leathers, with custom suede options available.

For Irish fittings visit www.edixsaddles.ie

07/02/2025

07/02/2025

Just leaving this here 😄

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Apparently these words were masterminded by the linguistically talented Pauline Keil and she desperately wants to be given full credit for a meme that I found on the Internet with no logo or credit on the image. She may also want one of the four Oscars from Chris Nolan but if he gives her credit for his imagery that she put in a meme generator, she'll settle for that. Chris, careful now!
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10/12/2024

As a positive reinforcement trainer first I find this sort of humor frustrating. It's the sort of low level gas lighting we have endured for years.

Scoot Boot you can do better than this! Not sure if it's in previous reference to the Parelli sponsorship post that wasn't as well received as you had expected but seems a swipe at R+.

I would definitely change a thing, I would change this.

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Scoot Boot have removed the post following multiple comments left on the post. Thanks to everyone for sharing your support of the R+ community. Hopefully Scoot are listening!

09/12/2024

Having an equicentral system on top of the track means the horses have the option to forage as well as enjoy their hay and other enrichments.

While Teddy chooses the field, the minis choose to stay with the hay.

Choice matters.