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THIS Friday Al Jazira Stables and Twin Palms Riding Centre will host the third of their combined show jumping events starting at 9am.
There will be four classes, starting with clear round for novice riders and horses only.
The next two classes will be clear round with jump off at different heights open to both junior and adult riders. The final class will be an accumulator with joker.
Twin Palms will run its popular pony camps on Sundays, February 13 and 27, and Tuesdays, February 15 and March 1, to coincide with the forthcoming half-term school holidays.
The camp covers all aspects of basic pony care, catching your pony, grooming, tacking up, riding and putting your pony away correctly. There is also a theory session covering the importance of pony care, tack cleaning and a general overview of all features of looking after your pony.
Twin Palms Riding Centre will also be hosting the first of its In-House Dressage Shows on February 25. The classes will consist of the popular Working Equitation classes and two Preliminary Tests.
Entry is open to both junior and adult riders and there is also a Tots section available in the Working Equitation A class. The show will start at 9am and the schedule and details on all the tests can be found on the Twin Palms website www.twinpalmsridingcentre.com
All this activity is coupled with the Dilmun Riding Stables continuing In-House Show Jumping League.
We are eagerly awaiting news of the next show, and how the placing may change after the third session of the season.
HORSEY FACTS
DID you know that horses never forget human friends? Well, it's true! Horses remember people who have treated them well, research shows.
Human friends may come and go, but a horse could be one of your most loyal, long-term buddies if you treat it right, the studies suggest.
Horses also understand words better than expected and, according to research, possess excellent memories, allowing horses to not only recall their human friends after periods of separation, but also to remember complex, problem-solving strategies for 10 years or more!
Horses are able to learn and memorise human words and can hear the human voice better than even dogs can, due to their particular range of hearing. So, talking to your horse really does work, although a recent report states that whilst specific commands are heard, too much chatter confuses the issue!
Horses, dogs and humans are no different in terms of positive reinforcement teachings, they behave, learn and memorise better when learning is associated with a positive situation.
