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I would like to introduce to you a lovely lady who is in Bahrain at the moment. Tara Bishop is here to see exactly what this Promised Land holds.
She comes from the UK holding a BSc (hons) in Equine Dental Science and has years of experience working with and handling horses. Using the most modern methods of equine dentistry she adopts a sympathetic approach to her work which allows her to treat most of her clients without sedation.
Equine dental health has been a neglected part of equine health management for many years, but by having your horses’ teeth routinely checked every six-nine months you will not only be ensuing oral comfort but alleviating potential future problems.
Horses teeth like many other herbivores continuously erupt. They are made of three calcified tissues, enamel, dentin and cementum. In the wild, horses will spend a large portion of their time grazing and foraging allowing their teeth to wear at a constant even rate.
Domestication and lack of grazing means that horses are now fed large quantities of hay and soft concentrate feeds which do not allow the tissues within the teeth to wear at an even rate, this means sharp enamel pints will occur on the outside edges of the upper teeth – just about where your noseband sits – and the inside edges of the lower teeth – next to the tongue – resulting in soreness and ulceration!
It is, therefore, extremely important for your horse’s comfort and to allow your horse to give his best performance that these sharp painful edges and overgrowths are routinely removed. So it is very important to get your horses teeth checked in the same way you go to the dentist to have your own teeth checked.
After all we have all suffered the excruciating pain of toothache, so prevention being the best cure – get your horse to the dentist – or in this case the dentist to the horse.
To find out more information or to contact Tara email me at Too.Hot.To.Trot@hotmail.com or check out her facebook page Tara Bishop Equine Dentist.
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The Dilmun Riding Stables will host their infamous Eliminator Show this Friday, starting at 4pm. This event will be over three rounds with riders gradually being eliminated resulting in just a single winner.
The first round will be held over a course of fences at 70cms, elimination comes with a dismount or three refusals, the points gained in this round will be carried over to round two.
Round two is a speed round with fences raised to 80cms, elimination again comes with a dismount or three refusals, the points from this round are added to the first round and the top 25 per cent of horses and riders will continue to round three.
In round three, the fences will start at 90cms. Each rider on entering the arena chooses a fence to be raised, if that rider then knocks his chosen fence he gains double faults, elimination in this round is a dismount, three refusals or 12+ faults in the one round. If at the end of the third round there are riders with three clear rounds the fences will be continued to be raised until there is only one winner.
The winner’s name will be engraved on the trophy which they will keep until the next Eliminator. This will be an exciting in-house event, and all spectators are welcome.
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Twin Palms Riding Centre recently hosted not only a fund raising but also hair raising Halloween Quiz. With spectacular turnout and equally spectacular costumes, the night was a huge success. The centre will now host the first of their Open Dressage Events, to be held on November 29 starting at 9am, and will consist of three classes, all British Dressage - Begginer B, Preliminary 12 and Novice 24.
For entry form and rules, check the website www.twinpalmsridingcentre.com or call 39566809.
