Treating Inflammation The Vault Treating Inflammation By Amanda Wilson | Thursday, 5 December 2019 Correct care of inflammation is very important as if not treated properly it can become chronic and lead to long term issues such as insulin resistance, laminitis, leaky gut syndrome, auto-immune conditions and... KEEP READING >
Protecting Pink Nose's How To Blog Protecting Pink Nose's By Amanda Wilson | Thursday, 28 November 2019 Looking after pink noses properly is very important during the summer months as a lack of correct care can lead to extremely painful and ugly sunburns. KEEP READING >
Working With Step Up Obstacles How To Blog Working With Step Up Obstacles By Amanda Wilson | Tuesday, 26 November 2019 In the video below I work on a step-up obstacle with Rosie, a three-year-old mare who has had minimal handling. KEEP READING >
Determining The Foaling Date How To Blog Determining The Foaling Date By Amanda Wilson | Monday, 18 November 2019 Using pH strips is a new technique we have learnt in the last year for gauging when a mare is due to foal and it has saved us so much time and hassle. KEEP READING >
Teaching The Reinback On The Ground How To Blog Teaching The Reinback On The Ground By Amanda Wilson | Tuesday, 12 November 2019 This article is a follow on from https://theformula.co.nz/The-Vault/The-Vault-Details/teaching-the-lateral-flexion-left-and-right-on-the-ground and incorporates more lateral movement in preparation for ridden work... KEEP READING >
My Favourite Clippers The Vault My Favourite Clippers By Amanda Wilson | Thursday, 7 November 2019 Having good clippers makes such a difference to your clipping job and your horses level of comfort. For much of our riding career, we clipped our horses with big, bulky, plugin clippers that tended to get very hot... KEEP READING >
How To Correctly Position A Pelham How To Blog How To Correctly Position A Pelham By Amanda Wilson | Wednesday, 30 October 2019 This video shows you how to position the bit in your horse's mouth as well as fitting a chain should you be using a Pelham. KEEP READING >
Teaching Patience On The Ground How To Blog Teaching Patience On The Ground By Amanda Wilson | Sunday, 27 October 2019 In the video below I show you how I teach patience on the ground with Rosie, a young three-year-old mare. KEEP READING >
Whiskers And Their Importance! The Vault Whiskers And Their Importance! By Amanda Wilson | Thursday, 24 October 2019 For a long time, trimming whiskers on your horse was an acceptable practice for aesthetic reasons. However, after much research, it is now very frowned upon and is even banned in some countries. KEEP READING >
Whitakers Second Time Jumping How To Blog Whitakers Second Time Jumping By Amanda Wilson | Monday, 14 October 2019 The video below is a follow on from https://theformula.co.nz/The-Vault/The-Vault-Details/teaching-whitaker-to-jump and shows how I progress my young horses from their first time jumping to their second time jumping.... KEEP READING >
Dealing With Competition Nerves Behind the Scenes Dealing With Competition Nerves By Amanda Wilson | Monday, 14 October 2019 Any sport comes with a degree of pressure especially as you go up the levels, but showjumping and horse riding in general certainly take on a whole different element when you add in the fact that you are working with a... KEEP READING >
Teaching The Draw In With A Tarp How To Blog Teaching The Draw In With A Tarp By Amanda Wilson | Tuesday, 8 October 2019 Check out the video below for how I teach a horse to face what they are afraid of. I love this technique because you don't have to force scary objects on the horse and make them 'cope' with them, rather you work... KEEP READING >
The Trot In Exercise How To Blog The Trot In Exercise By Amanda Wilson | Friday, 27 September 2019 I've done a previous video on the 'Trot In' exercise, but I thought I would do a refresher and show you a couple of 'correct' vs 'incorrect' versions of how to ride this exercise. Ideally, you need... KEEP READING >
Teaching A Horse How To Use Their Bodies Better How To Blog Teaching A Horse How To Use Their Bodies Better By Amanda Wilson | Tuesday, 17 September 2019 This exercise is a carry on from https://theformula.co.nz/The-Vault/The-Vault-Details/the-lunging-system-i-use-for-building-topline and incorporates the horse working over canter poles and raised poles in a round... KEEP READING >
How To Pregnancy Check Horses How To Blog How To Pregnancy Check Horses By Amanda Wilson | Monday, 16 September 2019 In case of a wee mishap, or simply from purchasing a horse who you suspect could be pregnant, this technique is very cheap and effective at telling if your horse could be in foal. KEEP READING >
Teaching Whitaker Patience Under Saddle How To Blog Teaching Whitaker Patience Under Saddle By Amanda Wilson | Tuesday, 10 September 2019 In the video below, I show you how I work with a horse who struggles to stand still while ridden. Just a couple of weeks after this video was taken, after applying this technique anytime he got unsettled, he now stands so... KEEP READING >
Goal Setting For The 2019/2020 Season How To Blog Goal Setting For The 2019/2020 Season By Amanda Wilson | Thursday, 5 September 2019 It's almost that time of year again where the season is about to get into full swing and I thought what a perfect time to get started on your 2019/2020 goal list! KEEP READING >
Gates And Horses Behind the Scenes Gates And Horses By Amanda Wilson | Sunday, 1 September 2019 In the past few years, we have been busy making improvements to our fencing and gates to improve the safety of our horses. In the past, our gates, in particular, consisted of anything from wire mesh gates to gridded steel... KEEP READING >
Teaching How To Draw In And Face Up How To Blog Teaching How To Draw In And Face Up By Amanda Wilson | Thursday, 29 August 2019 In the video below I show you a technique that I use with all my horses to teach them how to face up. This helps the horse to focus on the trainer, teaches it to move its feet and yield its hindquarters and so much more. I... KEEP READING >
Teaching Whitaker To Jump How To Blog Teaching Whitaker To Jump By Amanda Wilson | Thursday, 22 August 2019 Check out the video below where how I teach Whitaker, a 5-Year-Old, 16.1hh Warmblood/TB to jump for the first time. KEEP READING >