Easibed Vlogs

Setting up the Initial Bed Initial Muck Out Mucking out the easibed Simple, quick and allows more free time for riding ? Easibed 6 Weeks In For those that haven’t followed the previous posts….. This bed was set up 6 weeks ago, 9/10 Bales of easibed in a 12×12 stable, …

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Exploring the Cornish Countryside

Last weekend we went on a little adventure and explored a lovely piece of Cornwall that we have never experienced before despite it being only 15 minutes down the road.

Banksy thoroughly enjoyed the change of scenery, he was snorting, jogging and extremely enthusiastic the whole 2 hours!!

It certainly makes you feel very lucky to live in such a beautiful part of the world ?

If anyone local to us has some suggestions of where we could go over the next couple of weeks we’d love suggestions.

It really made me realise how important it is for the horses to do something different as the same old routes around home can get get boring, Banksy was absolutely buzzing for the whole of this ride!

Link to Vlog is below, as always we appreciate any constructive criticism or suggestions of anything you’d like to see more of xx

https://youtu.be/rZdGIaF-12M

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Treborough Hill Vlog

So here’s the Vlog ??? Still in shock, our first ever BE100 completed & successfully at that!!! I was so so nervous, I ssoooooo nearly didn’t go Cross Country, I was trying to think of every excuse under the sun to pull out…. “Banksy’s feeling Lethargic, it’s really hot, it’s …

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Lost for words…

Still in shock, our first ever BE100 completed & successfully at that!!! I was so so nervous, I ssoooooo nearly didn’t go Cross Country, I was trying to think of every excuse under the sun to pull out…. “Banksy’s feeling Lethargic, it’s really hot, it’s not worth risking him, he’s …

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Equilibrium Products ~ Simply Boost Electrolytes

Banksy is a fussy eater and will not touch his feed if he thinks a strange powder has been put in it, therefore traditional powder supplements are a huge NO GO!
The Simply Boost range by Equilibrium Products is perfect for him. We mainly use the electrolytes, being Irish he is a “hot” horse and sweats a lot. When we go to away shows he often won’t eat or drink yet if I add this to his feed he devours the lot.
Living in Cornwall means long journeys to most BE events, which can be exhausting for both me and him, especially in the Heat of the summer. It once took us 11 hours to get from Truro to Aston Le Walls for the Riding Club Championships on a Bank Holiday weekend, I had to keep getting in the trailer to sponge him down and offer him water, yet he would not drink it. Since discovering The Equilibrium Simply Boost Electrolytes all I have to do now is I add a splash of that to the water and he will have 2 or 3 long glugs!
Banksy however thinks it would be easier if I just let him drink it from the bottle…

Ensuring he stays hydrated is extremely important when travelling such long distances, there’s no way I can expect him to perform to the best of his ability if dehydrated and fatigued.
I think the main reason he likes it so much is because it has a lovely minty smell which I assume he thinks is like a liquid polo!!
Another favourite of ours is the Massage Pad, he can be a proper fidget when being plaited, again more so when in an unfamiliar stable. Therefore I always take the massage pad away with me and then 10 minutes before plaiting pop it on, he really zones out and goes all snoozey, I’ve once seen his bottom lip drop by a good centimetre, possibly almost 2!
The battery life is amazing I never have to worry about it not being charged if I go for a few nights at a time as I think in the 10 months that I have owned it I have literally only had to plug it into the mains for a charge 3 or 4 times!

It is definitely in my Top 5 of the things I MUST NOT forget to pack…. The other 4 being Saddle, Bridle, Hat and Banksy!!

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