Rider falls, an excellent tiny jockey on a veteran pony, and different issues the pony international is speaking about

1. Group chasing adjustments its regulations on rider falls

The governing frame for staff chasing has modified its regulations on rider falls forward of this yr’s spring season, after trialling the one-fall-and-out rule ultimate yr. To any extent further, any rider that falls might not be allowed to get again on and proceed their spherical. This comes along a number of different adjustments to the rulebook for this season.

Learn extra about those rule adjustments

2. A plucky younger jockey appearing us the way it’s achieved

A small however courageous mixture – Annabelle Hague, 11, and Timmy, 27 – have drawn fortify for his or her evident delight in taking in this respectable financial institution and ditch and extra when out with the Go Nation Chasers just lately (18 February). The crowd enjoys rides organised via Annabelle’s father Chris Hague, and Tom Lancaster.

Chris was once former grasp of the North East Cheshire Drag Hunt, which amalgamated with the Cheshire Farmers Drag Hunt and become the Cheshire Drag Hunt. When that closed, individuals requested for one thing else. Chris mentioned: “We couldn’t manage to pay for the hounds and the whole thing, so this idea got here of going out as a bunch, on the similar tempo as a drag hunt. We cross via invitation of the farmers and provides the cash to charities in their selection.”

Extra at the Go Nation Chasers

3. Phase rubber horseshoes

Former jockey Robert “Choc” Thornton has long past into partnership with a producer and farrier Aron Tyler with the intention to pioneer a brand new part-rubber horseshoe known as Equishox. Product of light-weight, vulcanised rubber with an aluminium core, Robert believes those sneakers may go well with racehorses specifically.

He was once impressed via discovering an authentic Öllöv SoftStep shoe – a vulcanised rubber shoe with a metal insert – in Aron’s van, with Aron explaining it was once designed to cut back concussion at the forelimbs, and scale back the affect with regards to a knock.

To find out extra about those leading edge new sneakers

The Equishox racing plate.

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Sarah has greater than two decades enjoy as an equestrian journalist and editor. She has reported from main championships together with the Europeans and the Global Equestrian Video games. She has co-written books on equestrianism together with The Entire Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horses & Ponies. Sarah has ridden since youth, owned horses and ponies for over 25 years, and labored for and educated with Olympic gold medallist tournament rider Leslie Regulation previous to going to college.