Sadie Beech, Horse Agility Accredited Trainer, tells us why we need to check out the small stuff!! ‘FOUNDATION TRAINING SHOULD LOOK BORING. Let me expand on that… Foundation training is the very basic knowledge that you and your horse need to know to communicate well together. It is what you will base everything you teach […]
Author Archives: The International Horse Agility Club
To spook or not to spook? That is the question.
by Vanessa Bee – Founder of Horse Agility and The Horse Agility Club The one thing that horses can be relied upon to add to our lives is a bit of unexpected excitement! Last year I ran a clinic for a jolly crowd of experienced horse people who just wanted to have a go at […]
STAY SAFE, HAVE FUN!
Never before has our club slogan meant so much. We are delighted to have welcomed a lot of new members over the last few weeks and had so many people still able to compete with their horses. If you can’t there’s a free horseless competition every Friday! FREE FUN FRIDAY is just that…it’s free, […]
The Highland Park Liberty Memorial Award
The Horse Agility Club is delighted to announce the winner of this prestigious award: Nancy Ingalls and Magnetic Attraction (Woody) of Prince Edward Island, Canada With a very special mention to Maggie Cason and Biggs (Biggy) of Colorado, USA Congratulations! Highland Park, a Morgan horse, was born on 23rd March 1994 and was the first […]
Have a go at Horse Agility
Now is a good time for all those people wanting to do something fun, different and positive with their horse, a simple Horse Agility course for you to try. Why not take a video of you and your horse completing the course? Any posted on facebook page will receive helpful feedback from Vanessa Bee founder […]
Announcing a new award to remember a very special horse.
Do you have an equine who loves to play? Do you have a horse, pony, donkey or mule who just loves to make up the rules when he’s turned loose? Do you and your equine friend put more emphasis on partnership rather than prizes? Then this award may be coming your way! The […]
Horse Agility and the Art of Winning
by Vanessa Bee – Founder of the Horse Agility Club First published December 2014 As the year draws to a close and The Horse Agility Club Team begin to gather the final Championship and Special awards together my thoughts have turned to winning. Winning a competition, coming first, is an admirable achievement, but […]
It’s not about the obstacles! by Vanessa Bee
It’s not about the obstacles! I have a privileged job, I watch over 200 videos a month of people with their horses and I love it! These videos are of Horse Agility Club members completing obstacle courses with a variety of equines, and it looks fun! I don’t have time to see a lot […]
HORSE AGILITY WORLD CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCED
The 2019 League Table Winners of The International Horse Agility Club On Line Horse Agility World Champion Claire Perilli Sherwoods Unique Bay Boy NZ Reserve World Champion Beth Smith Desi CA European Champion Angela Wilson Merlin GB North American Champion Beth Smith Desi CA Australasian Champion Claire Perilli Sherwoods Unique Bay Boy NZ Walking Only […]
It’s our birthday! Ten today!!
On 13th December 2009 Vanessa Bee, entrepreneur and horsewoman, wondered if there was such a thing as dog agility for horses. She was amazed to find that when she Googled the words ‘Horse Agility’ nothing came up – so she decided to do something about it. Fast forward to 2019 and there are now over […]