COMPETITION
2015 Polo International Horse Trials
Held at Waterfall Polo Estate from 31 October to 1 November.

TRAINING
How to shine in showing
Judges’ top tips for the showring.

PROPERTY
Killers in your pastures
Ridding your paddocks of ragwort...

CALLANHO'S LISSABON - THE 'KING OF THE HILL'

HORSE & RIDER

UNDERSTANDING BITTING

Complete your performance training CONNECTING THE DOTS through sports psyschology

THE YOUNG HORSE 
feeding the orphan foal 
Pics of your horse babies INSIDE
Free-Jumping
Long-lining

THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE DERBY 1965-2019

History OF THE SA DERBY

The courses then & now INANDA VERSUS KYALAMI

EXERCISE OF THE MONTH - Trotting poles on a curve

HORSE HEALTH - essential oils, Gastrodiscus, Insulin resistance

27 GROOMING HACKS

GENTLE GIANTS PERCHERONS AND SHIRES


OUR EXPERTS SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS
YOUR TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

POLE WORK EXERCISES - Tackling strength and suppleness

NATURAL ASYMMETRY - Assess your horse's natural imbalances

THE HERB GARDEN - Growing herbs for common horse allments

Why do horses like sugary treats?
What is Ballerina syndrome?
Why matters more in breeding - the mare or the stallion? 


Miniatures - Everybody wants one
Breaking it down - How horses learn to jump
Let's concentrate - Understanding your food label

An over seas odyssey
HQ talks to:
Hayley Parker
Lisa Williams
Chelsey Gertenbach
Hannah Garton

Tis the season to be jolly 
Gift guide
Puzzle fun
Baking horsey treats

#HQHACK1000
This is your year

Back to basics
New exercises for you to try during your down-time

Nicole Horwood, Barry Taylor and Nicola Sime-Riley

Horse and Rider
Letter from abroad
Fixing the lateral walk
Non-horsey parent guide – part 4
Grand master, Dom Duarte

#HQHACK1000
Gains momentum with ambassador Kelly O'Connor

Does our DIVA survive her first eventing show?

Capital Stud auction preview

Horse & Rider 
Perfect your jumping position
A visual guide to dressage movements 
The non-horsey parent guide - Part 3
Meet the grans master, Xenophon

WIN
A sweet-itch hoody worth R1,959

Consuelo
Your tributes to this magnificent horse

Dressage diva goes eventing
Georgie Roberts tells all

HQ MAGAZINE 
HEALTHY HORSE GUIDE
Exclusive
Kelly O’Connor chats to HQ about her European adventures

WIN
A Nathe

Are you a non-horsey parent of an aspiring young rider
We guide you on the journey

#HQHACK1000
The Launch – Are you ready for the challenge?

Exclusive
Mg  stables
Inside an international yard

Horse and Rider
• Achieving the square halt
• Riding in the dark
• Family matters in the equestrian sport

Your kids ride but you don't
Part one of the non-horsey parent guide 

The arthritic horse
in conversation with Jade Hooke

At what cost?
The financial realities of keeping a horse today

From the horse’s mouth
Customised and innovative bitting by Bombers

Espoir Equestrian
The journey of our local horse and rider wear brand

Managing your pregnant mare 
What to expect when she’s expecting

Courses for your horses
Train your way to riding the perfect round

Horse sport in focus 

The away show
Tips and guidelines for first-timers

Best foot forward
Diagnosing lameness in the feet + pastern injuries in profile

Taking the next step
5 exercises for schooling lightness in your horse

Your horse’s dream body
Muscling up working horses and conditioning the youngster

Toilet talk
What goes in must come out!

Betting on the vettng
What matters most

Chew on this
Understanding the digestive system

Bucket list
30 horsey things to do in your lifetme

Horse and rider
Planning the competition year
Capital Auction highlights
Understanding your core
Bounce your way to a stronger horse

Tack talk
Are your boots doing more harm than good?

6 Weeks to a fit horse

Namibian neighbours
The latest on growing the sport and breeding the modern sport horse

Your 101 equestrian questions answered for responsible ownership 

What are horsey superstitions that equestrians swear by?

Who invented the horse box?

What is the most difficult eventing show in the world?

What temperatures feels cold for a horse?

Do horses really have feeling in their manes?

Horse and Rider
The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials
Holiday schooling exercises
Development riders
Creating contact

 
Life lessons
9 tips for choosing the best instructor

Christmas spirit
Your go-to gift guide
5 DIY craft ideas
Mouth-watering family lunch recipe

 

Introducing ... St Helena

Bots in the workplace   

Evita  
 
How to leave your job  

Quiet Karoo   

Managing change   

Mexican food

Horse and rider
What’s equitation all about? p.12 
Correcting the four- faulter p.14
Arena exercises for the eventer p.18 
Perfect your transitions p.20

Derby day
Nicole Horwood talks prep, the horses at home and show nerves p.24

Living off the land
The horses of Sable Island p.56

Spruce up your yard

Exporting a horse 
African Horse Sickness 
Quarantine
In the air

Coolmore stud
Worldwide leaders in racehorse breeding

Tops International Arena
A competition venue in a league of its own

Scott Brash
and Hello Sanctos

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