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I'd say the horse is "rising" from the 1st Jan until his actual birthday, but forget that, I'll never refer to a horse as "rising" again...

I cannot say that I feel pressure from calling my horse a 4 year old instead of rising 4. That's a very individual thing, I think. If...

I know that many find the "rising" thing to be useful, and I understand the reasoning behind it, but I will always find it annoying. I'm...

My friend went to view one in Dec described as rising 5. I said well she's 4 then. Hocks can go by 6 when the horse has done nothing -...

Well there is nothing natural or normal about keeping horses for humans 🤷‍♀️

As I mentioned a key issue is people expect too much from horses who are bred for a very different job than the one the owner wants them...

I actually don’t think it matters if you say 5 or rising 5, it’s pretty obvious what it means and not worth nit-picking. Only calling...

In actual fact, in the UK it's historically supposed to be only racehorses (TBs) who have their official birthdays on Jan 1st (hence why...

Actually, I am an event rider myself, often in the same events as him when he was eventing, an avid follower of the sport and very into...

It's significantly different and more relevant to look at the actual foaling date when one is looking at the maturity of a particular...

Rising 4 means past 1st Jan on the year they will turn 4 but not reached their actual birthday yet. It’s a really important term for...

Age classes are wildly successful indicators of Olympic level horses at 5+. The 4yo class is useful as it makes people keep a lid on it...

This really. Common sense is a wonderful thing. Can you back a 3 year old or jump a 4 year old without doing harm? Of course you can. If...

Also what’s the point if the foot balance is incorrect as you will knock years off a horse or they have crap confo or you are trying to...

I would not jump on the lunge- there is no way to avoid landing and turning almost straightaway and that’s a terrible thing for...