Everything Horse magazine Everything Horse Magazine, December 2015 | Page 10

Equine Education – Has The Answer! New Years Day Parade 2016, London To get your horsey fix over the festive season and a generous sprinkling of magic and fantasy, how about ‘All The Queens Horses’ at The London New Year’s Day Parade? Amongst jugglers, cheerleaders, acrobats, clowns and marching bands, the parade on 1st January 2016 will also feature two teams of riders and 64 horses. Invited for selection from all over the UK and travelling from as far afield as Belgium to appear in this annual event, the riders range from just six years old through to late seventies and are unpaid volunteers unified in their passion for horses and bringing equestrianism to the capital! The equestrian element of the parade starts off 11.45am at Piccadilly Circus and finishes at Parliament, with the return route back via the Horse Guards, The Mall and Buckingham Palace. Mirrors for Training offers finance options for businesses Mirrors for Training is delighted to announce that it is now able to offer its non-warp Arena Mirrors on finance to businesses, subject to terms and conditions being met. This new initiative makes it easier than ever for riding schools, livery yards, professional riders, and other businesses to benefit from top quality arena mirrors at an affordable monthly cost. The Mirrors for Training system is second to none. It’s incredibly 10 Each year the parade celebrates a particular theme, with previous year’s celebrating the ‘Swinging Sixties’ and ‘Hats Off For London’ and the most recently ‘London Moving’. For 2016 the parade takes on ‘A Magical Thirty Years ’ to celebrate the main parade’s 30th year and amongst the creative equestrian costumes planned, magical figures from your childhood and present day will all be making a special appearance! Majestic horses and carriages, side-saddle and Iberian horses add to the equestrian display and the event is free to watch, with plenty to see and keep everyone entertained! What better way to spend New Years Day and to kick off a fabulous 2016! For more information visit www. allthequeenshorses.co.uk versatile with the 8ft x 4ft mirrors being suitable for indoor and outdoor use. All Mirrors for Training Arena Mirrors benefit from impact absorbing cushioners and a layer of safety film. “There’s never been a better time to add mirrors for your facility,” says Andrea Miles from Mirrors for Training. “Our Arena Mirrors are more affordable than ever as the business owner can pay in instalments over a period of month’s helping spread the cost” To find out more visit www.mirrorsfortraining.co.uk. Are you a horse owner and want to improve your knowledge and horsemanship skills? Is there a particular area of horse management that you are keen to explore? If so Equine Education could be just what you are looking for! The team at Equine Education provide online courses for horse owners. This quality, affordable form of education is provided online and is therefore easily accessible. All courses are interactive, flexible and allow you to become involved in a fun method of learning. Equine Education was set up by Dr Jo-Anne Murray and Dr Peter Hastie, both of whom are experts in the equine industry. Jo-Anne and Peter are leaders of some courses, whilst others are run by selected experts in the relevant field. Five courses are currently planned for the first half of 2016, starting with ‘Horse Training Made Simple’ which is launched on February 1. This will be followed by ‘Introduction to Equine Health,’ ‘Nutritional Management of Laminitis,’ ‘The Essentials of Hors