WHAT'S IN THE JUNE ISSUE OF HORSE

FIND OUT WHAT'S IN THE JUNE ISSUE, OUT 26 APRIL – IT'S THE SHOW SPECIAL!

• Take control of your nerves and start enjoying hacking
• Put pizzazz into his paces – with help from a top dressage judge
• Think positive and achieve your goals – with therapist Gary Diplock
• Simple steps to a stress-free show day
• Dressage to music – how to pick the right tunes
• Mare, gelding or stallion – which is for you?
• Meet the real horse whisperer, Buck Brannaman
• Real life – how one rider got back into the saddle after being paralysed
• Interview: Sophie Wells is going for Paralympic gold
• WIN! A Caldene riding outfit!
• Columnist Anna Ross Davies on finding the right man
• Travel report: Go wild in the Carmargue
• Tail end – 12 phrases that baffle your non-equestrian friends…

And there's much, much more...

Training:

• Take a pole work masterclass with Adam Kemp
• Prepare your showjumper for his first competition
• Sacha Pemble's 10 golden rules for cross-country
• 10 minute exercise: perfect your trot-walk-trot transitions
• Amy Stovold improves your horse's way of going
• Training the three-year-old – with Southern Cross Stud
• Q&A training – how to make your horse more gymnastic

Horse sense:

• Vet report: Caring for a horse that is unable to sweat
• How to spot good conformation – and disguise faults for the showring.
• Twice the advice: Medical and holistic treatments for moody mares
• Four steps to perfect quarter marks
• Q&A horse care: All your problems solved

Tack shop:

• Stable style: Competition gear to help you look like a professional
• Tried and tested: Readers put show shirts to the test
• Buyers' guide: Find the best calmer for your horse

Exclusive competitions:

• Giveaways: Loads of ace prizes up for grabs!

Regulars:

• News update and diary
• Galloping gallery
• New products
• Your letters
• Q&As

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Wet weather causes havoc for riders and selectors

With Badminton and Chatsworth cancelled, Olympic eventing preparations have have been thrown into disarray for riders and selectors

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Questions & Answers

If you have an equestrian query on any topic, from competing to horsecare, transport to tack, Horse can help. Please send your question to the Horse team at joanna_browne@ipcmedia.com, putting 'Q & A' in the subject menu.

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READER RANT: Collecting ring etiquette

Do bad manners in the warm-up arena make your blood boil?

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How to stop a horse from napping

Equine behaviourist and eventer Emma Massingale shares her top tips for nappy horses.

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VET REPORT: How to keep your horse sound

Recent research shows lameness is the most common equine problem in the UK, so follow vet Mark Tabachnik's tips to keep your horse sound this summer

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