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Dressage
has been growing
in popularity within
Ireland and abroad
and continues to
thrive. 2020 brought Dressage
at Home and International so
many successes for riders at
all levels, from in-hand, Lead
Rein, up to advanced levels
and Freestyle. But what tops
it all is when so many riders
battle
against
lockdown
blues and the winter weather
to achieve so many personal
bests!
Dressage at Home and
International opened 2021
with their New Year dressage
show on Saturday, January
16. They had riders from all
over and the highlight of the
show had to be seeing so
many younger riders in the
Lead Rein class... Everyone
knows the Grass Roots riders
are a force to be reckoned
with! They show everyone
how it’s done. The company
welcomed a number of new
riders trying online dressage
for the rst time and it was
lovely to see so many of the
regular riders back again!
Company
owner
and
dressage
judge,
Emma
Hobson, comments: “It has
not been easy with the frost
and time of year, so huge
applause to all of the riders
who got out and headed
up that centre line! All of
the riders illustrated such
HORSEWEEK
FARMWEEK
JANUARY 28 2021
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New Year for Dressage at
Home and International
SASH: Freya Rottenbury’s ‘Harry’ shows off his Dressage at
Home and International rosette and sash. (FW03-511NN)
determination,
skill
and
positivity. It was lovely to see
such amazing riders doing
what they love in these times!
All of the riders that ventured
up the A-C line today did a
great job and seemed to be
PLACED: Joanna Tarasewicz and ‘Prince Harry Trotter’ were
placed in the Introductory class at the New Year Dressage
Show. (FW03-510NN)
really enjoying it!”
All of the riders were
delighted with their results.
It is clear to see that 2020
was an outstanding success
for the company and 2021
is looking to be even better.
Dressage at Home would
like to congratulate all its
riders on their achievements
and look forward to seeing
many more successes to be
RUNNER UP: Noirin Taylor’s ‘Bess’ has acquired numerous
rosettes with Dressage at Home and International, including
second place in the Preliminary class at the New Year
Dressage Show. (FW03-514NN)
celebrated this year.
Thank you also to the
scorers and scribes for all of
their help.
More information can be
found on the Facebook page
and an exciting new league
has been announced this
week, starting on Saturday,
February 6. Week two:
Saturday, February 20; week
three: Saturday, March 6;
IN THE RIBBONS: Mary Ambrose and ‘Ginge’ with the
multitude of ribbons they have won with Dressage at Home
and International. (FW03-513NN)
week four: Saturday, March
20; week ve: Saturday, April
3; week six (FINAL): Saturday,
April 17.
RESULTS
Saturday, January 16
New Year Dressage Show
Ring One - Lead Rein: 1)
Hannah McCammond, Lacey
70; 2) Lizzy Taylor, Johnny
69.57; 3) Lucy Van Es, Zara
68.04.
Ring Two - Introductory:
1) Nicole Lawther, Lyra 77;
2) Natasha Gilchrist, Charlie
69; 3) Jo McKelvie, Peri 68.33;
4) Natasha Gilchrist, Indi
68; 5) Joanna Tarasewicz,
Prince Harry Trotter 67.33;
5) Chrissie Watson, Sam
67.33; 6) Claudia Mainwaring,
Jumpingdale Lucy 67; 7) Mary
Ambrose, Ginge 65.67.
Ring Three - Newcomers
Preliminary: 1) Cate O’Neill,
Shanaghan Grace 74.4; 2)
Sandra McKinney, Harley
70.6; 3) Katariina Kukko, Isla
67.6.
Ring Four - Preliminary:
1) Evie Mullan, Mike 75.6;
2) Norin Taylor, Bess 74.6;
3) Sandra McKinney, Rocky
73.4; 4) Emma Brown, Tullys
Tina 71.4; 5) Charlotte Moore,
Tully Valley 66.6; 6) Ciara
Manwaring, Spot of Colour
ON FORM: Isobelle Gould’s
‘Foxy Furisto’ secured
rosettes with Dressage at
Home and International.
(FW03-515NN)
Romeo 66.4 (c27.5); 7) Vicky
McAleese, Chicago Warrior
66.4 (c26.5); 8) Sally Mullan,
Frankie 66.2; 9) Katie Clarke,
Sue 63.
Ring Five - Novice: 1)
Victoria
McCandless,
Koolstyle 65.18.
Ring Six - Elementary: 1)
Julie Dauncey, Summer 65.74.
Ring Eight - Freestyle:
1)
Victoria
McCandless
Koolstyle 71.39.
PRELIMINARY: Sally Mullan’s
canine friend models the
rosette Sally won with
‘Frankie’ in the Preliminary
class. (FW03-512NN)
More evidence shows traditional frequent worming is unnecessary
N
EW research, from leading equine
parasitologist Dr Martin Nielsen, has
provided more evidence to show that
reducing worming (or more correctly, deworming) intensity, does not have any adverse
health risks to horses. The work conrms that
the traditional approach of frequent routine
de-worming at pre-determined intervals,
without the use of diagnostic testing is
unnecessary.
To help share the results of this signicant
study, Dr Nielsen has produced two short
explanatory videos, one for vets and one for
horse owners.
The videos are being shared by BEVA (the
British Equine Veterinary Association) to
spread the word to members and to give
practices an easy and engaging way to share
the information with their clients on social
media platforms.
“Internal
parasites,
predominantly
strongyles and ascarids, are omnipresent at
equine yards,” said Dr Nielsen. “But a persistent
growing resistance to the anthelmintics we
have available is challenging us to nd more
sustainable and yet effective parasite control
programmes.
“De-worming every six to eight weeks
and rotating between products is still very
common around the world, but this sort of
carpet bombing is completely unnecessary
STUDY: Dr Martin Nielsen (left) pictured at one
of the stud farms in New Zealand, where he
carried out a study to evaluate the worm egg
count levels, bodyweight and equine health
of groups of mares and foals under different
parasite control protocols. (FW02-527NN)
PICTURES: courtesy of Martin Nielsen
and drug rotation does not prevent drug
resistance,” Dr Nielsen continued. “Many
people are not comfortable with de-worming
less frequently, thinking it will compromise
horse health, but our study shows that this is
not the case; no adverse health effects were
seen that could be ascribed to scaling down
de-worming intensity.”
The study, involving 99 mares and 93 foals at
four stud farms in New Zealand, evaluated the
worm egg count levels, bodyweight and equine
health of groups of mares and foals under
different parasite control protocols. These
included traditional approaches with frequent
de-worming and drug rotation, as well as the
currently recommended protocols involving
less de-worming and more surveillance and
worm egg counts.
David Rendle, Chair of BEVA’s Health and
Medicines Committee, said: “This study
provides further evidence to show that there
is no justication for the traditional approach
of calendar-based routine treatment and gives
further reassurance that the frequency of
treatment can be reduced without detriment to
equine health or development of youngstock.
“Spreading this information will hopefully
encourage any horse owners who have not
done so already to change from their oldfashioned habits of frequent de-worming, to a
diagnostic test-led, or at least a more strategic
approach with routine drug-resistance
testing. In so doing, we can help avert the
potential equine welfare crisis that all are
agreed will inevitably ensue if the equine
industry continues with the indiscriminate
use of anthelmintics. I would urge anyone who
RESISTANCE: Ascarids are one type of worm
that affect equines. Growing resistance to
anthelmintics means that a new approach to
de-worming is required. (FW02-528NN)
has not discussed worming with their vets
recently to do so before the Spring.”
REFERENCE
Monitoring equine ascarid and cyathostomin
parasites: Evaluating health parameters
under different treatment regimens. Martin
K. Nielsen, Erica K. Gee, Alyse Hansen, Tania
Waghorn, Julie Bell, Dave M. Leathwick
First published October 29, 2020. Equine
Veterinary Journal https://doi.org/ 10.1111/
evj.13374