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News Joints

Tackling Osteoarthritis

Keeping joints healthy…

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Blog A new benchmark for grooms

A New Benchmark For Grooms

Read how the IGA helped to set a new benchmark for grooms at the FEI World Championships at Herning.…

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Blog Can You Afford to Cancel

Can you AFFORD to cancel?

We have been contacted by a BGA member who wishes to remain anonymous but wants to share her experience to save others falling into this trap.…

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Blog Is your stable free from Naturally Occurring Hazardous Substances?

Is your stable free from Naturally Occurring Hazardous Substances?

Have you heard of BETA NOPS? NOPS stands for Naturally Occurring Prohibited Substances and refers to substances that are naturally present within materials or occur due to inadvertent cross-contamination during processing. We asked our friends at Bedmax to tell us more. …

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Blog Beth Revill

World Championships supergroom – Beth Revill

Beth Revill will be heading to Herning2022 for the World Championships to groom for paralympic equestrian Sophie Wells. We caught up with Beth to find out what it takes to be a successful #supergroom.…

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Blog Cool Horses

Cooling Horses

As the weather forecast is showing temperatures rising, we thought we would discuss how best to cool horses during this heat wave.…

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