Volume 7, Issue 2, 2012
SA Horseman - Volume 7, Issue 2, April 2012
Source: SA Horseman 7 (2012)
In hierdie uitgawe van SA Horseman verwelkom ons 'n nuwe toevoeging tot ons bladsye: 'n fokus op die renperdbedryf. SA Horseman staan vir goeie horsemanship, of perdemeesterskap, en dit geld vir enige en alle dissiplines in die bedryf.
Hoofbeat / hoefslag
Source: SA Horseman 7, pp 4 –7 (2012)
2006 Percheron champ now in SA
Genetic X-factor probed
Nations Cup eventing series launched
Horse-diving plan canned
England to play SA for cup
Why did zebra get its stripes?
SANEF becomes SAEA
Barefoot and bitless at the world champs
SA Boerperd-ruiters op pad na VSA
Truly proudly South African thoroughbreds
Author Ninon Halvorsen
Source: SA Horseman 7, pp 8 –9 (2012)
The Emperors Palace national yearling sale will be hosted by Bloodstock South Africa at the TBA complex in Germiston later this month. This sale is known as South Africa's most successful yearling sale, with graduates such as Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas winners Princess Victoria and Ebony Flyer, Gr1 J&B Met winner Past Master, Gr1 Vodacom July winner Bold Silvano, Gr1 Summer Cup winner Flirtation, Gr1 Paddock Stakes winner Emerald Cove, Gr1 Golden Horse Sprint Winner Shea Shea and Gr1 Cape Derby winner Bravura. Since 2000, more than fifty national sale yearlings have gone on to become Gr1 winners. The results speak for themselves.
From sale to racing : the months in between thoroughbreds
Source: SA Horseman 7, pp 11 –13 (2012)
If you want to establish the standing of Jane Trotter and her Ambleway Pre-Training Centre in the racing world, just Google her name and see in what illustrious equine company she has found herself over the years. There is no doubt that she enjoys incredible respect from trainers and breeders all over the country.
Export restrictions won't get us down thoroughbreds
Author Ninon Halverson
Source: SA Horseman 7, pp 14 –15 (2012)
One would think that exporting horses from your country would be simple and hassle-free, especially considering the amount of money you have to fork out for your horse to travel from country A to country B.
Thermography and its value to horse owners
Author Di Armour
Source: SA Horseman 7, pp 17 –19 (2012)
How many times have you wondered why your horse behaves in a certain way, ducking out of a jump, twisting his frame as he jumps, or landing in an unusual way and then battling to find the correct lead on one or the other rein and so on?
There are many whims that baffle the rider or trainer and it is really hard to establish exactly what is causing the discomfort, for there is no display of pain. Nothing is obvious. The saddle fit has been checked.
Back pain in horses & feeding
Author Milyn Brazier
Source: SA Horseman 7, pp 20 –23 (2012)
As a physiotherapist, one of the main problems I see daily is back pain in riders as well as their horses. In this article I will focus on the horse. Back pain is something that can easily be avoided if one understands the dynamics around it.
Die regte voeding vir jou teelmerrie & voeding
Author Francois Van Niekerk
Source: SA Horseman 7, pp 25 –27 (2012)
Voeding van teelmerries speel 'n deurslaggewende rol in die produksie van die toekomstige atleet. Om die voedingsbehoeftes van die merrie te bepaal, moet die fisiologiese staat waarin sy verkeer in ag geneem word (nie-dragtig, dragtig of lakterend). Die dragtigheidsduur van die merrie is elf maande. Die meeste teelmerries word binne dertig dae nadat hulle gevul het, weer gedek om jaarliks 'n vul te produseer. Om dit moontlik te maak moet ons seker maak dat die merrie se voedingsprogram die spesifieke voedingstowwe wat die reproduktiewe organe benodig om die voeding van die fetus moontlik te maak.
'n Ou plan met 'n groen toekoms & voeding
Authors: Izak Hofmeyr and Marike Brits
Source: SA Horseman 7, pp 28 –29 (2012)
Perde is baie lief vir jong, groen grasspruite in weivelde en kou dikwels dié grasspruite kort, terwyl die langer, ouer gras oorgeslaan word. 'n Ou plan word deesdae ingespan om aan dié voorkeur van perde te voldoen en om meer met minder gedoen te kry. Dié ou plan is die voer van saadspruite.
Die Friesperd in Suid-Afrika
Author Le Roux Botha
Source: SA Horseman 7, pp 30 –33 (2012)
Die Friesperd kom oorspronklik uit Friesland en word beskou as 'n direkte afstammeling van die kouebloedperde uit die ystertydperk. Dit is een van Europa se oudste rasse en dateer na bewering uit ongeveer 1 000 v.C.
Diversiteit en eenheid : daar is plek vir beide
Author Isak Hofmeyr
Source: SA Horseman 7, pp 34 –37 (2012)
Dit lyk asof die diversiteit van ons land ook in die belange van sy perdetelersgenootskappe weerspieël word. Verwagtinge van telers van dieselfde ras, lyk dit, kan hemelsbreed van mekaar verskil. Hoewel sodanige uiteenlopende belange die gevaar van onenigheid inhou, hou dit ook die voordeel in dat dit diversiteit in die ras waarborg. Dit is nou mits die genootskap maatreëls kan tref om wel aan die behoeftes van die verskillende belangegroepe te kan voldoen.
Bloemskou 2012 - 'n Karnaval vir perdeliefhebbers
Die Bloemskou is een van die grootste gekombineerde landbou- en kommersiële skoue in die land. Die skou bied jaarliks 'n verskeidenheid uitstekende vermaakopsies, uitstallers en landboukampioen-skappe. Vir perdeliefhebbers is die Bloemskou 'n moet. Benewens die grootste opelug Saalperdskou ter wêreld, bied die Bloemskou 'n perdeprogram soos min.
Die jong perdemeester (deel 11) leer jou perd om nie te skrik nie
Source: SA Horseman 7, pp 40 –41 (2012)
Iemand vertel my dat hy die lieflikste perd vir sy seuntjie gekoop het, maar dat die perd sommer vir enige ding skrik. Wanneer hy met sy perd uitry in die veld, skrik die perd hom boeglam vir die waterkrip of die windpomp, of selfs vir 'n kalfie in die lang gras. Om so 'n perd op die plaas te hê, kan net moeilikheid gee.
Confidently in control
Source: SA Horseman 7, pp 42 –44 (2012)
The number one cause for people who lose their nerve and the pleasure of riding, is the feeling of not being in control. If one can get riders to adopt ways of gaining control, half the battle is won, says William Bondesio about the confidence-building clinics which he and his wife, Bonnita, manage on a farm just outside of Bela Bela in Limpopo.
Along the Vaal on horseback
Author Ravin Singh
Source: SA Horseman 7, pp 45 –47 (2012)
The idea to tour the Vaal Dam was conceived by the Midvaal Endurance Club in 2009. They saw it as an opportunity to enjoy the beauty of our countryside, and instil horsemanship in club members. All too often, the responsibility to ensure the wellbeing of our beloved steeds is entrusted to grooms, with the rider only steering his horse at an equestrian event.
We covered approximately 330 km in six days, in most cases with only one horse. Accommodation was in barns, stables, tents and, if necessary, in the veld.
Vicki's communication tips
We live in a world full of variety - interesting societies, different cultures, unique characteristics and personalities. It can be a challenge at times, because no person is exactly the same. That is what makes life so interesting. It can be irritating at times, but nevertheless, we grow as people, and we learn to adapt and live with each other. We are survivors. This brings me to the following: Every horse is different. There are race horses, therapy horses, show-jumping horses, even circus horses. There are more than three hundred different breeds of horses all over the world.