Horse Boots for Travel and Exercise 24. June 2009 liz.hodges@robinsons-uk.com Help & Advice (0) There is a wide range of leg protection available for your horse, but it can be difficult to know which if any is best suited to your horse's needs. Although many horses do not need any extra support for the level of exercise they do, boots can offer protection from accidents that can happen to anyo... [More]
Protect your horse from flies 15. April 2009 liz.hodges@robinsons-uk.com Help & Advice (0) Its time to prepare for summer and the flies that come with it! We all love to tack up our horses and head out for a relaxing hack when the sun starts to shine after a long, cold winter but it seems flies and midges also love to follow us and our horses wherever we go. The flying insects at best ca... [More]
Against All Odds: 25 Years of Robinsons Mail Order 18. March 2009 paul.bentham@robinsons-uk.com News (0) To mark our 25th Anniversary in Mail Order, we've written a short presentation to explain how and why we started to offer our products this way, the challenges we've faced over the years and our thoughts for the future. You can find it at www.robinsons-uk.com/25 and I hope you'll find it as intere... [More]
Horse Bridles 25. February 2009 liz.hodges@robinsons-uk.com Help & Advice (0) A vital piece of tack to any horse rider is their bridle, it offers you greater control either from the ground or whilst riding. Traditionally, bridles are made of quality leather but there are increasingly large numbers of synthetic nylon and leather look styles on the market which can be significa... [More]
Hanging on the Telephone? 29. January 2009 paul.bentham@robinsons-uk.com Behind the Scenes (0) UPDATE: As of 9:40 this morning (30th Jan), our phone lines are back on! Our Call Centre team are now ready and waiting to hear from you. We offer our sincere apologies to anyone inconvenienced by this failure, caused by a traffic accident in our local area. This being a technical matter, expe... [More]
Horse Conformation 12. January 2009 liz.hodges@robinsons-uk.com Help & Advice (0) A horse with good conformation should be the aim of every person who intends to breed a foal. Breeding from a stallion or mare with anything more than minor faults in their conformation should be avoided. Correct conformation enables the horse to carry out the work required by humans with the least ... [More]
Don’t let the Ba - d News Grind You Down! 7. January 2009 paul.bentham@robinsons-uk.com Behind the Scenes (0) Happy New Year! We’re all hearing how difficult a year 2009 will be for consumers and businesses alike and I have to say that we’re a little concerned about it all. We’re concerned that you may think we’re suffering from the ‘credit crunch’ like everyone else. In fact, this is year of optimism for ... [More]
Fancy an early night? ;-) 15. December 2008 paul.bentham@robinsons-uk.com Behind the Scenes (0) If you've received your Sale Catalogue and you've found something you like, I invite you to go to bed early tonight, just like I'll be doing. As you’ll no doubt already know, our Winter Sale starts online tomorrow morning at the less-than-Godly hour of 3am and we all need to be up and fresh in time... [More]
Winter Horse Management 8. December 2008 liz.hodges@robinsons-uk.com Help & Advice (0) Winter is well and truly here and you may be feeling that your visits to the stables are pure hard work and toil. Stable yards tend to be in quite exposed areas and so can be subject to severe weather, it is therefore wise to take as many preventative measures as possible to protect yourself, your h... [More]
Oliver Townend Wins Express Eventing 1. December 2008 liz.hodges@robinsons-uk.com News (0) The inaugural Express Eventing International Cup has been won by Oliver Townend riding Edward and Robert Nicholson's Flint Curtis. The £100,000 prize money to the winning rider was hard earned after a challenging competition involving Dressage to Music, followed by a combined show jumping and cross ... [More]