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Don't miss out! 🐴 [View this email in your browser]( Early starts are so much easier at this point in the year, aren’t they? To me there’s nothing worse than days that begin and end in the dark, so I’m at my happiest when the days are longest. I’m sure the positive frame of mind the extra sunshine gives helps with my attitude towards competing, too. This issue, confidence coach Alison Buttery shares her advice for improving outcomes on competition day by managing your mindset, and eventer and trainer Alicia Wilkinson explores how to get your horse to the venue feeling as relaxed and positive as possible. I’ll add my two cents to their brilliant advice, which is that I hadn’t appreciated the difference truly comfy, technical competition kit can make to how you perform on the day. I recently invested and wish I’d done it years ago! Until next month! Even if your horse is a naturally conservative mover, you can still teach him to have elevation and expression, without sacrificing those all-important basics. Discover how to power up your horse’s paces with Annabella Pidgley. [Check it out.]( The skin is the largest organ in the horse’s body and its job is to provide a barrier between the outside world and the internal structures. Amy Leather looks at the most common skin conditions and how to go about treating them. [Read more here](. If you have a fizzy horse, it can be tricky to provide the right feed to manage his temperament. Lizzie Drury reveals what to add to the bucket and what to leave out to calm your excitable horse. [Read more here.]( Spooking is a deeply ingrained natural instinct that evolved to help horses survive in the wild, and constantly looking out for danger and running away at the slightest hint of it are an excellent defence against predators. But why does your horse spook, and what should you do when it happens? Dr Debbie Marsden shares her advice. Everyone approaches and experiences competition days differently. Some might see them as chances to test skills and track improvement, while others might view them as high-pressure events when winning is the only way to succeed. Alison Buttery has useful tips to help you control your nerves on competition day Win with August Horse&Rider! We’ve got some amazing prizes up for grabs this month from Equilibrium, Mackey Ireland, Blue Chip Feeds, Bloomfields, Harry Hall and Hy-Equestrian! Don’t miss! Refresh your first aid kit and help keep your horse’s skin healthy with a FREE bottle of Absorbine Silver Honey, worth more than £27! You just pay postage. Pick up your copy and turn to p130. Horse&Rider magazine - August 2024 £4.75 [View]( [Facebook icon]( [Instagram icon]( [Website icon]( Copyright (C) 2024 Horse and Rider. All rights reserved. You were subscribed to the newsletter from Horse and Rider Our mailing address is: Horse and Rider Olive Studio Grange Road Farnham, Surrey GU10 2DQ United Kingdom Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe](