Absorbine ShowClean

ShowClean is a powerful shampoo cleaner that lifts out dirt and stains but does not contain any harsh chemicals or bleach. Its whitening and brightening action leaves greys sparkling and enriches other coat colours. Special conditioners leave the coat silky soft and reduce the drying effect of most cleaning agents. It can be used full strength to remove stubborn stains and is excellent at removing yellow staining from white tails and legs. It is available in 947 ml and has an RRP of £14.93. Available from your local Absorbine stockist.

Lucy and Wurth Win The July PSO Best Turned Out

The July entries for the PSO, Absorbine sponsored Best turned out class were the best yet! The worthy winner was Car Von Allure (Lucy) with 6 year old Worthington Coffield and his mother Tammy Kuiler.
The Kuiler family have owned Welsh Section A, 11.2, Lucy for 5 years. Tammy said "Lucy's owner and breeder needed to find a home for a pony very quickly, so a close friend was going to have the pony. When the lorry arrived - there were two ponies in it! As soon as I saw the little black pony, I knew I wanted her to be mine!"

Lucy was completely unhandled and unbroken when Tammy bought her. She has such a sweet nature though that Wurth was soon playing with her in his sandpit and now they are the best of friends.

Tammy said "Lucy and Wurth have been to the Pony Club and have been competing in shows for the last three years. They have done everything from gymkhanas to big shows. They are well known around the area for their fancy dress class outfits. They started off as Batman and Robin and now thcosume is King Neptune riding his seahorse. Hopefully by this time next year they will be ready to compete off the lead rein."
Tammy and Wurth have been competing in PSO since January this year. Tammy said "Wurth and myself and the beloved horses and ponies have become addicted to PSO and their beautiful rosettes and the wonderful competitors we have become friends with along the way". Tammy also owns a 4 year old pony, Holly who Wurth will ride when he outgrows Lucy. There is also a nine month old foal who has also already made an appearance on PSO!

Absorbine's Super Shine hoof polish is a firm favourite of Tammy's.

An Amazing Week At The RIHS

Absorbine UK sponsored riders Jayne Webber and Jo Bates enjoyed a hugely successful week at the Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead last week. Jayne and Comberton Clancy took the accolade of being the overall Supreme Champion Ridden Horse.
Team Bardo qualified a magnificent 14 horses in total for the RIHS and 9 of these were in the top three in their respective classes. Comberton Clancy reigned supreme, he won the Large Riding Horse Class, then took Champion Riding Horse and then went all the way to take the overall Champion Ridden Horse Title. He is jointly owned by Carol Bardo and Jackie Beatham.

Other victories included a 1st with The Humdinger in the Coloured Cob class, another win with Berkeley Square in the Small Riding Horse class and 1st in the Heavyweight Cobs with The Keystone Cob, who also took the Reserve Champion Cob Title.

Jo Bates rode to victory in the Lightweight Coloured Ridden Horse Class with Theresa Waters' Shybont Navaho Girl - aka Daisy. She then went on to take the Reserve Coloured Ridden Championships.

Man Of Quality also took 4th place in the Lightweight Hunter class with Jo riding for owner Ruth Serrell. Jo and daughter Holly qualified five horses for the RIHS. Holly gave Buriana Cashel a great ride in the Large Hack Class for Eileen Jenkin.

Absorbine are proud to be associated with such great successes!

Somethin Special Takes June PSO Best Turned Out

Lyn Archer and the stunning Somethin Special took the June Photo-Shows Online, Absorbine sponsored Best Turned Out class in style.
This Month's prize was a bottle of Absorbine favourite Refreshmint, great for the Summer Months to cool and refresh your horse.

Lyn has owned the lovely Somethin Special aka Solo for four years. This is only the second time the pair have entered PSO, but Lyn plans to continue to enter as she says "its such a popular show it means more to be placed - and the rosettes are amazing!"

Originally from Holland, the KWPN Solo is by Democrat and is now 12 years old. It hasn't all been plain sailing for the pair, Lyn competed him up to elementary level dressage and all was going well until he suddenly started behaving strangely. "One minute we would be trotting round nicely, then he would just lose the plot, start rearing, and bolting off in a blind panic" said Lyn. They had him checked all over and could find nothing wrong, except they feared he may have kissing spines. So Lyn sent Solo to a specialist vet in Scotland who concluded that Solo had damaged both his hind suspensory ligaments, he had to be on box rest for three months.

Despite fears from the vet that Solo would never compete to the level he was at, Lyn has taken it very slowly and is currently competing at prelim level. She said "I'm not going to push him too much and I'm very careful with what I ask of him but at the moment touch wood he is ok."

Lyn has a busy job in Tesco, this is where the name Somethin Special came from. "I work on the checkouts and as I speak to lots of people and they all know I'm horsey I started asking them all for suggestions of what we could call him! Judges have commented he suits his name very well."

Best of luck to Lyn and Solo from all at Absorbine UK.

Top Tack Cleaning Tips From Absorbine

Absorbine are not just known for their supremely effective grooming products, there are also fly control, hoof care, muscle care and even leather care products available and all of them match the exacting standards set by the renowned ShowSheen.

One of the unsung heroes is Horseman's One Step leather cleaner and conditioner. As it says on the pot, it cleans and conditions in one easy step - great either at home or when travelling to shows.
Here are some tips to help you keep tack in tip top condition:

• Clean and check tack at least every two weeks - check the stitching and the leather for cracks and wearing thin.


• Get saddles checked at least once a year and after a fall, just in case the tree has been damaged.


• Clean mud and sweat off leatherwork as soon as possible, leaving dirt on leather will not do it any good.


• Use Horseman's One Step to wipe away dirt and sweat in one easy step, ;eaving the leather soft and conditioned. It requires no water, just a damp sponge to work Horseman's One Step over the leather. Three cleaning agents remove dirt, sweat and salt while helping to restore a natural shine. Its great for use on saddles, bridles, boots, belts, luggage, shoes, handbags and most leather garments - in fact just about anything leather! It penetrates quickly, leaving no greasy residue and it will not darken most leathers.


• Undo buckles and billets to clean thoroughly - these are the most vulnerable areas and the leather needs to be cleaned and checked.


• To remove jockeys (the build up of grease and dirt) a traditional method is to rub them with a ball of mane or tail hair. Alternatively, use a damp sponge and Horseman's One Step and work in a circular motion.


• Finally for really sparkling bits and stirrup irons, put them in the dishwasher - it really does work.

Horseman's One Step is a convenient, one-step leather cleansing and conditioning cream that leaves a beautiful satin sheen with no greasy residue.

Available in 425g RRP approx £8.00 and 3.2kg RRP approx £44.00 from your local Absorbine stockist.

Team Bardos 2011 Success Continues

Comberton Clancy has been Champion on every outing this season. Recently at the Bath and West show, he took the title of Working Show Horse Champion having jumped beautifully and then continued on the following day to take the Riding Horse Championship. This is his first season at Moor Farm and Carol Bardo and Jayne Webber are "delighted" with the way he is going.

Team Bardo's cobs are also performing brilliantly as well. Darcey Bustle won her first Horse Of The Year Show (HOYS) cob qualifier at the South Of England Show. She also went on to be Champion cob at South Of England. The experienced coloured cob, The Humdinger has qualified for both the Royal International Horse Show (RIHS) and HOYS in both the cob and coloured classes at his first attempts.

The South Of England Show also saw the team pick up their 100th win so far of the 2011 season with Mrs Stennet's Time 2 Reflect. The four year old Time 2 Reflect won the HOYS Small Hunter Qualifier and has also qualified for the RIHS at the first attempt.

Hooray For Hooflex!

Charlotte Friend was the winner of our recent facebook competition for fans with a horse or pony that is kept barefoot to win a bottle of All Natural Hooflex and write a review on it. Charlotte has been using Hooflex on her pony Blue for the last few weeks, this is what she has to say about it:

Hooray for Hooflex! The product was brilliant, it really helped to strengthen Blue's hooves. The product was very easy to apply, and I could really tell the difference in my pony's feet within a week of using Hooflex. My farrier even commented on how well the product had protected my pony's feet. The Hooflex came with very clear instructions on how to use it and as the bottle is so large, it lasts you for ages! Hooflex has been incredible!

Blue had quite strong feet, but sometimes used to hesitate about walking across the yard car park to go out hacking, or along the track to get to the bridleway, as they are quite stony and sore on his feet, but as soon as I started using Hooflex he id not hesitate at all!

I compete him mostly in In-Hand Mountain and Moorland classes as he has just turned 4, but we have started doing a few ridden classes at local shows and we have done very well, as when I got him he had been turned away for most of his life. He is quite unique in competing barefoot in Mountain and Moorland classes as most others are fully shod, especially the Welsh ponies, which he is. I am definitely going to continue to use the product, it has made a considerable difference to my pony's feet. I wouldn't dream of using anything else on him!

The full range of Absorbine products including All Natural Hooflex are available from equestrian retailers and Absorbine stockists. All Natural Hooflex RRP: £23.40