Author: la sellerie de marigny

Foal, pony, cob, full or XL: every brand has its own headcollar size chart. This guide explains how to measure your horse's head, adjust the noseband two fingers below the cheekbone and choose a suitable safety headcollar and lead rope.

Which spur for which rider, and how do you fit it so it doesn’t rotate on the boot? This guide compares ball-end, Prince of Wales, hammerhead and rowel spurs, and summarises the 2026 FFE and FEI rules on neck length.

A piece of string marked with a felt-tip pen gives you the width of your horse's mouth, from corner to corner. This guide explains how much extra to allow depending on the rings, how to choose the mouthpiece thickness and how to adjust the height of the bit, with sourced guidelines.

What fill weight for a clipped or unclipped horse, in the field or in the stable, at 10 °C, at 0 °C or in the rain? This guide gives numerical guidelines, taken from the BETA charts, and explains how to measure your horse to choose the right size.