Horseytalk.net Special Interview
Hayley Watson-Greaves
Meet TopSpec sponsored dressage rider Hayley Watson-Greaves.
Having been selected for the BEF World Class Development Squad for the 2015 season, dressage rider Hayley Watson-Greaves is set to have a busy year.
Based at her family home in Gloucestershire, Hayley has developed a string of top level horses, all currently competing at Grand Prix level.
Here we find out 10 things about the TopSpec sponsored rider.
Hayley grew up surrounded by animals as her parents ran an animal rescue centre for exotic pets.
She shares her yard with two emus, two llamas and an alpaca!
Hayley started riding at the age of three-years-old and was bought her own pony when she was eight-years-old, called Sixpence.
She was a member of the BYRDS Pony A squad with Laura Tomlinson and Maria Eilberg, riding her pony Bryony Bright Eyes.
Robbie, Hayley's brother, is a successful farrier, winning many shoeing competitions as part of the England Team.
At 11-years-old, Hayley had her first serious dressage lesson with Adam Kemp, on her 14hh pony, Henry.
She has owned her three top horses from three-year-olds and has brought them up through the ranks herself.
When Hayley first went to try WG Don Wimero, she fell off him!
Hayley has been training with Carl Hester for the past nine years.
Her next goal is to compete at the highest level on the international circuit.
Hayley's horse's daily feed regime includes TopSpec Comprehensive Feed Balancer, a very flexible nutrient-rich feed designed to balance the rations of most horses and ponies simply by adjusting the rate at which it is fed and the products it is fed with.
It is a very palatable 'Non-Heating' pelleted feed that is formulated without cereal grains and contains only low levels of sugar and starch.
TopSpec Comprehensive Feed Balancer contains many supplements combined with good quality protein to promote muscle development and topline.
The supplements include a top-specification broad-spectrum supplement and specialised supplements including a superb hoof supplement, generous levels of anti-oxidants and sophisticated digestive aids.
This superb specification allows horses to utilise far more nutrients from the forage and straights in their diet, which usually means that their hard feed intake can be reduced with many resulting benefits.
For further information please contact the Multiple Award-Winning Helpline on 01845 565030 or visit www.topspec.com