May 2018 - Diary of a Wimpy Eventer

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2018

Team Wimpy Update 6: A stay-away show, sat nav blips and living for today, By Nina Studley.

Vic Brant May 31, 2018 Tagged blogger, bravepants, British eventing, confidence, dressage, equestrian, Eventing, events, horse care, horse riding, life goals, Love, self belief, self esteem, showjumping, stable management, team wimpy 0 Comment

Hi all, Well after 23 years not competing only taking it back up last summer and thinking I could start off where I left confidence wise how wrong was I?! A 38 year old brain doesn’t think like a...

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2018 Competition Reports

First BE of 2018 – Shelford BE90 – a day of exhuberance!

Vic Brant May 31, 2018 Tagged Baby blogger, blogger, bravepants, breeches, British eventing, cross country, dressage, equestrian, Eventing, events, exracehorse, feeding, horse, horse care, horse riding, horse rug, horsebloggers, horsemanship, marketing, Mum Life, mummy blogger, polo, Pregnancy, pregnancy journey, self belief, self esteem, showjumping, stable management 1 Comment

Here it is, my first BE of 2018… So, my routine outing before the big day was complete with my dressage trip on Friday night, I gave him a little pop over some jumps in the field yesterday to...

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2018 Learn Riding Tips Stable Management

Those who can, teach…

Vic Brant May 21, 2018 Tagged Baby blogger, blogger, bravepants, breeches, British eventing, cross country, dressage, equestrian, Eventing, events, exracehorse, feeding, horse, horse care, horse riding, horse rug, horsebloggers, horsemanship, marketing, Mum Life, mummy blogger, polo, Pregnancy, pregnancy journey, self belief, self esteem, showjumping, stable management 2 Comments

So, 2 months ago I got a text from my dear Team Wimpy member and friend Liz Pears, asking if I fancied helping her out with a bit of “motivational instructing” at a Nervous and Novice camp in May…...

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2018 Life away from horses

5 Things I LOVE about YOU…

Vic Brant May 14, 2018 Tagged Baby blogger, blogger, bravepants, breeches, British eventing, cross country, dressage, equestrian, Eventing, events, exracehorse, feeding, horse, horse care, horse riding, horse rug, horsebloggers, horsemanship, marketing, Mum Life, mummy blogger, polo, Pregnancy, pregnancy journey, self belief, self esteem, showjumping, stable management 1 Comment

Whilst swimming in a sea of social media warriors spewing out uninvited negativity, I thought I’d take the time to tell you FIVE, bloody brilliant reasons that I LOVE being one of those ‘horse people’. Go ahead, find your...

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2018

Team Wimpy Update 5: Doing it for the Wobbleberries by Becki Holmes

Vic Brant May 9, 2018 Tagged blogger, bravepants, British eventing, confidence, dressage, equestrian, Eventing, horse care, horse riding, self belief, self esteem, team wimpy 0 Comment

Since being picked to be part of the amazing team Wimpy in March a lot has changed for me both good and bad! So I’m participating in the Wobbleberry challenge this year, so my aim is to complete a...

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2018 Competition Reports

Badminton Horse Trials 2018

Vic Brant May 8, 2018 Tagged Baby blogger, blogger, bravepants, breeches, British eventing, cross country, dressage, equestrian, Eventing, events, exracehorse, feeding, horse, horse care, horse riding, horse rug, horsebloggers, horsemanship, marketing, Mum Life, mummy blogger, polo, Pregnancy, pregnancy journey, self belief, self esteem, showjumping, stable management 0 Comment

After much deliberation as to whether the ground was going to hold up to 80 sets of skillfully shod hooves tearing it apart on Saturday, the drier days in the lead up to the event were a saving grace...

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2018

Team Wimpy Update 4: by our lovely Polo Player Susan Paterson

Vic Brant May 2, 2018 Tagged bravepants, British eventing, confidence, equestrian, Eventing, horse care, horse riding, life goals, Love, polo, polo player, self belief, self esteem, stable management, team wimpy 0 Comment

Hi everyone! So, whilst the eventers have finally been getting to the first fixtures of the season, the showing shows are underway and the happy hackers are enjoying the lighter nights; for polo players all eyes are on the...