Speetley BE90: The one where it all came good…Speetley BE90: The one where it all came good…
WELL WELL WELL….. So, Here it is… Speetley BE90, my 2nd BE of the season. As most of you will have read, I had a total knock in every sense
Category: 2018
The one that didn’t go so well!!!The one that didn’t go so well!!!
So, a last minute entry into the 90cms Show-cross at Epworth Equestrian Ltd saw us power trotting around our regular hacking route last night in an attempt to tire out
Team Wimpy Update 6: A stay-away show, sat nav blips and living for today, By Nina Studley.Team Wimpy Update 6: A stay-away show, sat nav blips and living for today, By Nina Studley.
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?!
First BE of 2018 – Shelford BE90 – a day of exhuberance!First BE of 2018 – Shelford BE90 – a day of exhuberance!
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
Those who can, teach…Those who can, teach…
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
5 Things I LOVE about YOU…5 Things I LOVE about YOU…
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
Team Wimpy Update 5: Doing it for the Wobbleberries by Becki HolmesTeam Wimpy Update 5: Doing it for the Wobbleberries by Becki Holmes
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
Badminton Horse Trials 2018Badminton Horse Trials 2018
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
Team Wimpy Update 4: by our lovely Polo Player Susan PatersonTeam Wimpy Update 4: by our lovely Polo Player Susan Paterson
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
Team Wimpy Update 3: By Sharon Murphy – My first EVER One Day Event!!Team Wimpy Update 3: By Sharon Murphy – My first EVER One Day Event!!
Hi everyone!! Well…This time last year I entered my first ever round of show jumping in a 60cm nervous and novice class. I trotted the whole way round, as cantering
Team Wimpy Update 2: By Jess Griffiths – I owe it to friends…Team Wimpy Update 2: By Jess Griffiths – I owe it to friends…
For a long time I didn’t pursue a career in horses, as I didn’t believe I was good enough. I went down the safe, sensible route of being a schoolteacher,
Team Wimpy : UPDATE 1 by Liz Pears aged 52 and a quarter!Team Wimpy : UPDATE 1 by Liz Pears aged 52 and a quarter!
Well here it is, my first blog for Team Wimpy 2018. Well actually my first blog. Ever. At 52. Here goes…. When the BE dates for 2018 came out, I
On a High (fibre) at Highclere!On a High (fibre) at Highclere!
Some time ago I received a message, from a lovely lady asking for my address so that she could invite me to something very special. I obliged of course! (Who
Who am I?Who am I?
I’m not sure… Days go by where I’m not overly sure where I’m going in life, what I do for a living or what I’m making for tea! I feel
Giving Fear the Finger!Giving Fear the Finger!
A battle with the ‘F’ word. You know sometimes when you sit and think for too long, you talk yourself in and out of decisions, you feel confused and need
Reaching your potentialReaching your potential
So you have a goal in mind, it might seem quite out of reach right now. And that’s okay. Mine are so far out of reach just at the minute
Paving out a plan…Paving out a plan…
Good day one and all. It is 2018 and I am one week into a very slow, sober, DRY January! It’s not as easy as I thought and my real