Hello my dear friends and welcome back to some very exciting content! I would like to start by wishing you all a very happy February and I hope that, even in lockdown, that you are managing to cling onto a handful of sanity. Here's something to keep you moderately entertained, so sit back and enjoy... Continue Reading →
So, maybe you're thinking of taking the plunge into horse ownership, or perhaps you're looking to see where you can cut your existing costs... or maybe, just maybe, you're curious as to how much money I actually spend on my horses. Whichever it is, I'll let you in on how much money it ACTUALLY costs... Continue Reading →
New horse, new territory... our first event of the season! So, what's new from Episode 1... well, quite a bit really! Pea has been with us for 26 weeks now. Bang on 6 months today. The last time we chatted she she had had her checks done and had started all of the basic training... Continue Reading →
With the 2019 season looming, I am reflecting on some of the things I get asked the most often. Number one has to be; How do I cope with Pat being so SPOOKY? And the answer is, I have struggled with it for many years, seven in fact! But I have learnt a few things... Continue Reading →
I was absolutely delighted to attend the 4th leg of the Ros Canter and Caroline Moore, 4 years to 4* tour at Vale View Equestrian last night. I have taken away so much from just 3 hours of learning and I hope you find it useful too. Caroline Moore, British Eventing National Coach to our GB... Continue Reading →
So, a lot of you will have seen a new arrival to our family in the last few weeks. She is a little 15.3hh dark brown, 2004 thoroughbred mare called Pea. BUT.. this is not the first time Pea and I have crossed paths. Her dam: Smilingatstrangers and her sire: Tragic Role. Pea and I... Continue Reading →
So, last night I laid in bed formulating a plan with military precision. I had ridden my new/old horse Pea on a hack earlier and whilst this little horse is fun, safe and brilliant in every way, she has a seriously frustrating guilty pleasure. She LOVES to impersonate a camel in her spare time. She... Continue Reading →
Here's the deal Mr. Winter, you're either cold, dark, p*ssing with rain or blowing a bloody gale or all of those things on a really great day! But ... if there were no seasons how would you appreciate the few flakes of snow that might appear on Christmas morning? Or the first snowdrops that pop... Continue Reading →
There are obviously do’s and don’ts that you have to comply with and I advise that if you are unsure that you check with the British Eventing or British Dressage Rule Books just to be safe. I know that all of the gear I am wearing is above board but equally I also know that... Continue Reading →
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... it seemed such a long way off and I’m at the stage in life where I... Continue Reading →
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 guidance on which way to turn? The decision to leave that job you hate, to get married, to start a family, to try something that... Continue Reading →
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 that I can barely see them let alone touch their tails! First thing to do is make a plan, I am planning of having a... Continue Reading →
Some days I just cannot seem to work out how to push through. Some days I want to throw the towel in. Some days I wish I didn't feel like this. I want to feel confident and self assured, I want to be kind and in return, be loved by people, I want to make... Continue Reading →
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 motivation for doing it was to lose some weight. I have been eating like a squirrel and not a drop of the good stuff has... Continue Reading →
How I get the best out of my dressage test with a movement usually worth double points... Enjoy 🙂 xx
I am pretty sure that at some point in the lives of every single one of you reading this, you have felt rotten about your capabilities, downtrodden or had your chips totally p*$sed on by someone else. If you haven’t – you are probably the one doing the urinating! My equestrian side of life has... Continue Reading →
So, a bit of a sorry state of affairs after my run of cast iron balls activities. First off, I was massively on the up after my ‘mock hunting’ experience so thought this would make day to day riding, clinics and popping a small fence in the school a doddle. With the right mind set,... Continue Reading →
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