Here it is NUMBER 3!!! Chilham Castle. So this mornings 6.30am alarm wasn't even needed, I was already on poo 2 by 6am. The balls I grew yesterday and all week in fact, had shrivelled to an unrecognisable size and I was SHITTING MYSELF!!!! We loaded and left by 7.15 and arrived at Chilham at... Continue Reading →
So here it is... our first BE100 report. I would like to start by saying (for anyone that is a new follower or an old one that might not know), up until July 2016 I was unable to tack up this dear little horse without sweating profusely. I was scared of riding to the point... Continue Reading →
So I have made the pilgrimage to Badminton Horse Trials most years for the last 10 now and I can safely say that this year is the most exciting one yet. Previous years I have been giddy over the shopping lanes or walking the course but this year I have a whole new muse for... Continue Reading →
So here it is, Number 2! The late entry into the BE90 at Bovington, Dorset (RAC Saddle Club Bovington) on Easter bank holiday weekend was our challenge. Now for anyone that knows me, I'm not overly keen on jumping around somewhere that I'm not overly familiar with, stupid eh?! But I like to have had... Continue Reading →
So here it is..... number 1. The first one of 2017!! Back to Friday, I was nervous as hell. Having to sit in a quiet office all day, not overly busy, made my nerves worse. I had so much to do post 4.30pm and I was getting increasingly tittery about wanting to run out the... Continue Reading →
WIMPY Eventing is a terrifying thing, when you're scared out of your bloody mind and rely heavily on booze and Imodium supplies to keep you in check, something has to have your back. I am delighted to announce that from March 2017; I, the Wimpiest Eventer that ever trotted the earth, will be the VERY... Continue Reading →
So let's go back to this morning... I got up and drove to the yard unphased at this point, to skip out, hay and not think about the day ahead. Back at home I actually ate breakfast... grilled mushrooms, tomato, avocado and a poached egg (still on the post Christmas diet). The Kent and Surrey... Continue Reading →
So, every year a huge percentage of us make the pilgrimage to the sparkly lights and festive flush of Olympia Horse Show. Every penny we have saved doing all of our Christmas shopping on Black Friday, goes into a pot, reserved for the all-important shopping village. This year will be no different! There are a... Continue Reading →
With the eventing season drawing to a close, I turn my attention to the demon that is dressage! Over 2 months ago, Pat and I had a double win at Novice and Elementary which qualified us for a Championship. Ludicrously bad timing, in that it fell the day after our BE90 debut at Aston Le... Continue Reading →
So, the morning of my much anticipated trip up to Aston Le Walls for our step up to BE 90, crept up far faster than I could have ever imagined. I’m pretty sure it left me a little flabbergasted and unprepared, but consequently less panicking time for sure! The times came out and that’s when... Continue Reading →
So with our late entry accepted into the Pachesham Hunter Trial for the 85cm Pairs, the usual nervous course walk Friday night was a little less toilet trip inducing than other events. I’m not overly sure why – Maybe my fragile confidence is slowly being coated in honey ready for being rolled in feathers –... Continue Reading →
It’s like the morning after the night before – Sat at my huge paper covered desk in my lonely office blogging rather than going through my ton of emails. Did I have a good weekend? I think so. Friday, as you may have seen from my Facebook page, I had another ‘moment’. Sometimes it feels... Continue Reading →
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 →
I cannot believe what I am about to write – I’ll take you back to Friday night…. New Husband and I went over to LMEQ to walk the vomit inducing XC course at approximately 6.37pm, we arrived, found the start, smoked a cigarette and by fence 13 – PITCH BLOODY BLACK!! I was having... Continue Reading →
What a weekend!! Let’s start from Wednesday night where the plans to run through my Novice and Elementary tests for Sunday were planned. I left the office, grabbed my breeches from the car and strolled over to get changed. One leg in, two legs in, yank on the too tight breeches… TWANG!!!! My lower back... Continue Reading →
Well that's is... My feet are wet, I've jumped in with them both! In actual fact, it's not my feet that are wet, it's my palms and my forehead, I'm sat at my desk looking at last years course photos, already choosing the one I might die at. With any luck I'll get balloted anyway... 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 →
A little delayed reply as I wanted to see whether I survived this weekend or whether my poor husband was drafting up my premature headstone. A few updates on the cards; NO.1 – I had the almightiest of meltdowns at the beginning of this month, I was scared, tired, and dealing with a few personal... Continue Reading →
First off… forgive me if midway through, the flow of this is interrupted – just browsing the BE options for my first event in what seems like an eternity is loosening my bowels somewhat. So, it’s been a funny few weeks – No.1 I got married, without hitch or hiccup, No.2 I had a blissful... Continue Reading →
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