Aspire training availability for the next couple of months Please feel free to share and spread the word about Aspire intensive training opportunities for both non-horse owners and owners out there. General outline of Aspire coaching weekends can be found on here: http://issuu.com/aspireeq/docs/aspirecoachingweekends2013/1 but individual & weekday training requirements welcome. Available: Nationwide & Europe.
The most common question I get asked by riders is “what books should I read” or where to look for certain information. I thought it will be easier to just give a link with all the resources I personally found helpful than write it each time. I have therefore added a new tab in the…
What you might have been told by “mature, realistic and well wishing” friends or family is that the above Walt Disney quote only really works in Walt Disney movies and really, how many times have you seen a Walt Disney ending in a mature, real life? It’s one thing to have big dreams and the…
For sale! Gorgeous 14.2hh Welsh X Connemara bay mare, 10 years old. Works on a contact on the flat, snaffle mouth, makes a lovely shape over jumps. Quite green, would make a super working hunter pony. Easily carries an adult, good doer, lives out all winter without a rug. Great to handle, been shown in hand…
Regrettably, it has been a while, but at last I have sat myself down to write another update from Trondheim, Norway 🙂 Spring has come to Norway, and with the spring comes a bit of spark in the horses. Lars is no exception, and each year once the snow has melted, it is as if…
On the Hay-Net’s Equestrian Advice page, one member have recently asked a question about loose schooling and mentioned that her horse lunges well but it can get repetitive and boring. You can see my own and some other replies to her HERE but as it’s quite a common issue with many horse owners I expanded…
A few weeks ago I was asked if I wanted to join in a new initiative being set up by Hay Net – a leading UK Blogging network. The idea was to provide advice and support to Hay-Net members and as I love to be of help to those who want to be helped and…
in·teg·ri·ty noun 1.adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty. 2.the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished: to preserve the integrity of the empire. 3.a sound, unimpaired, or perfect condition: the integrity of a ship’s hull. This post is not for faint hearted. Feel pre-warned. The aim is for riding school clients to open their eyes, seek quality education and become aware of the fact there are places out there they should avoid and places which can turn their weekly lessons into a life changing experience.…
Dear Aspire Readers, It is with great excitement that I write to you today to announce that Flirt and I – at our first show back since being injured last summer – have won our very first Classic! For the first time in my life, I earned the cooler, the ribbon, and had my very…
