Some of you will know that I have been looking for a yard base for Aspire’s programmes… In the last few months I have read more adverts than in a few years that’s for sure and in the process I found out that should I was looking in the US I would have plenty of…
From time to time we come across something that takes us back in time… It happened to me yesterday so first, let me tell you a real life story. I haven’t blogged about it at the time due to sensitive nature of the whole case but years have passed so here we go. One lovely…
I listened to a very interesting podcast on Chris Stafford Radio this morning. It’s very American West Coast jumping scene focused chat in first part so perhaps not so relevant in the UK but once it stops there starts (around 00:14 onwards) a very interesting discussion about choosing an instructor…I’ve put the link for you below,…
A couple of mornings a week I try to catch up with various equestrian forums, both English and Polish (sometimes I venture onto Portuguese, Swedish and Norwegian sites too), read about what riders like to learn about and what might be giving them trouble with progressing their riding. It keeps me on my toes, makes…
Originally posted on Nettex Equine:
We have had a great few months, it’s been a lot of fun and the highlight for me has to be riding the fantastic ‘Fine Time’ who won both the Grand Prix Championships and the Grand Prix Freestyle Championships with 72.65% and 76.65% at the British Dressage National Championships at…
Monday after a great educational event – The Dressage Convention 2013 – surely must be perfectly suited to some note taking – have a look at some pearls of wisdom from Carl Hester, Charlotte Dujardin, Richard Davison, Sylvia Loch and Miguel Ralão . It seems that The Dressage Convention is here to stay and will be…
From time to time I will bring you all a little non-horsey post with something that caught my attention and made me want to blog about it 🙂 For anyone who knows me won’t be surprised seeing the choice of meal in the title 😉 I love everything pancakes & crepes (I could actually live…
Riding NOT to be proud of…It’s incredibly sad that in the world so forward in knowledge, we are still so backward at using it wisely…
If you follow the eventing world a little bit you might have seen that the owner of Emily King‘s top horse, Brookleigh, decided to sell him…If you haven’t, I copied below Mary’s plead for help in creating a syndicate that would allow Emily to keep the horse. Then it turns out that a proactive teenager…
Originally posted on Relaxed & Forward: AnnaBlakeBlog:
What do you think when you see this photo? Do you notice that sweet S-curve in his tail? It’s the sure sign of a relaxed back on a forward, soft horse. This walk speaks volumes about his rider, too. What a lovely sight. Or do you judge just…
