Diary of an Amateur Equestrian on Maternity Leave
Hello, and welcome back to the blog. Since my last post, “Becoming a Sidelines Equestrian,” I’ve often wondered in what way horses might find their way back into my life. To be honest, I didn’t have an answer. At the time, I thought that writing about them was all I could manage— and even that …
Hello, and welcome back to the blog. It’s been a while since I’ve written- far longer than I intended. I guess I just haven’t known what to say. My baby is now almost 9 weeks old and while he keeps me very busy, I still think about and miss horses, riding and writing on my …
Hello, and welcome back to the blog. It’s been a little while since I last wrote and I’ve sat down so many times trying to figure out what to say, pondering if there was even a point in this blog anymore. Since it’s inception, BBequines was where I shared the highs, lows, and everything in …
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Hello, and welcome back to the blog. Every year I sit down to write a post about my intentions for the new year. It is something that I normally look forward to; I’m usually full of motivation and aspiration, excited for the fresh start that comes with the new year. However, this year as I …
Hello, and welcome back to the blog. It’s been a sad time of late and also a time of much change. Today, I’m going to share a few words about Harry. I lost my beautiful horse, Harry, about a month ago to a complicated episode of colic. What initially was considered a reaction to a …
THE MONTHLY MUSTER April/ May Newsletter Hello, and welcome back to the blog for the April/ May Monthly Muster. I'm a bit late to write these given it is now June, but there has been a lot going on and so I didn't get much of a chance to write. Does anyone else feel their …
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THE MONTHLY MUSTER March Newsletter Hello, and welcome back to the blog for the March Monthly Muster. It's been a whirlwind of a month for me with going back to Scotland, returning to Australia and work, and now being off for the Easter Holidays. Though it has been a whirlwind and there have been many …
Hello, and welcome back to the blog. Today, I am sharing the third of a six blog post series called ‘The Confident Rider’. If you missed the last post where I talked about 5 slow steps you can start taking to boost your riding confidence, you can check it out at Part 2: Re-building the …
THE MONTHLY MUSTER February Newsletter Hello, and welcome back to the blog for the February Monthly Muster. The month has not been an overly productive one in respect to riding unfortunately- it's so hard to get a balance and get quality time with Harry. Personal Updates Throughout February, I have been unwell and my work …
Hello, and welcome back to the blog. Today, I am sharing the second of a six blog post series called 'The Confident Rider'. If you missed the first post where I talk about reasons why equestrians have confidence knocks alongside some case studies of my own experience, check it out here. In today's post, I …
THE MONTHLY MUSTERJanuary Newsletter Hello, and welcome back to the blog for the January Monthly Muster; the first Muster of the year! It's been a month full of changes again for me but I am hoping fervently that this will start to calm down; I'd love to be in more of a flow state in …
Hello, and welcome back to the blog. Today, I am sharing the first of a six blog post series called 'The Confident Rider'. In today's post, I am discussing some causes for riders to have confidence knocks and how this topic came to be important to me at this time. I will also relate these …
Hello, and welcome back to the blog! It's that time of year again when everything feels like it can be wiped clean and everything starts afresh, like the world waking up on the morning of a fresh snowfall (ironic given I now live in Australia but a lovely notion nonetheless). Today, as I do every …
THE MONTHLY MUSTER December Newsletter Hello, and welcome back to the blog for the December Monthly Muster; the last muster of 2023! It's been some year for me, ups, downs, twists, turns and personally I am hoping for a calmer, more balanced 2024. Personal Updates My husband and I have had a lovely holiday season …
THE MONTHLY MUSTER [belated] November Newsletter Hello, and welcome back to the blog for the November Monthly Muster. I had full intention of writing another post throughout the month of November and of having this post out on time, but with Harry being at the vet and things being up in the air as a …
THE MONTHLY MUSTEROctober Newsletter Hello, and welcome back to the blog! It has been another couple of months since I last wrote and I am very much out of the habit. In addition to that, every time I open up a new post page I find my mind being uncharacteristically silent as I stare into …
Hello, and welcome back to the blog. It's been almost half a year since I wrote a post and lots has happened in that time. Things have been very all over the place this year in general, but I am so pleased to be getting life back on track. In today's post, I am sharing …
Hello, and welcome back to the blog. It has been a while... yet again! Wow, how life gets in the way. I have recently been watching 'Free Rein' on Netflix and listening to Joanna Thurman-Baker and Evelina Shrieve's new podcast 'That's Lame' and it has made me reflect on where I am currently in respect …
Hello, and welcome back to the blog! Today I would like to share my intentions for 2023. I like to create intentions for all areas of my life; mind and spirit, physical, environmental, social, financial and vocational. However, for the purpose of this blog, I am going to focus on my equestrian goals. 2022 has …
Hello, and welcome back to the blog! Today I am sharing a little about the plans for the month of December with my young horse Bryni. Click here to see last month's plan. As I mentioned in The Monthly Muster: November post, things have been going well. I have been considering my own training as …
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