Diary of an Amateur Equestrian on Maternity Leave
Here is where I put any pondering posts.
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 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 …
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 …
Hello, and welcome back to the blog! Today, I am going to be discussing the horse and human relationship and how defining what kind of relationship you want with your horse will help you in your training. I have been considering my relationship with Bryni recently and 'Relationship Building' is literally a part of my …
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Hello, and welcome back to the blog! Today I thought I would share an update on my youngster Bryni to detail where we are at and what I have learned from her so far. I bought my Welsh Section D filly on the 21st August this year, so I have had her for almost 3 …
Hello, and welcome back to the blog! I have an exciting post to share today... I got my new horse! She is just beautiful, inside and out and I can't wait for our journey together. I have wanted to buy another horse for quite a few years now but I was never in the position …
Hello and welcome back to the blog! Today I am writing an exciting post all about my new share horse- Echo. I have been so lucky to be able to find her and I already feel so much more like myself now that I am riding again. I am still trying to get into a …
Hello, and welcome back to the blog! Once again, things got busy and my blogging went out of the window, but that's ok. This move has been a huge transition for me and I am only starting to find my feet now. Things have moved along a little since I last posted. I still haven't …
Hello, and welcome back to the blog! It's been a minute since I wrote for BBequines but there has been so much going on in my life that I guess I didn't know what to say. Bo is retired now so I never had much to write about in that aspect, and because I knew …
Hello, and welcome back to the blog! Today I am going to share a little about a dream come true! For as long as I remember, I always wanted a photoshoot in my wedding dress with my horse. Actually, I envisioned myself riding down the aisle but when it came to the reality of planning …
Hello, and welcome back to the blog! Today I wanted to share some exciting news that has absolutely nothing to do with horses for a change; on Saturday 26th February 2022 I got married to the most wonderful man. My now husband and I were high school sweethearts and in May last year he proposed. …
Hello, and welcome back to the blog! Last year, I decided Bo needed a new rug to get him through the winter, and with the knowledge that I would be moving to Australia in 2022, I wanted to get him something of good quality that was going to last him. I needed something that was …
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Hello, and welcome back to the blog! I'm sat in bed with covid at the moment which is really not ideal given I am in the process of both planning my wedding and preparing to move to Australia. Really, my life in Scotland is down to a number of weeks remaining and I want to …
I remember seeing the No Stirrups November challenge last year but I didn't take part. This year, I remembered on time and so I have decided I would like to give it a go. I have decided to challenge myself to ride 10 times (at least) throughout November with no stirrups. The main reason I …
When I took on a Highland pony a few months back, the opportunity to share Bo came up. I thought at the time it would be a useful thing to do both because I had another horse to ride and because my fiancé and I are planning to emigrate and so having someone set up …
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