A lifestyle blog for the everyday equestrian
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 …
Normal people (as in non-horse folk) struggle as it is to have the sought after 'work-life balance'. Society now is so goal focussed that people are working ridiculously hard and yet still feel incomplete, rushed or like that hamster running on the wheel but never getting anywhere. Before I started my teaching career in August …
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If you are an equestrian in Britain then this post just might be for you. Winter in Britain is usually very changeable- from frosty and the occasional snowy days to gale force winds and unrelenting rain. As a result of this, our fields are muddy, our horses are muddy and we ourselves get muddy, not …
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I love New Year. There is just something about the close of a chapter and an opening of another that excites and inspires me. I find it helpful to reflect on the year past and to find hope and make decisions for a better year to come. I have already got my new journal sorted- …
Bo and I have been together for a long time. I've had him since he was 12 years old and he is now 18! I can never quite believe my little horse is this age, though it is not as if he acts it!Just the other day I was saying how he has mellowed out …
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