Here we are the start of summer, and for this summer I am hoping to do a fair amount of going out and about. I need a plan of action not only because I need to make sure I learn the right dressage tests and Eva is fit enough but also from a financial side [...]
We had a miscommunication
On a bit of a whim I decided to enter Eva in to the 90cm class of a showjumping competition on the yard. I hadn't ridden Eva much that week as I was still very much on the high of doing our first ODE. Obviously Eva is now in ok shape and with that comes [...]
Review : Rydale Askwith Coat
Recently I was fortunate enough for a company called Rydale to ask if I would be interested in reviewing a jacket which is part of their new spring collection. Rydale is a British country side clothing brand that you will see at a lot of the country side shows and especially horse shows. Of course [...]
Refusing from the starting box…
We did it! Our first one day event! And her feet? Absolutely fine the ground was perfect for her not too hard or too soft. Granted the dressage felt a bit slippy and the jumping I protected her round because I didn't want us fly round and slipping but nothing that was sore for her [...]
Shoe Saga
If I were more of a pessimist I would think the world is out to stop me eventing. Im trying very hard to remember that is it just the ups and downs of horses and we will get there! So whats happened ? Eva lost a shoe. Farrier put it back on. Eva lost it [...]
We went Cross Country Training!
Yesterday for the second time in our time together Eva and I went cross country schooling! It's been almost five years and we have been on a cross country course a total of twice but hey-oh I will get my own transport one day and that will change! Anyway back to yesterday, She was absolutely [...]
Our first event was……
ABANDONED CANCELLED CALLED OFF DROPPED OH THE SHAME Sorry perhaps I'm being a little dramatic. While I watched others on Instagram celebrating their first outing of the year in lovely weather, up here in Scotland the rain continued and it won. As you can see the showjumping warm up arena was looking more like a [...]
First Dressage of the year
|March 2019| Its been almost four months since we last competed in dressage. The horizontal sleet and rain wasn't exactly an encouraging first attempt back! Safe to say there was quite a few withdrawals. As dressage is my weaker phase I always feel I need to put some extra prep into practicing the tests, unfortunately [...]
Lets go eventing!
This year I am hoping to get Eva out and about to some eventing! While I'm very excited I am also a pessimist. Therefore until Eva and I are trotting up the centre line of the dressage phase will not believe that we are actually doing it. However in saying that, I can be prepared [...]
Why I’ve been a little quiet
In short I was devoting a lot of my free time to studying. I had one final exam to do in order to gain a professional certificate so I decided to book my exam and push myself to get to out the way as soon as possible. The result? I passed 🎉🎉 I'm so relieved [...]
