I am pleased to introduce the first guest post on this blog by Mike Shortridge from Horseseller. Tips on Buying Dressage Horses If you are planning to buy a dressage horse, whether as a beginner or an experienced dressage rider, there are a number of things to take into account before you part with a … Continue reading Guest Post: Tips on Buying Dressage Horses
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The adventures of the ginger horse and the ginger human.
This category is the main blog about my mare and myself.
Common Riding Part 2 :Safe oot, Safe in
Common Riding Part 1 : It’s aye bin A few of the photos below were taken by photographers at the event who have stated that their photos are free to share with the watermark. Common Riding Part two : Safe oot, Safe in Bright and early on Saturday morning we were up to get ready … Continue reading Common Riding Part 2 :Safe oot, Safe in
Common Riding Part 1 : It’s aye bin
This year my friend and I have hired horses to do the Lauder common ride which is taking place this Saturday. In order to give you a bit of an idea of what common riding is, in this first part I will give you some background as to what it is and who is involved … Continue reading Common Riding Part 1 : It’s aye bin
||August Plans| |
August gearing up to be a busy horsey month but Eva is only featuring in one weekend! Don't worry I'm sure she's delighted. As I have previously mentioned Eva is a very independent horse and quite frankly I am the mere human that gets in her way. First up is a common ride out. Common … Continue reading ||August Plans| |
Solid Ground
Last year I took the back shoes off of Eva. I took them off after she lost one of the back shoes and there was a bit of fuss about getting it back on. I realised that she didn't appear to be bothered about the missing shoe and the fact that the last few times … Continue reading Solid Ground
Changes
While this blog/corner of the internet is primarily about the mishaps adventures of myself and Eva, I do like adding in posts with a difference, these might be on topics that either I find interesting, have caught my attention or -I feel- would be of interest to anyone reading. That being said it is mostly … Continue reading Changes
Mid Year Goal Check
As the middle of the year approaches it is time to reflect on those 2018 goals I set for myself and assess how things are getting on. First of all, why did I set these goals? Well to be honest it is almost the same reason that I started this blog. The blog helps me … Continue reading Mid Year Goal Check
We went Cross Country Schooling!!
AHH!! And. She. Was. Awesome!! I am so happy with her! On Thursday morning I was messaged asking if I fancied coming a long to xc schooling that night, of course I jumped on the opportunity ! We have never been on a cross country course, mostly due to me being unwilling to spend the … Continue reading We went Cross Country Schooling!!
Royal Highland Show
What is the Royal Highland Show ? It is a massive four day agricultural event that takes place just outside Edinburgh. At the event cattle, sheep and horses are shown and competed, various displays take place, there is a big shopping village and loads of food stalls. You can probably guess that my friend and … Continue reading Royal Highland Show
June Dressage ’18
It feels like its been a while since I last did a dressage test! Maybe I'm getting a head of myself. It has been two months since our last dressage and that was a rather interesting one in March. At least it did hail stone this time! I wish it did hail stone this time … Continue reading June Dressage ’18
