On this day back in 2014 Eva officially became mine. https://media.giphy.com/media/qDDPjvm3oSbGU/giphy.gif In previous years I have posted about our progress over the years - 4 years & 5 years - but I was recently updating Evas Digital horse competition history and we did so much last year so instead of looking back over the last [...]
Category: Blog
The adventures of the ginger horse and the ginger human.
This category is the main blog about my mare and myself.
What now?
We are now - insert number because I've lost count - in to lockdown. It's beginning to feel like this whole year is going to be a bit of a write off and yet there are now little pieces coming through that BSJ and BD are thinking on starting up again. There have also been [...]
While we stay at home….
Before the lock down I was hoping that Eva and I would be out and about this summer to do a fair amount, either eventing, showjumping or maybe even a beach trip. I had even penciled in what heights that I was planning on doing which included moving up a level but with everything that [...]
Trailer Loading Practice
First time loading Eva in a trailer in over three years!
Back to Showjumping
There were many things I was planning for our first showing competition of the year to be
Rain and wind, then some more rain
It feels like it's been several weeks since we've had a day where it has not been raining, blowing a hurricane, or both!! I think we all get a bit demotivated around this time of year. Its getting lighter but it is still not light enough to hack afterwork. The eventing season is very close [...]
Positive Re-enforcement
If you have been keeping up with us for a little while you will probably know Eva is quite precious about her personal bubble and people such as the farrier and vets have to invade that bubble - its pretty much in the job description! This means that Eva can get quite nervous and when [...]
Hitting Refresh
Hello! I'M BACK Not just a new year a new decade! (Heavily resisting the "new me") You might be wandering what Eva and I have been up to and the answer to that is not much! I rode a hand full of times over November and December but as it the new year its time [...]
Taking a break
You might of noticed its been a while since I last posted. Theres been no perticular reason for it. Eva is doing well, just ticking along. Although she has not been ridden as much as she probably could be at the moment, but that is not a bad thing to wind down a little over [...]
August Disappeared
In short we bought and moved in to a house, promptly striped the wallpaper, re-wallpapered and painted the living room, we spent four days at Blair Atholl Horse Trials, we had a lot of family visits and Eva and I did a one day event! My fiancé and I going into August knowing all our [...]