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 [...]
Tag: equestrian
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 [...]
Introducing Viovet
There are many equestrian retailers but Viovet* stands out because it is not just equestrians that they supply. If you have not visited Viovet* before, they supply a range of products for a range of animals. From horses to dogs to cats to birds! They even supply medicine if you have a prescription for you [...]
A video shoot …
An old friend of mine from school has her own creative business and has recently started branching out in to videography. In order to develop her already amazing skills in the area she signed up to video school. As part of the course she was required to create a short film. I am delighted to [...]
Hopetoun
The week before Wednesday night we had a lesson, it had certainly been a while since we had one, and Eva and I did need a bit of a nudge - read "kick up the ass" - in the right direction as I was descending back in to the habit of doing everything. And Eva [...]
The Non-Horsey Partner 2
Some of you might remember a while ago I handed things over to my boyfriend for his take on things for a Non-Horsey Partner post. And now we have another! Enjoy! The first cross country It’s been a long while since I have written anything. I have no real excuse for it. Sadly, as I [...]
Summer Planning
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 [...]
