All winter I’ve been dragging my backside out of bed to be to get to the stables at 6am and be on my horse by 6.30am. I have no idea what possessed my to do this, other than the chance to have a quiet hour in the otherwise busy riding paddocks to myself. Towards the [...]
I was so nervous about this competition. After seeing the possibility of actually qualifying for the regionals in the restricted Novice, I have never ever been so desperate to win. Usually I’m just chuffed with a score above 60%. Jad had felt a bit flat the previous week so I increased his feed, but then [...]
This was my first visit to Loewe Leisure at Eccleston Equestrian Centre, and at just 8 miles down the road is probably the closest venue to home. This is a really nice little centre with an outdoor school in the centre of a horse-shoe of stables, with a large indoor arena with seating and a [...]