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Have you any idea what a complete nightmare it is trying to find music to suit your horse? All I can say is thank god for iTunes! I have spent HOURS with a video of Jad playing bits of music against it to see if it fits his paces. Not only that, it has to [...]
It’s raining again. What am I talking about? It’s still raining. I am getting a little bit naffed off with the news going on about this terrible water shortage we’re having. We’re not having it at all, London is. We’ve got tonnes of the stuff. I’m going to have to buy all the horses water [...]
I have decided to have a go at dressage to music. I’ve never done this before and I don’t actually know anyone who has, but I’ve watched the local winter regional final and read up on it and I’m going to have a go. Unfortunately they are all run in 20×60 arenas (unless the organiser [...]
We decided to have some fun with the girls on Saturday. We joined the newly created Myerscough Riding Club and entered the 75cms jumping. This was great, except that I left Nick’s jacket hanging up outside Jad’s stable and Andrea had to do an emergency dash to deliver it. Leah was thoroughly excited about a [...]