The day we have been waiting for has arrived. I am pleased to announce that Mya has had a little colt named Link. Mum and baby are doing really well. He is the cutest thing I have ever seen! A bit about his breeding He is by Danciano an amazing german dressage horse via artificial …
Horses are expensive! I think it’s fair to say that everyone knows that. I have found since buying Gracie, who came with absolutely nothing that not only is horse stuff expensive. You need a lot of it! Some things you have to buy new like riding helmets. But there are lots of stuff that you …
There has been a lot of talk about this on social media recently since international show jumper Dani Goldstein Waldman stated that she does not turn her horses out and it’s fair to say it caused a storm of opinions online. I have been thinking about this a lot, so here is my view on …
I just wanted to post a little update for you as I just haven’t been inspired to write for the last few weeks. There was 2 main reasons. Number 1 was I was having such a fab time with Gracie I just wanted to be out there doing it & take the pressure off a …
Let’s start by saying this is quite a big deal in our household! Never did I think in a million years that my husband James would be learning to ride. It all started due to lockdown. James had nothing else to do other than coming up to the stables with me. I had a lovely …
January 2021 was an exciting month for me as I managed to do my first online dressage test on Gracie. It had only been 1 month since she had come home from being backed so I was thrilled to even be able to think about getting back to my online dressage. I loved doing online …
Book reviews are something I’d like to start doing more of on the blog. I love books and I have recently discovered audio books. I just love them! I started listening to books rather than reading as I found I just didn’t ever have the time or the inclination to sit and read anymore. The …
Since buying Gracie in November it has been a steep learning curve! I didn’t ever set out to buy a lightly backed 4 year old. It kind of just happened. I am enjoying so many parts of it. But other parts have been very hard. But 4 months on I have realised that having lower …
We all know riding can be dangerous but there are some things we can do to lessen our chances of being injured. Since becoming a Nurse, particularly after I did a terrifying placement on Intensive Care a few years ago I realised that we all probably know what we need to do or wear to …
It’s fair to say I’ve started 2021 a bit less joyously than normal! 2020 was hard but once I was released from my own personal hell of the first lockdown here in France I plodded through 2020 just being grateful for the little things like being able to spend time with the horses and go …