Windsor
Windsor is the show of early starts, and this year was no exception. I crept out of bed at 3am on Wednesday morning to get the horses ready and finish packing up to...
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Visit to Wales
Having completed a 1.30 at Felbridge on Ferro for one down in the jump-off without feeling too terrified or incompetent, I took all three horses to Crofton Manor for a change of scene...
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Back in Action
Having survived my lesson with Shane with all three horses and not only enjoyed it, but found that my nerve felt pretty good as well it was full speed ahead to jump at...
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So nearly there!
The timing of our holiday in Antigua was absolutely perfect. I think I had probably been overdoing it at home, and in retrospect can say that I started riding far too early!...
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Slow Progress
It would be quite hard to have found the past few weeks very exciting. I was amazed just how quickly the fight died out of me once I knew my leg was broken,...
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Ireland
Having survived the snowy weather and kept the horses ridden every day, by constantly harrowing the school and a couple of brave forays into the woods when I got very fed up of...
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Happy New Year
On 28th December I spent a very rewarding morning teaching at an Old Surrey & Burstow Pony Club Show Jumping rally at Ardingly. It was the most filthy day, so teaching in an...
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Favourites – some old and some new.
Unfortunately the word waterproof has described most of my favourite things for the whole of 2012, with the result that my old winter waterproof coat has worn right out and has had to...
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A Very Merry Christmas
The clipping marathon has been completed and 5 sets of blades and a new pair of clippers later everybody is looking beautiful. Ferro has been to her first show at Royal Leisure, where...
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A Hunting Medley
Typically, just when I thought Homer and I were truly flying we had a bit of a crash landing when he mistook a hedge for a bank. Unfortunately there was a big...
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