I have always had a ‘bad back’ for lack of a better expression. I remember as a child my mother telling me to stand straight, shoulders back and to be honest I just couldn’t. It never did me any great harm and I managed to learn to ride starting aged ten but over the yearsContinueContinue reading “BACK to Basics”
Category Archives: Dressage
We don’t have to be amazing at this
This is something I found myself speaking a lot about last week in person and online. I am, like many others, an amateur rider. Horses are not in my family background and much as they are what I live for, I had neither the talent, the support or the funds to be a professional atContinueContinue reading “We don’t have to be amazing at this”
People You Will Meet in The Dressage Warmup
Needs a sat nav Rider with no concept of basic rules of the school usually riding along naval grazing while others have to swerve around them. Will have ‘left hand to left hand’ hissed at them at least ten times in the warm up but probably won’t even notice as they almost crush your kneeContinueContinue reading “People You Will Meet in The Dressage Warmup”
Winter Finals, here we come!
Sunday was quite simply, an experience. I headed off with two friends to our first Dressage Ireland competition of the season. They were keen to qualify for Cavan, I just needed three more scores myself and one wanted to test drive her new lorry so we thought why not and headed off out West toContinueContinue reading “Winter Finals, here we come!”
When it was all gone a bit Roland Tong
On Friday I took Sammy and Merlot to Leinster Dressage training with Roland Tong. I had Sammy at a session with Roland once before and also took Samuel last year. The thing with Roland is he fixes problems without me realising. One moment your lamenting the fact that you cannot keep the horse on aContinueContinue reading “When it was all gone a bit Roland Tong”
We’re All Mad here
“Oh my god this feels amazing” I shrieked across the arena at a friend last week followed by “please say it doesn’t look terrible”!! No, I wasn’t doing anything incredible, there was no Piaffe or passage going on not even an accidental spook inspired one. I wasn’t doing anything remotely close to a dressage testContinueContinue reading “We’re All Mad here”
Quick Knot – or not?
A few months back a company contacted me by email to ask if I would write about their product. I told them the same thing I would tell any company in the same position – if you want to send on a product I will happily give a full and honest review but my opinionContinueContinue reading “Quick Knot – or not?”
Lets go Christmas Shopping!
I love to shop. It doesn’t necessarily have to be for me which makes Christmas shopping great fun as it is guilt free spending! If you haven’t got all your Christmas shopping sorted yet don’t worry – the internet is your best friend – no traffic, no queues, no slow walkers. So grab the creditContinueContinue reading “Lets go Christmas Shopping!”
Whats in a picture?
They say a picture is worth a thousand words and as someone who has always enjoyed photography I would tend to agree but what is it that makes a specific photo special to us? I was chatting to a photographer friend who asked me this last weekend. He was photographing the dressage show running atContinueContinue reading “Whats in a picture?”
Product Review – Eskadron Competition Numbers
As part of my recent blogging opportunity with Horseworldeu.com I was invited to pick some products to try out and review. Along with the Horseware Riding Tights, I also chose the Eskadron Competition number set. My reasoning for this was this was I felt another new innovative product. I am not a huge fan ofContinueContinue reading “Product Review – Eskadron Competition Numbers”
Equestrian Reality 