Problem: I’ve washed a horse to clip him but it isn’t dry! Solution: Hair dryer! If despite a good cooler / sweat rug your horse is still damp, plug in your hair dryer and finish the job. If they don’t mind being clipped they rarely mind this as the noise is similar and most quiteContinueContinue reading “Common Clipping Problems & Solutions”
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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?”
The Reality of the UK as an Irish Equestrian
My partner and I spent a week in the UK in August with one of the horses he competes. It was a brilliant week and we learned quite a few things about being an Irish Equestrian abroad! 1. There are some really nice people. I mean ridiculously nice. As in dropping your b & bContinueContinue reading “The Reality of the UK as an Irish Equestrian”
Horseshow Hangover Symptoms
You put your horse carefully to bed having removed all the travel gear, adding rugs, feeding, haying and checking they were okay. You crawled into bed yourself at god knows what time and passed out You cant believe its Monday – again. Worse you cant believe you have to go to work – again You haveContinueContinue reading “Horseshow Hangover Symptoms”
Eventually Eventing
While I have focused on dressage and showing for the last number of years I actually used to event. I evented for a few years on the riding club circuit in the intermediate grade. I used to event whatever I was allowed to sit on. My biggest challenge was a chestnut mare ex racerContinueContinue reading “Eventually Eventing”
Competition nerves and Winning Against Worrying
My anxiety around competition was never really just about competition. It was a fear of the unknown, of lack of control, of new things. It started when I was a small child and if I was anxious about something I would feel sick and nervous. Things like exams, trying new things, bus trips. Over timeContinueContinue reading “Competition nerves and Winning Against Worrying”
20 Things I Learned From Starting Eventing Ireland
Always watch the 1 and 2* riders XC. No one gets it right every time but their ability to handle what comes up is what counts and gets them around. There was me having an asthma attack in case I got the wrong stride at a log when I saw someone get no stride atContinueContinue reading “20 Things I Learned From Starting Eventing Ireland”
Product Review – Horseware Riding Tights from Horseworldeu.com
I was recently chosen to be part of a group of bloggers asked to review products by Horseworld (horseworldeu.com). As part of the group I was asked to choose products from the website to use and review. We were given a huge range of choices but I wanted to make sure I reviewed something thatContinueContinue reading “Product Review – Horseware Riding Tights from Horseworldeu.com”
People You Will Meet When Using an Arena
When you are riding by yourself with other people in the arena…. These are the other riders you can often meet….. The Magnet It doesn’t matter how big the arena is or how much you try to ride exercises and movements in your own space – the magnet will gravitate towards you and stick toContinueContinue reading “People You Will Meet When Using an Arena”
If Horses could text us – travelling in the horsebox
I’ve been having great fun with the TextingStory app – here is a video I made earlier based on what I reckon it would be like if Sammy could text me en route 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBrfrsyXGRc
Equestrian Reality 