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!”
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Carry On Camelots
The Camelot awards were not born of a sudden invention. The idea came, as many do, quietly like a cat who pads across the room to sit on your lap. “Wouldn’t it be amazing to have our own regional awards instead of just national awards” we said one day as we chatted over the phone.ContinueContinue reading “Carry On Camelots”
Common Clipping Problems & Solutions
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”
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”
Product Review – Aztec Diamond Equestrian
I first came across Aztec Diamond a few years ago on Facebook and took a look at the website. What caught my eye was simple – the models looked fantastic in the products. I know it’s a running joke among equestrians that the pristine outfits on ladies in ads for equestrian products would quickly beContinueContinue reading “Product Review – Aztec Diamond Equestrian”
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”
Elementary my dear horse
Why the national championships? Goals are personal and what matters to each rider really does depend on their own experiences. For me, competing successfully at the National Dressage Championships has meaning because when I first started proper dressage training a few years ago it seemed ridiculously unlikely that I would ever be good enough toContinueContinue reading “Elementary my dear horse”
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”
Equestrian Reality 