Grand Day for a Spot of Side Jockeying!

Ah I love my dad. He is a legend with his own distinctive way with words. He has in the past coined phrases such as ‘eyes like two p*ss holes in the snow’ (used to describe a pale person with small dark eyes) and ‘ah jaysus the Longford black’ (used to describe someone who hasContinue reading "Grand Day for a Spot of Side Jockeying!"

Vote for Lorna – A Shameless Plee!

So some of you may have noticed the new shiny red badge on my blog. Thanks to you lovely people I've managed to make it onto the long list for five (yep five!) categories between this blog and my not so equestrian alter ego (adventuresoflittlel). I have also been nominated in the 'Blog Post ofContinue reading "Vote for Lorna – A Shameless Plee!"

A Ladies Guide to Preparing to Ride Side Saddle

I was asked earlier today by a rider if there were any exercises she could to prepare for riding in a side saddle lesson. Having only recently converted to the sideways side I thought it was only fair to share my experience and what I learned in those valuable first few weeks.   Phase 1Continue reading "A Ladies Guide to Preparing to Ride Side Saddle"

Oops….I Did It Again

  I went to the RDS Dublin Horse Show last week which can only mean one thing, well two things. 1. Cups of strawberries covered in chocolate (which ends up with me covered in chocolate) and 2. Shopping. Last week in an attempt to control myself I set myself a very specific short list ofContinue reading "Oops….I Did It Again"

What Women Want – Treat Her Like a Horse!

It really only dawned on me the other day. I’d been told the horse had been shod and had just nodded my head in acknowledgemnt that it had to be paid for (for the sake of not giving the non-horsey readers a heart attack I won’t say how much horse shoes cost but lets justContinue reading "What Women Want – Treat Her Like a Horse!"

Farewell My Friend

I knew we would not have forever I just hoped to have more time We spent eleven years together Since the day you became ‘mine’   You were as mad as horses can be And I rarely had any brakes But you had a heart of gold And you forgave all my mistakes Your favouriteContinue reading "Farewell My Friend"

A Week of Firsts

  “Feel the fear and do it anyway” isn’t that what they say? Well I can safely say I managed to accomplish that this week. My arms might be two inches longer than they were before (unfortunately not my legs!) but I am still in one piece and haven’t sprained my Jennifer muscle too badly.Continue reading "A Week of Firsts"

These Are a Few of my Favourite Things

To the tune of the song of the same name! Being greeted by neighing and pricked ears each day The smell of creosote, molassed chaff and hay Dark brown supple leather with subtle bits of bling These are a few of my favourite things  Horses that don’t lean when you’re putting their  studs in AContinue reading "These Are a Few of my Favourite Things"

What Showing Class should I enter?

I get asked this a lot when it comes to riding horse and hunter classes. The following diagram might help.....