What’s your goal? A friend asked me this earlier this year. I think my answer was something along the lines of keep the body count at zero and don’t get arrested. The truth was it takes your friends to know you and to know when you have lost your mojo not just your car keys.ContinueContinue reading “We’ll Be Counting Stars”
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When a dressage judge hits you in the feels!
Yesterday a dressage judge hit me in the feels. For once, not due to a bad score in what my friend Christa calls “the rectangle of judgement” 😂🐴 Nope instead because they saw through everything else and understood what my horse means to me. We were in a test riding clinic and did a warmContinueContinue reading “When a dressage judge hits you in the feels!”
A Day On Cheer Squad Duty
Yesterday I had the most lovely show day without even sitting on a horse! 😅🐴 Lynn bossing it with her own orange unicorn Freddie I was off being a corporate girl with work in the UK most of this last week so I opted out of competing on Saturday as I’d be too rusty. SometimesContinueContinue reading “A Day On Cheer Squad Duty”
I Don’t Have Blue Hair
Recently, I saw a video on TikTok that changed the chemistry in my brain.Given the amount of frivolous content I watch on there, mainly as a head breakfrom reality, I wasn’t expecting to have an epiphany. The video explained an experience where the user was targeted verbally by arandom person on public transport who wasContinueContinue reading “I Don’t Have Blue Hair”
Photoshoot with Equieire
Well, Saturday was a little bit different!! My friends and I took part in an amazing photoshoot with local Irish Equestrian business Equieire I cannot WAIT to see the photos by the fabulous Caroline from Ascent Media. Sammy was in his element posing with everyone where as Oisin and I changed dressage for showjumping forContinueContinue reading “Photoshoot with Equieire”
The Rise of the Equestriennes
“The rise of the Equestriennes” #wearenotdoneyet
“A tale of two Sammys”🐴🐴
Achieving goals in the dressage arena in ireland
Constructive Feedback Vs Criticism
Just something that I wanted to share. Inspired by a conversation with a friend where we realised that we had experienced some great coaches before but also some that had good intentions but lacked the ability to understand the riders current state, couldn’t aim towards goals and ended up being critical rather than helpful. ItContinueContinue reading “Constructive Feedback Vs Criticism”
Dressage – “Don’t Fear to Volunteer”
When we sign up to join Leinster Dressage (or any region of Dressage Ireland), one of the criteria is that wee volunteer to help at regional or national shows. For those of us who volunteer regularly or who have organised and run shows, this is second nature to us and the roles are familiar butContinueContinue reading “Dressage – “Don’t Fear to Volunteer””
#letthemride This Is Why It Matters
You might be wondering why many of us Irish horsey folk have been sharing the #letthemride hashtag, posts and articles. So, I just thought it might be worth explaining why this is. A few years ago a group of four female riders qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. Due to circumstances this original team cannot go.ContinueContinue reading “#letthemride This Is Why It Matters”
Equestrian Reality 