Total Belief (April) notched up her eighth double clear this season at Gatcobe where she finished sixth in the intermediate. She performed a beautiful dressage test, which put her in the top spot, but as she is still a young horse, we kept the hand brake on across country which meant time penalties dropped us…
Q: The acceptance of the aids: “Please may you share your tips and suggestions for teaching a horse acceptance of the aids: hand, leg, seat, and so on? I had a epiphany last night that ‘Skylla’ and myself had been ‘faking it’ with regards the understanding of leg aids — we both thought we understood…
The seasons are changing which means warmer clothes and waterproofs will soon be the order of the day. I’m so lucky to be sponsored by Mountain Horse and its new autumn winter range is fantastic. Mountain Horse also sells some tried and trusted classics that are set to be around for years and they include…
It was great to be featured in Horse and Hound last week on the Best of My Fun page.
Q: “Problems with water: Do you have any suggestions for a horse having problems with going into water? My horse jumps everything else confidently but will not go through water. We eventually get through but it’s disheartening. We’ve just done some local one-day events but hope to do a BE80(T) soon. We are going to…
I often wear clothes stocked by Katherine Partis whose tradestand is present at many competitions up and down the country. Holebrook Sweden’s Ladieswear includes jackets, dresses, skirts, t-shirts and windproof tops while the Orca Bay shoes are great too.
We had a super couple of days at Bicton Arena. Organiser Helen West had built some fabulous course on ground which was perfect. Total Equestrian Construction’s Total Darkness felt back to form after being slightly off colour on his last couple of runs with a virus. He tried his best not to spook too much…
I’ve recently stepped up my seven-year-old home-bred April (Total Belief) to intermediate level and she’s made the transition really well. It’s always a bit of a concern whether you are stepping them up at the right time, but she’d had plenty of experience at novice and intermediate novice and with hindsight, giving her a little…
ReadySupp Grumpy Girth is a vital part of my feeding regime as it really makes a difference. Its a carefully formulated supplement that contains a powerful blend of herbs such as slippery elm, marshmallow and liquorice, as well as hydro-phobic lecithin and pectin which help support a healthy gastric system. Natural ingredients help to ‘soak up’…
Our homebred Total Belief (April) was an absolute star in her second intermediate at Wilton where she did a beautiful dressage test, with a slight mistake, to score 23.9 and then jumped a great double clear to finish fourth. At this stage in her career we took it steady to pick up a handful of…