I don’t usually gallop my young horses until they are at least at novice level although this can depend on their breed. I also try to train all my horses on natural terrain similar to what they would compete on, as opposed to synthetic surfaces, as much as possible.
Jake (Highmead Proposition) was an absolute star at Broadway at the weekend where he led after the dressage with a score of 27 and jumped a super double clear to win a novice section with a 5.8 margin.
Keeping your horse straight on the centre line can be quite tricky. Always think of using your legs rather than your hands and then check on your effectiveness by giving one rein away for four strides and taking it back, and then repeat on the other rein. Come down the centre line again and ask…
Highmead Proposition did a lovely test to score 31 and jumped a steady double clear to finish seventh in a novice section at Calmsden on Saturday. Our homebred four-year-old Jake went cross country schooling at Larkhill on Sunday in preparation for his first hunter trial there. He felt really great and I am looking forward…
Lola was a superstar at Waregem where she won her second CIC* but Derby and I parted company at the Sunken Road – our Nations Cup debut. My latest blog for Horse and Hound reveals all.
Lola (Cascadelle) was a superstar at Waregem in Belgium where she won the CIC* from 109 starters. It was her second one star win in succession, as she also won at Gatcombe International. For a six-year-old to achieve this is quite some achievement and I am so proud of her. She has now earned herself…
I am so pleased to have been selected to ride for Great Britain as part of the Nations Cup team. After Land Rover Burghley, it just goes to show every cloud has a silver lining! Read more in my latest blog for Horse and Hound. Thank you also to the Wiltshire Times for this lovely…
We had a super weekend at Gatcombe International where Cascadelle (Lola) won the CIC*. She’s had 13 runs this season and has won five times and been in the top ten six times. Highmead Proposition (Jake) went into the cross country phase in second place in his novice section, but a misunderstanding meant we picked up…
The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials came to an abrupt end when I parted company with Derby at the Cottesmore Leap (Horse and Hound Blog Sep 6). But the outcome has been incredible with so many emails, texts and phone calls from people commenting on how well we were going up until that point. It…