I’m being sold as a slave
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Use the centre line
It’s really useful to use the centre line to see if your transitions are straight. I do a lot of transitions on the centre line and very often I will bring the horse back as if to prepare for a halt transition and then ride forwards and out so that they don’t start to predict you.…
Dauntsey Park
Dauntsey Park on Wednesday was another great day with April, Lola and Jake all jumping double clears in their section and finishing with top ten placings. The horses have all been on super form and I’m thrilled with them all.
Break your schooling sessions up into three part
During the warm up, or the first session, have the horse soft and loose and in front of your leg. Then let him have a stretch so that the oxygen can go round to his muscles The warm up will depend on the time of year, whether your horse has been stood in the field…
Novice Championships for Lola at the Festival of British Eventing 7th – 9th August
Cascadelle’s (Lola) third at Purston Manor has qualified her for the Novice Championships at Gatcombe next month which I am delighted about.
April qualifies for the Osberton Five Year Old Championships
Our home bred Total Belief (April) qualified her for the 5yo championships at Osberton, October 1st – 5th finishing on her dressage score of 23.5. She finds it all so easy and after contesting her first four events, where she finished 1st, 4th, 2nd and 1st respectively, I really had to take a pull at her next…