Horse and Hound: The Best of My Fun
It was great to be featured in Horse and Hound last week on the Best of My Fun page.
Help! My horse won’t go into water – what should I do?
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…
Katherine Partis
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.
Fabulous courses at Bicton Arena
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…
Personal landmarks and exciting youngsters
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…