This weekend was a bank holiday weekend in Ireland – the clocks went back an hour (extra hour in bed, yay!) and I went away for a lovely weekend away with my better half to Aghadoe Heights Hotel & Spa (highly recommend this place!) – the weekend couldn’t have been better! However, every long weekend – … [Read more…]
I find the longer I leave it between jumping sessions, the more nervous I get and the more I overthink things. As I have missed a showjumping outing the last few weeks, I booked a course hire at Boswell Equestrian and arranged for Jade to give us a lesson over the course. I also took the … [Read more…]
Paddy and I popped out to Sandra’s for another flatwork lesson today, this time my friend (and jumping coach) came along to share our lesson, which was nice to have some company! It was a cold and windy day, and Paddy has been feeling fresher and a bit ‘peppy’ lately – I put this down to … [Read more…]
I began scribing for Dressage Ireland back in 2014, which I volunteered to do in order to learn more about what judges look for in a test, and hopefully get some ideas for schooling at home. I never anticipated to a) enjoy it so much, and b) learn so much! Shows cannot run without volunteers, and … [Read more…]
Paddy and I finished our jumping adventures on a high before we both went on holidays, with a double clear in both the 85cm and 95cm class at a local unaffiliated schooling show. I’m starting to get the hang of him now – getting a bit more control of the canter, and his shoulder! I was keen to … [Read more…]
I never would have plucked up the courage to start writing about my own horsey journey if I hadn’t been so inspired by others already doing it so well! Below I have put together a list of some of my favourite blogs or pages that I follow – there are from lots of different Equestrian spheres, which … [Read more…]
I recently took a two week holiday (the longest holiday I have EVER taken in my life), and my horses always get their holidays when I get mine! Paddy ended up having three weeks off in total, which was well deserved as he had been working so hard and was being so good in the … [Read more…]
Being such a big fan of Charlotte Dujardin, I was delighted to see her recent successes at the Olympics (as well as our own Judy Reynolds’ success for Ireland!). However, this was not what I was most pleased about. Imagine my surprise (and delight) to spot Charlotte wearing the same stock pin as mine! The stock pin is from Equetech, and … [Read more…]
My Kent & Masters GP saddle fit Paddy fine (not perfect), but I had been feeling for a while that it was just not right for what I wanted. It was (and still is) the most comfortable saddle I have ever sat in, but there was just too much saddle – I found it quite … [Read more…]
As I’ve mentioned in a few previous blog posts, I bought Paddy from a showjumping home – he had successfully jumped affiliated up to 1m, and had been schooling at 1.10m at home. For an Eventer, this still leaves two disciplines to master before you can start competing! Although with showjumping typically being my weakest … [Read more…]