We are slowly getting there and so much work has gone into carefully producing this absolute power house of a horse. With a hind leg that steps under better than some grand prix dressage horses he has found it significantly difficult to deal with what to do with it. Often panicking because its so far underneath him he gets a bit stuck! Lots of trot...
Received my pre season box of goodies from Equine Products UK So lucky to have such a fantastic company keeping my horses in tip top condition and providing me with some classy kit
We attended Chard Equestrian for a clinic with the one and only Geoff Billington It was a good laugh and I think Geoff was over the moon to be having people who could jump the top of the wings! Safe to say the horses had a good workout and blew out some of those 'big course' cobwebs!
Everybody meet Rex - the newest family member here at Horsehill Farm He's an absolutely gorgeous Jack Russell and is sure to melt hearts all around the country on the road with me at shows! Watch this space for more adventures!
As always we thoroughly enjoyed a break from the yard to travel to Cheltenham for Gold Cup day on the Friday We had a super day, didn't lose too much money and thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere Looking forwards to next year already
Due to being injured and only able to ride the safe and sensible horses I decided to send Kingston away to Jodie Loveday so that he could stay and work and continue his education whilst I was 'off games'. Safe to say he's absolutely flourished doing lots of hacking and starting his jumping. He's also had his first haircut and looks amazing!! Very t...
Showjumper turned eventer?! First time xc for Eddie today and he absolutely bossed it like a pro!!Think hes got a new calling in life ... proper jumping machine!! Jumped everything first time including ditches, skinnies, hedges, rails. Very pleased with how confident he was and how much he enjoyed himself!
Eddie has been jumping amazingly recently and has stepped up to 1.30ms like a pro! Here's a video from Chard Equestrian at the weekend Photo courtesy of HOME | robbayesphotography
Christmas came early for Zarina and I with our new Voltaire Design Saddle arriving in the post!!!! Since meeting the company afte my win in London it has been an absolute pleasure to be asked to be one of their sponsored riders and work closely with their saddle fitters to provide the absolute best for my horses and myself. Its been great to work w...
We had a fantastic weekend up at Moreton Morrell with the Forces Equine Crew Both Zarina and Eddie went up to represent Dorset Police and neither let me down! Eddie had a super double clear to come 3rd in the 1.10m Open and Zarina smashed the win by a good couple of seconds Then the evening culminated in a two fence challenge and both horses did me...
The horses have been spoilt with some more amazing summer competition rugs to show off when we are out on the road. I think you'll agree that they look fabulous!
What the heck just happened?!!! Winning the CSI 2* class at Longines Global Champions Tour London These fantastic photos from Events Through A Lens have captured the most perfect moment!!The late nights, the early mornings, the lack of sleep and the days where I don't even know my own name anymore have been worth every single second! My first thank...
Off the back of my win at London Global Championship Tour I was introduced to the fantastic Botanica Sean is fantastic and made me feel extremely welcome, introducing me to their huge range of productsI have been using Botanicas products ever since and have been extremely impressed with the results and thoroughly recommend them! Botanica Internatio...
Equine Products have very kindly taken me on as a supported rider. I have been using their products for a while now and cannot recommend them enough. They have a product for every kind of horse be it a happy hacker or a racehorse. The products are designed with the health and happiness of the horse in mind. Not only do they do the best supple...
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Since the team have arrived home from Belgium it has been an opportunity for me to concentrate on producing 5 year old Eddie ready for next year. We have attended a couple of local clear rounds to start building his confidence away from home, getting used to travelling, warming up and jumping straight around a course with fillers etc. He has come o...
The programme consists of: • National and regional training days with Matt Lanni and a regional coach. • Strength and Condition coaches working individually with riders to develop a training programme • Sport Science support including horse physio, saddle experts, veterinary talks, anti-doping talks and travelling abroad workshops. • Coach and orga...
The team had a fantastic trip to Bonheiden in Belgium as part of the final stage of the International Experience Programme. With plenty of excitement and anticipation we headed out to Belgium on Wednesday 21st September 2016. I took Zarina to compete in the 2 star classes, Hillviewfarm Fergus to compete in the 1 star classes and Graddus T came alon...
Tomorrow the team are heading off to Bonheiden for 2 weeks We are taking 3 horse - Zarina to compete in the 2star classes, Hillviewfarm Fergus to compete in the 1 star 6 year old classes and Graddus T is going along for the travel experience as a 5 year old We plan to travel over on the train and then onwards to the show It is the first time we hav...
Amazingly after our consistent performances in the 1 star classes at Arena UK and Chepstow we secured a place on the International Experience team to travel to Bonheiden in September for 2 weeks of jumping. Read the news article here The final six riders have been selected for the International Experience Programme - The Official Website of B...