Out and about in October

October has been a month of birthdays, a few too many drinks, lots of running, riding and swimming in the colder temperatures then finishing on a low with me having to take a short break from training to recover from a back issue. Firstly the month started with my husbands birthday and we had great …

It’s impossible to be good all the time!

The summer is flying by and in between triathlons I've been busy getting Ice out and about for lots of experience before he starts competing. Ice has been out and about hacking from friends yards who have access to longer rides without the busy roads we have to go on. Also hills, which are invaluable …

Not quite going to plan… there’s always plan b so don’t worry!

The long winter we enjoyed meant my horse had a little holiday as there were too many snow days, frozen arenas and wild moments to deal with so I thought a holiday would do him some good. He looks great for it but he's reverted back to the tense leaping beast I bought a year …

Taking it slowly with the young horse

My young horse Polar Ice was bought as a rising 4 year old in March, very green, gangly and just starting out his life as a ridden horse.  5 months later after lots of stopping and starting he looks less gangly and on the road to be my next competition horse. It's always a balancing …