Category: Riding

Having worked with horses for many years and taught a lot of people to ride I’ve always been struck by the impression horses can leave on a person. No matter how depressed somebody is, or how...

If you’re new to the world of jumping or are keen to learn more about the various types of fences it can be a real minefield learning all of the different jumps and what to expect at what event....

Having owned horses for more years than I like to admit to (just in case I give my age away), and enjoyed a lot of different activities and disciplines the one thing that I come back to time after...

Like a lot of riders, I live with a long-term back injury that, while wasn’t solely caused by a fall, was certainly exacerbated by one. An injury that sadly wouldn’t have been so bad if I’d...

When I was much younger (in fact I was still in high school) I injured myself skiing, but what really made me laugh was the yard owner’s reaction when I told her I wouldn’t be able to come to...

Evolving from working cattle ranches where horses needed to be fast and nimble as well as intelligent and capable of thinking (and even working) on their own. Due to the long hours spent in the...