Eventing Rider Blogs

Ingenious training techniques

Saturday, August 19, 2017 - 07:21

Sometimes an injury provides a reason to change riding techniques as Alice Hirst discovered in her clinic with Prue Barrett

Welcome to the Polish Disneyland

Thursday, August 17, 2017 - 16:02

A delayed flight to the FEI European Eventing Championships ended in arrival at Disneyland

Nearly, nearly

Wednesday, June 28, 2017 - 11:29

Nearly, nearly! Mighty Will the boldest pony in the world and I dipped our toes into the scary waters of three star and we were a whisker away from making it to shore... a whisker!

 

It's June already!

Monday, June 19, 2017 - 12:00

WOW - it’s midyear already! Two major 3 Day Events within a month of each other, an Australian win, the Caitlyn Fischer award and Young Event Horse title all made the past few weeks special

Eventing, motherhood and Shetlands .....

Wednesday, June 14, 2017 - 12:02

It occurred to me that this is one way for my kids to read about life when I’m either lying in hospital with amnesia after a stack or lost my marbles from dementia (I think I’d rather the former)

My American adventure

Tuesday, May 9, 2017 - 04:25

As I write this I am getting on a plane to come home after a month away in America at Boyd and Silva Martin’s property in Pennsylvania with a side trip to Rolex Kentucky

And the eventing rollercoaster continues...

Thursday, May 4, 2017 - 15:43

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again....... eventing is a great leveller and sometimes just plain cruel

"Are you crazy?” “Well… yes, just a little”

Wednesday, May 3, 2017 - 17:11

A DipACVSMR on the end of his name, residence in a new country and the job of vetting at Badminton, Barbury, Blair and Turkmenistan (yes, really) - welcome back Chris Elliott!

Awards and wins for Tinney Eventing

Tuesday, May 2, 2017 - 18:03

March was a big month for nominations and honours then April brought Gemma her first 3* win and the Australian National Championship

Late for lunch

Monday, May 1, 2017 - 20:06

Time and tide may wait for no man but neither does the Badminton Event Director Hugh Thomas so there was little doubt we were going to miss the official preview but luckily not the lunch .......

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