We have our own language in the horse world. Things what are perfectly normal conversation topics at the yard, could get you plenty of funny looks from the general public or have your non horsey friends imagining some interesting scenes. So today we are going to look at some of…
A month after flat racing returned to the UK, we are now set to see the return of National Hunt racing too! This is particularly exciting for me with the majority of my Owners Group horses being National Hunt horses. Chez Hans had a quick spin on the flat earlier…
Over recent years our understanding of how and why animals play has improved massively. I was watching a documentary recently about animal play. It showed how many animals have their favourite play mates and that their age and sex could determine what games they played. This got me thinking about…
If you have been following Scottie’s progress, you might know that we were hoping to be bringing Scottie back into work in April. But due to Covid-19 this got put on hold when the physio and saddler stopped working during lockdown. However, people are slowly coming back to work and…
What do you do when a crashing fall ends your skiing career? Compete in Endurance and join the Irish team. Iona Rossely was a professional speed skier who picked up titles such as British Overseas Champion and New Zealand Ladies Speed Skiing Champion. While competing in the World Cup in…
There have been some exciting updates with some of my Owners Group horses recently. Not much has changed with Paris Dixie who is still recovering well from her injury and is back cantering. Wouldubewell is still on her summer holidays after joining my virtual stables. And if you follow us…
Ok so I might have done it again! But I had some winnings burning a hole in my pocket after picking the winners of the 2000 and 1000 Guineas this weekend. So when shares in several flat horses became available earlier this week I had to take a peak. I…
I don’t know about you, but during lockdown we have seen a rise of people wandering onto our yard, into our fields and touching our horses. It is driving us nuts! Trespassing On nearly a daily basis one of us see a member of the public somewhere they shouldn’t be.…
Since the Coronavirus outbreak affected many sporting events, this year holds a special horse racing season due to the Triple Crown events switching. The 152nd season of the Belmont Stakes shifts from closing the race to starting the ceremony of the Triple Crown Series. Traditionally, the Kentucky Derby starts the…
Okay so I have done it again and treated myself to another share in an Owners Group horse. (I think lockdown is getting to me!) But let me introduce you to my new hurdler, the 6 year old bay mare, Wouldubewell. She was purchased from the sales after winning her…
In line with Government guidelines, racing closed it’s doors back in March and racing fans have been eagerly awaiting news of it starting up again. From April there were rumours of starting again as soon as the Government relaxed the lockdown with the BHA putting plans in place so that…
One of my all time favourite horse games was Champion Jockey I had on Xbox 360. Since upgrading to the Xbox One I can’t play this anywhere, so wanted to find something similar to play. Unfortunately there isn’t much choice at all when it comes to horse games so I…
We are now in week 8 of lockdown in the UK and I think it has hit us all one way or another. I have been incredibly lucky during lockdown, I am working from home, the first few weeks of lockdown was incredibly busy for us. I’m also still living…
It’s not unusual for people to teach their horse’s tricks. It might be something small like giving kisses or really helpful like getting them to line themselves up to the mounting block for you to get on. Those who practice things like Liberty work with horses might teach more complex…
This week I announced the winners of our search to find the top 6 ex racehorses in the UK. If you read our post with all the entries we had, you will know how many fantastic horses were entered. It was really hard to pick just six so I wanted…
