Cross country is possibly the most exciting phase of eventing and involves jumping a series of solid obstacles across the country against the clock. It also takes places as a stand alone competition in the form hunter trials or as a team in team chasing.
In this category you can find all my posts following recent competitions including course walks of top cross country courses such as Badminton and Burghley. Plus you can find top tips to improve your cross country riding.
A little while I wrote a guest post for Bridle and Bone about how I was getting ready to face some potential demons around jumping after my fall and our… Read More »“When you stop being nervous it’s time to stop.” ~Jumping Nerves
I have been holding off on writing about this topic as what with all the drama on social media this week around the topic I didn’t want to get caught… Read More »Eventing Whip Rules
Yesterdays cross country was incredibly challenging for all the horses and riders competing thanks to a number of factors. The leaderboard was really shaken up, largely thanks to the changes… Read More »Tight Cross Country at Badminton 2018
Some of you may have seen that I was extremely lucky to win a cross country course walk with Sam Griffiths today. This was a fantastic opportunity to not only… Read More »Badminton Cross Country Course 2018
Instead of doing the whole New Year New Me thing many people attempt at the start of each year, I have taken a rather different route. It is no secret… Read More »Kick Starting Our Season
This year 4 of the 61 horses competing at the prestigious 4* event the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials were ex racehorses (who I introduced to you in a previous… Read More »Huge Success for Ex Racehorses at Burghley
Last week me and Scottie travelled to Keysoe for our first ever training camp and I had a fantastic time. For those of you who don’t know what a training… Read More »Our First Camp Experience!
Equestrians know how to have fun. Our lives revolve around our favourite equine (and often canine) friends and we enjoy nothing more than a good horsey day. However, when you… Read More »5 Horsey Activities for the Non-Horsey Partner
I’m so pleased that our eventing interviews so far have been so popular! Today I am bringing you an interview with Amelia Hutchinson. Tell us a little bit about yourself,… Read More »Eventing Interview with Amelia Hutchinson
The leading riders after the Cross Country phase were all in agreement that today’s cross country test was a real challenge. They talked about how they had to really concentrate… Read More »"Very Tough" Cross Country Phase at Badminton 2017