My Olympic Predictions!
With Rio 2016 kicking off next weekend, I thought I would make a few predictions on how I think the Medals will go in the Equestrian events (because we all… Read More »My Olympic Predictions!
Eventing is the equestrian sport made up of three phases; dressage, show jumping and cross country. Due to most horses have a prefered phase and how quickly things can go wrong during the cross country phase, you quite often see the leader board shaken up during the competition.
Eventing is usually one day, with all phases happening on that one day. However, bigger eventing competitions happen over three days with the cross country phase being longer and more testing.
Here you can find our top eventing tips, some interesting new schooling exercises plus our behind the scenes reporting at top events such as Badminton and Burghley.
With Rio 2016 kicking off next weekend, I thought I would make a few predictions on how I think the Medals will go in the Equestrian events (because we all… Read More »My Olympic Predictions!
It is common belief that racehorses adapt well to eventing after finishing their racing careers. This was supported this week with 5 of the 80 horses competing at the prestigious… Read More »Ex Racehorses at Badminton Horse Trials
This week I have been looking forward to the start of Badminton Horse Trials. Due to the next few weeks being very hectic and not really having the money, going… Read More »We need more TV coverage!
Once again, Burghley was very exciting with amazing riding. And once again, it all came down to the show jumping, which switched up the top 10 combinations. Michael Jung became… Read More »Another Fantastic Burghley!
The Cross Country phase of Burghley horse trials was very exciting! With only two riders making it home without time penalties and 19 combinations not making it round (either withdrawn,… Read More »Burghley Cross Country Day!
It’s that time of year again, Burghley Horse Trails! Burghley is possibly the only equine competition I watch every year. I’m not sure why this is, maybe because it is… Read More »Getting into Burghley
I recently stumbled upon this old video of Richard Spooner and it really is an amazing bit of riding! This video also reminded me of one of my all time… Read More »What do you do when it all goes wrong?
When trying to find a stallion for your mare, there are so many to choose from and it can be hard to know where to look. You may have seen… Read More »Eventing Stallions: My 4 Top Picks!
Yesterday me and Scottie went to our first ever cross country clinic. I had never done cross country before and I’m unsure of how much cross country Scottie has done… Read More »First Ever Cross Country!
Dressage riders always look so smart in their top hat and riding in a riding hat on a hot day really isn’t enjoyable. However, being a hot day or a… Read More »Top Hat, No Hat and Unhelpful Comments!