I am a proud Brit; I hang my union jack flag at any opportunity, I will cheer for Team GB in basically any sport going and over the last few weeks the horse world has just made me even prouder. Just over two weeks ago, we took our annual pilgrimage to Badminton Horse Trials. I […]
It’s 2016 and this year everything is going to be different! You have made a whole list of resolutions and it’s not even the end of January and you have already broken most of them. You know that gym membership is going to be wasted by February and the green healthy detox smoothie is getting […]
I received a message the other day “Hi Daisy. Just had a thought – and please feel free to say No, but we’re holding a little fun show on Saturday for yard clients in aid of Walking with the Wounded and Breast Cancer Care and our judge for the fancy dress is no longer available. […]
Showing is about performing, it’s about standing out from the crowd, it’s about that something special… But where do you draw the line? When does showmanship become circus tricks, when does standing out become a distraction? I saw a Horse and Hound feature “7 incredible moments from 2015 showing season” – top of the list […]
I am now a week overdue and waiting for my first child to decide to make a move. It has been 9 long months but the end is in sight – he better be worth the wait! So I sit, twiddling my thumbs and trying not to worry about giving birth. Getting anxious about it […]
I will admit I am not normally a fan of eventing – I like my fences to fall down, when I make a mistake I like to hear faults being called out rather than my airbag back protector going off and an ambulance siren and when I canter through some beautiful woodland I just don’t […]