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Myka met showjumps today! Green to start but not phased. Tomorrow and Wednesday she'll hack round farm ride. Then 2 days off while I eat my bodyweight in stollen and Quality Street x

I’d forgotten all about that thread! Well done on a fab year, SEL! I am ending 2025 having done what I hoped I’d do. As in Felix was sold, Mylo is just being a baby horse and Myka is now under saddle. But those overall outcomes hide a very topsy turvy year with Myka which I wrote up on the...

I went to buy a Henry James at HVS today but was unimpressed. Under the headpiece the leather was all buckled and bumpy. Would not have been comfortable at all. As it was over £200, I felt that was unacceptably poor quality. They had PS of S but that was over £300n! So instead I trusted the rave...

Re the course I think the time and technicality was about right. A few clears in the time, a few clears just outside. And plenty of tricky lines and turns. It really wasn’t all about the time given the number of riders with jumping faults.

I really enjoyed that! Ben’s horse’s scope was insane.

I’m watching too but I recorded it so am about 30 minutes behind. I’ll bow out of the thread for now so I don’t see spoilers!

Yikes!!

Oh well then it makes it doubly odd that they put themselves through it! But I'm glad that is not how he always goes!

She popped a small log on the farm ride but said a pretty decisive no to anything bigger, so we took her onto the Tech arena where the jumps are much more graduated in size. She was super green obviously but willing enough once she understood and began to co-ordinate herself a bit better. This...

Brief round up of an eventful year. I got Myka toward the end of 2024 as a 3 yo, and rapidly decided she would not be one for me to back myself! Joe Midgley comes to my yard once a month so I did the groundwork and preparation with his guidance. She then went to him for 8 weeks March/April...

I accept Andrew rode the Chestnut well, considering what he was up against. But my view is that the horse should not have been in the ring at all, and all those commentators and crowds cheering them on made me feel a bit ill. But he won a lot of money and I doubt the horse is much good for...

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Just no words Mrs J. Life can be so unutterably cruel. Sending love, prayers and strength to all of you x

Ive watched the Puissance live at HOYS multiple times and loved it. I don't remember seeing this level of stress - though to be fair it was mainly the Chestnut. But maybe I just didn't recognise stress? I would never let my kids enter Chase me Charlie because of the 'keep asking more and more...

Brilliant! So pleased that despite the chaos the best rider and most harmonious partnership won it.