I don't know the ride or have experience with spooky horses but have done some common rides up in Scotland which sounds similar to what you're doing. Only on riding school hires that are steady as and know what they're doing mind! if you went and your pony didn't settle would you be able to drop...
Shame about Rock on Ruby. I do like him
Cannot wait! Working in the mornings Tues-Thurs then off on Friday. I'll just be watching on tv and online but so excited!
Interesting point about the sports psychologist. I suppose you could take from that though that while she needed help she was able to use that to overcome any issues she had
I say good luck to her! Will be interesting to see how this goes. As Bestdogdash says she must be a grafter given her success in cycling so not sure she will have bother coping with the demands of riding but we'll see
I think it's an awful decision as well. When you watch the whole race it wasn't the easiest ride and think Jason did well to get him home. From an owner's point of view I'd far rather than (when it was clear he wasn't going to run on into any prize money) he beat it and risk accident/injury from...
I was at a workshop on finding employment the other week and one of the things he said was that less and less employers go down the route of advertising. It's probably worth contacting any businesses in the area and sending them your CV and cover letter. You never know, you might be what they're...
I'd recommend the minor injury clinic too. I notice your location says Glasgow so hopefully there should be one quite close to you. I went over my ankle and fell doing a 10k last year and since I could put weight on it assumed it was just a sprain so didn't want to sit in A&E for hours to be...