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Is this the same event that they are referring to? https://www.facebook.com/westmerciapolice/posts/10152946583728168

Jill Carenza. Google will give you the details; both her and her horses have a fantastic reputation in the field. I have, and will continue to, use her hirelings.

When they can be in control of an excitable horse in an open space; ensuring that they are not a danger to themselves, others or the horse. These days there is normally a good contingency of non-jumpers so if can be the equivalent of a fast fun ride over varied (sometimes not ideal) terrain...

Aarrrggghhhh, yes!! Ha ha ha Why do people wait until they are in the centre of London at a crowded show to buy a sodding lunge whip?!

Shopping is shopping; that might just be a typical male response though! Always plenty of women walking around with too many bags for one person to easily carry, so I guess it is good. The arena has pretty good seating. Any of the 'top price seats' (first 10 rows around the ring) will offer a...

They were £63.75 each when purchased. That's quite an uplift from the original price!

As you are in Warwickshire a fantastic drag pack to go out with are the Farmers Bloodhounds: http://www.farmersbloodhounds.co.uk/ They actually have a few videos on their site explaining the type of hunting they do and the sort of riding you can expect. Very friendly bunch as well. And if you...

Well after my first days hunting, I now need to work out how to clean a tweed hunt jacket! Impromptu deviation in flightpath between the mount and myself has lead to some mud and grass becoming a fixture on my jacket. I have left it to dry out. Am I best off with a good stiff brush? Any...

Great to see this featured in this weeks magazine. Hopefully it helps emergency services out on occasions.

With iOS8 (the new OS) being rolled out from today there is a fantastic feature for horse riders. You can now setup a 'Medical Card' which can be accessed when the phone is locked from the emergency dialler menu. This means that if you have a fall and someone finds you they can use your phone...

I am looking at some new stirrups and have a few things on the 'wish list' as far as features go: Lightweight Black Encourage better lower leg position (be it through flex or angle of the leather hole) Main uses are jumping and dressage. Now reading around there are a few that look to fit...

Good Evening, When I am riding I notice that it takes me a good 10 minutes to get my leg into the (properly) correct position; it seems to be that I need to stretch before I jump on the horse so I was wondering if anyone could recommend good stretches to do? I am specifically looking at...

I don't think that the lack of choice is the issue. The lack of entry level/cheap options is the issue! Look at any of the premium brands and they have a decent enough selection of male gear; it's just that they typically come with a much higher price tag. Stores are unlikely to keep male...

Mounting it in the way I have done above is surely no worse than a riding hat with a fixed peak?

I thought some people might find it interesting to see one method for fixing a GoPro to a riding helmet. I chose to go with an un-official headmount from Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00DZK1BDC/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It has grippy insides which when combined with...