Recent content by PoppyAnderson

Carl Hester Co owns Alive and Kicking.

Ignore me...sussed it! Thank you.

Thanks so much. I've got this far before but then reach a dead end. Am I being a bit dense and missing an obvious link?

Is it possible to see class entries? I've looked everywhere but can't see anything. I want to see who's riding when this weekend so I can time my visit.

Which one? At Lucinda's academy?

I know an eventer based in Cheshire. Never, ever so much as raises her voice at them. Phenomenally talented and is 100% trustworthy with any horse. Always puts the horses welfare first without any hesitation.

Carl Hedin is a lovely rider to watch. All his horses live out, are typically barefoot and competes at top level dressage and SJ. He seems to genuinely put them first. I hope I'm right 🙏. He's also living the dream the lucky beggar and just goes round buying lovely horses!

This is just awful apologist stuff. You didn't need to be there or have any context to know what you saw. People who care about the welfare of horses don't need your patronising label of bunny huggers, like you're somehow superior because you're tougher. If you're consistently getting up in a...

I've watched her numerous times for many, many years in warm up rings. Yes she was ruthless in terms of owning her space (she's a world class athlete...being ruthless is in their dna) but I genuinely never once saw her put a toe out of line. Never. Never a sock in the teeth, never the use of a...

Same here in the North West. It's been hideously wet for the last few weeks and the fields are now awful. Forecast rain all week, just to pile on the misery. Mine are still living out for now but are about to come in for some much needed respite for the Winter.

They live outside in groups, barefoot and he does a lot of work bareback. He's awesome.

Charlotte always appeared to be sympathetic to her horses too. I've watched her for many, many years. Stood by the side of the warm up ring and watched her school every horse she's ever owned. She was, by far, the most sympathetic rider. She'd run through a few of the moves and then spend most...

Poor bugger. Sold at 24 and still expected to keep going.

Totally agree. If she said something along the lines of, I'm appalled at what I did, I'm committed to do better, I've donated x amount to a welfare charity, I invite anyone to video me at any time, I'm donating 20% of all my future teaching earnings to Brooke by way of apologising to them, I'm...

Worst test I've ever seen her do. Horse was beyond tense. If that was my horse, she'd never get on it again.