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In her final year, I rode my old share Western style in her Sabre bridle but without a noseband. I removed it because she had a full...

I was an old age beginner so I never did competing and didnt have the stamina to ride a whole test without stopping for a breather in...

Sabre. But that was recommended by the saddler who came to my previous yard where I rode in a Sabre bridle. I bought Sabre reins for my...

i really struggle schooling at home, arena is small and weird shaped, but i practice dressage tests! obviously now we’ll run through the...

Miller who wrote the authoritive 19th century book on Polo reported on the year when he had kept the best ponies stabled over winter and...

The 'back story' is 2 aged horses in declining health, owned/care for by one of the worlds best horsemen making a heart breaking and...

My long socks are woof wear for wearing under long boots. But since I got old and returned to short boots I wear normal M&S men's wool...

I started riding aged 61, began to hack aged 62 and fell in love with this Connie the following year. So yes, I was a novice but I had...

My favourite ever horse was an oversize RS Connie. She was not a dopey type. She was sharp, intelligent and went like the wind. Think...

I think many people (including myself as a child) do not understand the importance of training a dog and the extent to which some "good"...

Not exactly but similar. Our hospital Dr daughter worked 3 days a week and we puppy walked her Irish terrier female puppy 3 mornings a...