Di Green, Grade 1 International Para Dressage – it’s a tough sport and it is tough on everyone!
2019 was a difficult year on #teamunicorn losing my dancing partner at the top of her game hit me so…
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Meet our invited Athletes as they share their inspirational stories and offer advice we could all use in training, competition or everyday riding.
Holly Norris – My top 3 highlights of 2019 and the excitement of going into 2020
Welcome back! November and December were jam packed full with lots of lorry outings and a quest to qualify for…
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Top Trendy Equine rider Hayley Watson-Greaves on how she gets through the Winter season.
Crisp sunny mornings and the satisfying feeling when the horses are tucked up for the night in deep beds and…
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Holly Norris – Yep, we’ve created a monster!!
Hello again! October was a full on month with lots of competing and Ruin back out at parties after a…
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Amy Maris – A new yard for Benji and IV Procedures for me
Sorry for the radio silence from this end, but lots of shenanigans happened during September and October and I didn’t…
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Holly Norris – Winning streak continues but is it another case of pat the horse and slap the rider!
Welcome back! It’s been another busy month but not involving Ruin this time as he’s had a light September after…
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Lucy Mckeown – Trailblazers Elementary Championships with Terry
Day one I was feeling quite excited about my plan of using the quieter warm up, for anyone who knows…
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Jemima Green Grade II Para Dressage – Big news and our First International 2*
I have to start with apologising for being so delayed in my recent antics. I have an incredible amount to…
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Amy Maris – BD Medium finally ticked off the bucket list
And all at once just like that, Summer has ended. Whilst Benji was having a holiday after his summer of…
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Holly Norris – Pride, embarrassment, tears of frustration and later of joy, the rollercoaster ride continues for us.
Hello again! I left you last month with the promise of a big and busy August and I definitely won’t…
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DG Para Dressage – From heartbreak to joy and pretty much everything in between
So many of you have asked me for an update on when they will see Winnie the Unicorn back out…
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After a busy July meeting Royalty and the BBC our Para Vaulter sets her eyes on the British Championships in October
RDA National Championships 2019 Friday Showjumping (70cm) I was on Boysie who, unusually for him, was feeling very sprightly, which…
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Amy Maris – My 8 steps to making it through the Summer with the horses
Are you leaving any crisps for me? And in the blink of the eye, July is over and we’re heading…
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Holly Norris – There were plenty of moments when we honestly didn’t know if we would ever get to this point with Bertie.
Welcome back! June was all about ‘Mission PSG’ and July feels like much of the same! So we cracked on…
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Holly Norris – You will always have a knee-jerk reaction after a test, good or bad
Hello again! June was all about ‘Mission PSG’! First stop was a lesson with my trainer Gareth Hughes. Just amazing!…
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Wow this girl definitely can! – Amy completes her 1st ODE since 2014….
As my fellow bloggers and I collectively agree, we cannot believe it’s the end of June already! June may be…
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Holly Norris – definitely a case of pat the horse and slap the rider!
Welcome back! I cannot believe it is now the end of June…this year is racing by. Reflecting on May it…
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Sadly the excitement to the start of 2019 didn’t last long…
In February we were selected to go to Deauville CPEDI 3* and Winnie celebrated the news by doing a series…
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Winnie ‘The Unicorn’
You may be wondering why a Unicorn like me has been given the opportunity to write this new monthly series…
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We are delighted to welcome aspiring Eventer Amy Maris to our inspirational team of bloggers….
Hiya Everyone, let me introduce myself. I’m Amy, aspiring dressage (and possible event) rider based in Surrey. I may run…
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There’s always more than the score: Field House BD Novice Tests
If I really put this day into perspective, I am amazed at how far I have come since starting BD.…
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BD Novice Petplan dress rehearsal with Terry: nerves, selfies and assertiveness
So, we arrived at our first BD affiliated competition in quite some time with the birds tweeting and a feeling…
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Zara and Leggy complete their Senior Inter Regionals – Watch Day Three…
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I chose to ride three tests over the course of the weekend, so it was going to a big test physically for both Jools and me.
Well, what can I say, the last few weeks have been absolutely manic and very exciting. I have been going…
Read MoreZara and Leggy at their first Dressage Senior Inter Regionals – Watch Day Two …..
Has Leggy managed to clear the warm up again on their first day of competition…
Read MoreZara and Leggy head off to their first Dressage Senior Inter Regionals – Watch Day One…..
Being selected to represent England – North West region is a real achievement for this pair so early on in…
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I thought having dance lessons as I child might give me an advantage but all it achieved was bringing back memories of the fact I wasn’t very good at dancing.
Last weekend as some of you may know I had a go at dressage to music for the first time…
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Haygain sponsored rider Hannah Biggs on her competitive aims for 2019, her personal training plans and the most exciting horses in her stable.
We love to hear about the behind-the-scenes training plans and stable management regimes of our favourite equestrian combinations, and we’ve…
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Writing my first team Vaulting Freestyle
This is a bit of a voyage of discovery for me, and it’s a big old topic so in the…
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