Athlete

Meet our invited Athletes as they share their inspirational stories and offer advice we could all use in training, competition or everyday riding.

After a busy July meeting Royalty and the BBC our Para Vaulter sets her eyes on the British Championships in October

August 20, 2019

PARA DRESSAGE, Para Vaulting, RDA

RDA National Championships 2019 Friday Showjumping (70cm) I was on Boysie who, unusually for him, was feeling very sprightly, which…

Amy Maris – My 8 steps to making it through the Summer with the horses

August 14, 2019

Amy Maris, British Eventing, CF, One Day Event

Are you leaving any crisps for me? And in the blink of the eye, July is over and we’re heading…

Holly Norris – There were plenty of moments when we honestly didn’t know if we would ever get to this point with Bertie.

August 12, 2019

Bertie, British Dressage, Holly Norris, Ruin

Welcome back! June was all about ‘Mission PSG’ and July feels like much of the same! So we cracked on…

Holly Norris – You will always have a knee-jerk reaction after a test, good or bad

July 18, 2019

British Dressage, Holly Norris, PSG, Ruin

Hello again! June was all about ‘Mission PSG’! First stop was a lesson with my trainer Gareth Hughes. Just amazing!…

Wow this girl definitely can! – Amy completes her 1st ODE since 2014….

July 9, 2019

Amy Maris, British Dressage, British Eventing, CF, Inspirational

As my fellow bloggers and I collectively agree, we cannot believe it’s the end of June already! June may be…

Holly Norris – definitely a case of pat the horse and slap the rider!

June 28, 2019

Dressage, eventing, Holly Norris, PSG

Welcome back! I cannot believe it is now the end of June…this year is racing by. Reflecting on May it…

Sadly the excitement to the start of 2019 didn’t last long…

June 14, 2019

Grade 1, PARA DRESSAGE, Para Horse

In February we were selected to go to Deauville CPEDI 3* and Winnie celebrated the news by doing a series…

Winnie ‘The Unicorn’

June 13, 2019

MS, PARA DRESSAGE, Unicorn

You may be wondering why a Unicorn like me has been given the opportunity to write this new monthly series…

In her latest Vlog Zara introduces us to her horses and shows us how they put themselves to bed!

June 11, 2019

British Dressage, Zara and Leggy

We are delighted to welcome aspiring Eventer Amy Maris to our inspirational team of bloggers….

June 10, 2019

Amy Maris, Dressage, Eventer, Inspiration

Hiya Everyone, let me introduce myself. I’m Amy, aspiring dressage (and possible event) rider based in Surrey. I may run…

There’s always more than the score: Field House BD Novice Tests

June 4, 2019

BD, Lucy Mckewon, Novice Test

If I really put this day into perspective, I am amazed at how far I have come since starting BD.…

BD Novice Petplan dress rehearsal with Terry: nerves, selfies and assertiveness

May 22, 2019

Assertiveness, Dressage, Irish Sports Horse

So, we arrived at our first BD affiliated competition in quite some time with the birds tweeting and a feeling…

Zara and Leggy complete their Senior Inter Regionals – Watch Day Three…

May 21, 2019

Senior Inter Regionals, Zara and Leggy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y62fhO6FTtQ

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.

May 20, 2019

Keysoe, PARA DRESSAGE, Para home International

Well, what can I say, the last few weeks have been absolutely manic and very exciting. I have been going…

Zara and Leggy head off to their first Dressage Senior Inter Regionals – Watch Day One…..

May 14, 2019

British Dressage, Dressage, Senior Inter Regionals, Zara and Leggy

Being selected to represent England – North West region is a real achievement for this pair so early on in…

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.

May 13, 2019

Dance, Dressage, Freestyle, Music Class

Last weekend as some of you may know I had a go at dressage to music for the first time…

Haygain sponsored rider Hannah Biggs on her competitive aims for 2019, her personal training plans and the most exciting horses in her stable.

May 10, 2019

Dressage, Grand Prix, Hannah Biggs, Haygain

We love to hear about the behind-the-scenes training plans and stable management regimes of our favourite equestrian combinations, and we’ve…

Writing my first team Vaulting Freestyle

May 9, 2019

Freestyle, Para Vaulting, RDA, Vaulting blogger

This is a bit of a voyage of discovery for me, and it’s a big old topic so in the…

Holly Norris – Ruin decides that a weeks holiday is quite enough for him and ‘the future is Orange’..

May 7, 2019

Advanced Medium, Dressage, Holly Norris, PSG

Hello again, it’s been a rather quiet month here after the manic lead up to the Winter Championships at the…

Welcome our new Dressage Vlogger – Zara Griffiss and her stunning horse Leggy

May 3, 2019

Dressage, Equestrian Vlogger

Hello everyone ! My name is Zara Griffiss and I am 25 years old . I am a level 3…

Pam Hardin – We all must take our injuries or physical limitations and figure out how to live our dreams.

April 18, 2019

Dressage, Pam Hardin, PARA DRESSAGE, Quaterjack, USA

For those of you who know me but don’t interact with me regularly or don’t follow my blog on Genius…

Advanced Dressage rider Holly Norris: ‘My Road to Ruin’ Chapter 15

April 11, 2019

Advanced Dressage, Holly Norris, NAF, Winter Championships

Welcome back, I’m going to focus this blog on my experience at the NAF Five Star Winter Dressage Championships at…

Over the last couple of months I seem to have been around cameras a lot!

April 3, 2019

Para Vaulting, Vlogging

In January I was given a date in early February for my long-awaited shoulder surgery. I knew, then, that I’d…

Jemima Green: Grade 2 Para Dressage Rider – Swapping Four Legs for Two Skis

March 28, 2019

PARA DRESSAGE, Skiing

I swapped four legs for two skis last week. This has been a plan of mine since the accident, but…

North Brook End Stud : First Time Bloggers

March 8, 2019

Breeding, North Brook End, Stud

Well this is a first, a blog! I’m not ever so sure what one is but here goes, North Brook…

Advanced Dressage rider Holly Norris : ‘My Road to Ruin’ Chapter 14

March 4, 2019

British Dressage, Dressage, Qualify, Regionals

Hello again, I’m going to focus this blog on my experience at the Summerhouse Regional Championships as that has been…

Lofty’s Blog

February 14, 2019

Lofty, Therapy

Hi! Lofty here again! I hope you enjoyed hearing all about my early years in January’s blog? I promised to…

Jemima Green : Grade 2 Para Dressage Rider “My new Para Dream”

February 11, 2019

Dressage, Para, Spinal Injury

It feels like only last week that I was writing my last updates. I can’t believe how quick these months…

Advanced Dressage rider Holly Norris : ‘My Road to Ruin’ Chapter 13

February 4, 2019

British Dressage, British Eventing, Jumping, Young Horses

Welcome to my first blog of 2019! I think January is always an ‘interesting’ month; leaving Christmas behind and (hopefully)…

Diane Green Grade 1 International Para Dressage Rider : ‘Flying into 2019’