Can you believe it is nearly the end of May, and the season only just seems to be getting going…!!! May Update… with a lot of excitement and positive vibes… Fiona has, along with most of the Eventing Nation, had a very frustrating start to the 2018 season… as we…
Gosh, I had such an interesting day yesterday, opened my eyes to the nitty gritty of the ‘Horse Feed’ world! I was invited down to the Professional Riders Day as one of the Spillers Supported Riders. We had a tour of their incredible Mill, and had a run through of…
Back to it in style! Now myself and the horses have had our holidays, it’s time to crack on like we mean it! So this weekend Sally and I both started with dressage tests and Showjumping! It certainly helps things along when we have 3 wins and a 3rd!!! Pete…
I can definitely say I have two 3* horses in the yard- it has been a wonderful 3 days at Chatsworth, with a few highs and a low or two!! #putyourbuttinthebest @spaldinginternationalsaddlery @weatherbeeta.uk #flyingwithoutwings What I can say, is that horses like Smokie are not ‘one in a million’ horses,…
Whoever said working with horses provided the full rollercoaster of emotions wasn’t wrong! Having taken Smokie to Richmond for a fun run, he banged a knee on a fence, which left us a little vulnerable for our Chatsworth prep!! My wonderful back up team- my guys in the yard for…
I’d like to say, this is a special occasion… Evie very definitely earnt gold star of the day!! Her behaviour was infallible, and was the only one on the box unfazed by the new judges huts at @thecollegeec!!! 🙈 A couple of mistakes, but a very solid score of 31…
So a very exciting arrival has graced FDE with its presence… we’ve taken delivery of an Activo-Med Combi Floor to trial for FMBs. We have decided that it needs to work for the whole team… and I can personally vouch… it does!! 😂 Hopefully it will aid Pete’s muscular recovery,…
It’s taken a LARGE G & T before I could bring myself to writing… character building International day, one day horses were on it! My team of Smurfs were a great support, giving me a kick when I was sad, and feeding me to keep me going!! Tiny finished 11th,…
Lincoln weekend is drawing to a close, as I have a large Gin & Tonic in my hand on the sofa… I’m running out of gold stars, and I have to say, I’m such a lucky girl to have horses that can imprint this smile- and hopefully keep it there…
It’s been a fabulous weekend for my FDE Team Pilots so far while they’ve been out competing on their youngsters!!! Very proud of you guys! First up Shannon on 6 year old Fabio winning their first Elementary together with 70+%!! Chloe was out at Oasby on Thurs, and came away…
