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How to Excel At Being Average
How to Excel At Being Average - a monthly diary of the ups and downs of horse ownership, with Tamasine and Beau Bayou the legend. Riding Club fun and trying to improve - from an 'average' rider!
Equine Insights
News and Resources for Equestrians
The Equine Insights is a platform that centralizes the
latest equine-related news from various sources, including
articles, videos, and updates from equestrian news outlets,
blogs, and social media.
Latest News.
Apr 16, 2020
Comfort Gut Standard, Pro and Ultimate. Miracle panacea?
Of our 4 horses 3 of them needed a boost of some kind or another. Beau had ulcers in his youth, Parker is a stress-head... [Read more]
Mar 20, 2020
The Equestrian Athlete - Alison Kenward's approach
It may seem strange in the middle of this unprecedented World-wide pandemic, but let's use this time of lockdown to lear... [Read more]
Dec 12, 2019
Is your horse happy?
This is a question i have been pondering a lot lately
Let me set the scene:
Beau is 22 and will be 23 in May. To loo... [Read more]
Nov 25, 2019
Your Horse Live - Part 3 AND Talland Part 3
Your Horse Live - Part 3
We survived. Stella started the weekend as a UXB and ended it very glad to be back home with ... [Read more]
Nov 10, 2019
Your Horse Live - Part 2!
Saturday, 9th November continued...
The walk up to the arena and the go round was much quieter today which Stella apprec... [Read more]
Nov 9, 2019
Your Horse Live 2019
Thursday, 7th November 2019.
Tory and I have been invited to support coach Alison Kenward at her dressage to music demo... [Read more]
Oct 22, 2019
Training at Talland Part 2
Talland Part 2
So, having been down to the glorious Cotswolds for one Talland lesson, Tory and I set off the following w... [Read more]
Sep 26, 2019
Training at Talland
Quadrille and Talland
Quadrille
I may not have mentioned that this year - for the first time since we heard of quadri... [Read more]
Sep 9, 2019
enjoy - take delight or pleasure in an activity or occasion
I think it's vitally important to enjoy your horse. This is my aim all of the time - with challenges alongside to overco... [Read more]
Apr 19, 2019
Long weekends
So, Easter already. Beau has had a very light few months because I have been so busy elsewhere in my life, so it seemed... [Read more]
Mar 25, 2019
So this is 2019, and what have you done? 2018 round-up
I have been quiet for a while, family comes first, even over sharing our escapades, and so i have been unable to ride. ... [Read more]
Oct 19, 2018
How to enjoy your horse
Putting your mind to it
In the pipeline is a blog about all of the amazing things we got up to in September, including B... [Read more]
Sep 24, 2018
www.equestriman.co.uk - No more boring riding gear for men!
Not just for men.....
My partner is not flamboyant. He does not like to dress up and owns just 2 suits for black tie d... [Read more]
Aug 10, 2018
All About Tack
I don’t know about you but I always seem to be skint. If I ever have any spare cash I spend it
immediately on a lesson ... [Read more]
Jul 15, 2018
Guest Blog - Tory Dobb at the Alison Kenward Dressage Camp July 2018
The day started with a cracking work out, must make horse clean, must make horse clean. So she had a good brush for 45 ... [Read more]
Jun 15, 2018
Guest Blog for Equipepper - https://equipepper.com/ - May 2018 Cherwell Valley RC Dressage Day Camp
Cherwell Valley Riding Club has this year, in addition to hosting 3-day stay-over camps at Bury Farm EC, decided to hold... [Read more]
Jun 14, 2018
Horses at Northampton Carnival!
I grew up in Cheshire, and when i was very little i remember a village fete with knights and jousting horses. I can't b... [Read more]
May 23, 2018
April - May 2018 - Dressage - why do we do it?
Challenges
It's important to know which challenges to tackle, and then to tackle them. There's an old prayer which I am... [Read more]
Mar 29, 2018
February/March 2018 - How to warm up
Not much has happened lately. With numerous BeastfromtheEast weather fronts, and snow and ice every weekend, it's been ... [Read more]
Mar 26, 2018
British Riding Clubs Certificate in Essential Horse Care
Cherwell Valley Riding Club knows the value of learning. The team knows that it’s important for everybody to be up to d... [Read more]
Feb 17, 2018
The Joy of Wonkiness - guest blog for https://www.lauramaryart.com/
Sidesaddle riders have always fascinated me. As a little girl I would imagine galloping over fields and fences with my ... [Read more]
Jan 31, 2018
#10 UK Equestrian Blog Award!
<a href="https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_equestrian_blogs/" title="UK Equestrian blogs"><img alt="UK Equestrian Blogs" src=... [Read more]
Jan 29, 2018
January 2018 - Dealing with the winter doldrums
Keep looking forward!
Martin Luther King Jr once said: 'If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you ... [Read more]
Dec 11, 2017
November - Fridge Freezers and Christmas Parties - oh, and some dressage
Equissimo
In October I was very lucky to win a photo competition run by Equissimo on Facebook
The prize was a fab bund... [Read more]
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