Blog – The Scottish Equestrian

I wrote this in August, got half way through editing then ended up being too busy to come back to it - things have changed a little since then and I will write up a post explaining what Eva and I are up to now. However until that point please enjoy the below Well then. […]... [Read more]

Hello!! Its been a while since I last posted! In truth I started a few posts but just didn't get round to actually finishing. So here's a quick run down of what we've been up to ... January January was warm and windy so Eva had a few stable days not because of snow but […]... [Read more]

Firstly lets recap 2021. The main event being I bought my own trailer!! With that trailer we had a few outings; To the local xc course To the near by beach To a near by arena hire And finally to a dressage competition! At home we did our second ever 1m class and came second! […]... [Read more]

We've been a little busier in the last few months than we have been in the last year and a half! Firstly lets start with the rewind to the start of September... September Showjumping At the start of September I took the plunge and entered the meter class in the showjumping! This is only our […]... [Read more]

Things are beginning to feel like normal again, well apart from the fact that I’m still working from home the majority of the time. I think I mostly say that because Eva has had more appointments this month! Firstly we had the excitement of heading out in our own trailer for some cross country training, […]... [Read more]

Eva and I are now sponsored by Cat Carter Equine Massage! Eva will be having monthly treatments from Cat which will have a range of benefits from relieving tension to enhancing muscle tone, and increasing range of motion. We've had our first two treatments already and after each treatment I can feel the difference especially […]... [Read more]

Of course I'm going to document our first outing the my very own trailer! We had a practice run a few weeks earlier to let Eva see the trailer and have a quick run since she's not been in one for over a year. After a successful trial run I booked the local cross country […]... [Read more]

Well. Its finally happened! We have our own transport! https://www.instagram.com/p/CRJvXxOntKK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Growing up I watched all the pony club kids heading out to training, competitions or even for beach rides when ever they wanted. While I have been lucky enough in the past to hitch a lift with other people, it means that I have always […]... [Read more]

This month started with showjumping and ended with Eva on antibiotics! It's been a while a long while since we've been showjumping. In fact the last time we entered a showjumping competition was in October! Part of me really wanted to push it and do the 90cm and meter classes but I had a lesson […]... [Read more]

Its been a pretty quiet month this month. Overall Eva's energy levels have been so up and down. I mentioned in my previous post that Eva wasn't eating her feeds as per usual at this time of year. I was able to get a feed in her after work but she was refusing to eat […]... [Read more]