Browsing Category #horseygirllife

I’ve spent the last 7 years decked out in the latest and greatest Mountain Horse gear, from head to toe I’ve been warm, well shod and waterproof, but today I sadly got the official news that their sponsorship has to come to an end. When I first contacted Mountain Horse back in Jan 2009 I was overjoyed by the positive response I got, and when my first delivery of goodies arrived I almost spontaneously combusted with excitement. My speculative email had some how done the trick and here I was riffling through a box jam packed with ridiculously lovely gear,…

You know those girls that say ‘Oooh I love Winter it’s my favourite season!’ well I am NOT one of those girls. I imagine those girls must be capable of matching their bra and pants 6 out of 7 days a week, have hair which is always ‘on fleek’ and sport immaculate intricately painted nails (nice indoors-y hobbies and pursuits) because one thing’s for sure they do not own a horse! This time of year is a series of early dark mornings, regular rain drenching, daily equine dung disposal, heavy lifting, hosing, hay net haulage, mud fighting, money draining of vampiric…

Tragic tan lines ahoy! Horsey girls I know you have them, we all suffer from H.O.T.ness (no not in that way!) Horse Owners Tan is the curse of all equestrians. Yes I have bronzed forearms to die for, but venture any further up that sleeve and I go from bright bay to pasty palomino within inches. These #horseygirlproblems are compounded when you get invited to a NESE (Non Equestrian Social Event of course) and suddenly the dress code doesn’t include breeches and polo shirts!!! Panic ensues, and I reach for the fake bake because I have a chronic case of…

Last week I got an email from Petplan Equine asking if I would be interested in taking part in their responsible riders campaign, and fancy a day out at Hickstead courtesy of them. Well that was a bit of a no brainer! With travel snacks at the ready and my sat nav giving the directions (in it’s crooning Irish voice setting ‘tayke da second exeet’) my friend Holly and I set off on our jolly. Walking into the showground I noticed just how much is has expanded since I was last there in about 1997/1998. When I was at school…

My previous post ’15 HORSEY LIFE HACKS’ proved such a hit that I thought I’d try to rustle up some MORE!. I could only stretch to 9 this time (apologies for the shortcomings, think of it in dressage terms a 9 = very good!) but there are some crackers in there – enjoy! 1/ Instant ‘Stick-ability’ – Andrew Nicholson eat your heart out! For a quick stick-ability boost grab some saddle soap and liberally apply to the seat and top panels of your saddle just before mounting. The slight dampness of a recently soaped saddle combined with a pair of full…

I know I’m not alone when I say Badminton is THE highlight of the equestrian calendar. Over the years I’ve been to spectate on various days to experience the atmosphere and excitement of it all first hand. It has such a special vibe, if you haven’t yet been…GO! When I can’t go in person I love nothing more than monopolising the remote control and vegging out on the sofa for hours watching as much of the BBC coverage (technical faults permitting! 😉 ) as possible. It’s normally around this time that my other half comes out with his favourite joke:…

“Why don’t you try some vlogs?” they said. “It will be fun” they said…well they didn’t anticipate trying to film a vlog with Dustry did they! A few weeks back I armed myself with a fully charged gopro, a tripod, and some cellotape (just in case, you never know!) and attempted to shoot a vlog for my latest sponsor Carr & Day & Martin. The first epic fail came when playing back the footage and realising that there was no audio – gah! I have since bought a cheapo exterior mic so hopefully that issue will be solved.Second fail came…