July 2009 This last couple of months we have concentrated on getting things ready and right for the birth of our second child. In the build up Adam worked very hard doing call outs and clinics. But things haven’t worked…
March 2009 In our last article, we were praying for good weather in January for our In Hand clinic, following a cold snap earlier in the month. Well, we were very lucky for the clinic, and able to fit in…
January 2009 In some ways the recent cold snap was very welcome. The horses were very happy out in their winter field, with grass that would be up to their knees if it were standing upright, out of the wind,…
November, 2009 It seemed like a good idea at the time, to run clinics in November to accommodate interest after the Monty tour. And with the weather so unpredictable, there was no particular reason to suspect the weather would be…
September 2009 We recently had our vet inspection for our Riding Schools Licence. It was one of those “summer” days we’ve been having recently, with torrential rain that started sometime in the middle of the night, and looked set in…
September 2008 The end of summer is always a busy time, not that any time of year is slack when two people are looking after 10 horses as well as teaching. On days when we haven’t got a clinic running,…
After many prompts from people wanting to know our clinic dates, we have finally got around to setting these – and Intensive Training Dates, too. If you have dates in mind that would suit you and perhaps a few friends,…
July 2008 July is meant to bring horse flies in abundance, which makes teaching clinics a bit of a nightmare, so this year we’ve decided to have a lull in the middle of the summer, which also gives us a…
I’m excited! I’ve got some time off from my usual duties this coming Sunday. What to do? Lunch? Hair? Nails? Or a limb dissection at the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester? Well, the latter of course. I can’t wait. I…
May 2008 The last instalment saw us gearing up for the start of the clinic season, and worrying a little about the weather. Since then we have had 5 clinics, 3 weekends and 2 five days, and have experienced weather…