Walk a Mile in my (Horse) Shoes
Costa: The woman has undertaken a crazed new training regime where she appears, frothing at the mouth, four days a week to subject me to a rigorous workout before disappearing. Due to the frenzied speed in which she embarks on these endeavours, I haven’...
Horses, punishment and New Year resolutions…
New Years resolutions. Is there a need? Life is punishing enough without willfully torturing yourself in the spirit of ‘new beginnings’. Anyway, everyone else is at it so we had better take a look. Resolve is an excellent quality. Being able t...
Tis the season to be… off??
The off season. Well named really, since starting back feral event horses can involve quite a lot of impromptu offing. The close of the European season in October generally sees riders (try to) escape for a quick holiday, and horses are let down and reste...
Creative clipping – one woman’s advice and insights into how to achieve the perfect clip. Or possibly not…
October has arrived, and overnight the sleek showjumpers of summer are morphing into native ponies faster than you can say “Pumpkin Spice Latte”. The bearded cretin that greeted me over the stable door last week was certainly in dire need of a scalpin...
Brace yourselves…the saddles are coming
It’s been a sunny, lazy summer in the field for my good self. Between napping and maintaining a steady grass-to-mouth ratio, I have become well-padded, and somewhat complacent. Thus the woman has had quite a gentle run of it – although it’s only...
Updating your Human
I have learned over time that the human is a simple creature, easy to anger and easy to please. They are largely predictable and can become habitual in their demeanour. For the enterprising equine, this can cause daily life to become somewhat humdr...
A Bit of Something New
In conjunction with her lifetime goal of becoming the Anky von Gobshite of Irish Dressage, the woman has intensified her already over-zealous obsession with the types of machinery she inserts in my sensitive mouth. Of course, she’s not to know that it...
Panto Horse or Real Horse?
Can you tell a pantomime horse from a real horse? Your hay from your neigh? Your hoof from your spoof? Take a couple of minutes and see if you can identify which cleverly disguised horses are real and which are fake… Source: Grand National 2016
Watch Adele’s ‘Hello’ Equestrian Parody
I think every horse owner / rider can relate to this! Unless you’re lucky enough to have a full time groom that does all the running around for you! We hope you all enjoy this perfect horse parody! Share on Facebook if you can relate!
