Channelling Bradbury
Australia has a national treasure called Steven Bradbury. He shot to fame (and stayed there) when he won our first gold in the Winter Olympics. His time to shine arrived…
Chapter 1 – The wrong horse for the wrong reasons…
“Hey Girly, did you know your trailer isn’t properly hitched to your vehicle?” Hmmm, I reckon there’s no better way to be identified as an amateur horse person than someone…
Chapter 2: Somehow it happened again
The thing about schmuckish behaviour, is that often you don’t learn from your mistakes. See, Schmucks often double down on their poor choices…And that, Dear Reader, was me. However, before…
Chapter 3: Lessons in Getting Lessons
Remember that bewildering brain fart when I thought I’d go from zero to hero in five weeks? That I’d get back to my fearless teenage equestrian skills in less time…
Chapter 4: The Pub Ride
When my friend first floated the idea of a riding our horses to the pub, I was thrilled. One of the biggest appeals of getting back into horses was the…
Chapter 5 – Beware the Cult of the Wavy White Rope
What happened over the next 18 months was pretty amazing from a human psychology perspective. There are a lot of people still quite entrenched in this world and I can…
Chapter 6 – A Corner Is Turned
“Tell me about your horse and what you’d like to get out of this lesson?” It’s a pretty standard way for a new coach to start a lesson and this…
The Horse Show – Part Two
Yesterday his impersonation of sedimentary rock was quite impressive… And today Shady showed his versatility by performing a range of aerial moves in a commendable effort to impress the judges.…
The Horse Show – Part One
Could it be? Have we found our calling? It’s safe to say that Shady hasn’t shown an enormous amount of aptitude in any discipline to date. Dressage is a bit…
Riding The Mailbox
When I was little girl I didn’t get the chance to ride ‘real’ horses nearly as much as I wanted…but i was a resourceful kid so I just made do…