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• Wrapping up Germany with a Final Competition...

  Tonight I am very excited, because tomorrow and Sunday I will be competing yet again! Seb and I will be doing a Prix St George level test tomorrow, and an... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Julius Update

  

  Jules recovering in his paddock :) Loving life I'm sure!If you have been following the story of Julius and his kissing spine surgery, and now lameness, the... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Video :)

  Finally, I have a video of me riding!You will have to wait for the video of Seb/Chad and I until my mom comes back to Germany to take me back to England. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Moving Forward with Confidence and New Experiences!

  What a tiring, but satisfying week it has been! I have been able to ride up to six horses a day, mainly because I am now pretty confident with my riding and... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Good Insurance That Eases the Blow of Lameness and Its Diagnosis

  

  Julius's bandage after his kissing spine surgeryWhile my blog has been mostly about what is happening here in Germany with Seb and Chad, we must not forget... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Good First European Competition - Third Place! Go Seb!

  

  I am so pleased and relieved to say that the competition yesterday went very well! I got third in my section, and sixth over-all out of about 30 horse with 66.4... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Day at Verden, and I Get to Compete Tomorrow!!

  

  Good news people! I am competing tomorrow!!! Seb's bumps have disappeared and the car and trailer are free tomorrow, so off I go to do a "St Georges Special"... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• No Competition :( at Least There is the World Young Horse Champs in Verden!

  So, as you all know I am due to compete tomorrow. Well, it is not so :( Today after I rode Seb, he came up in little bumps all over his body. Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• First Ever Competition on European Soil Coming Up!!!

  I will spend this whole week in a state of excitement, because on the weekend I will be doing my first competition EVER in Europe! Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Demystifying the Impossible Task of Finding the Right Saddle

  

  Good news everyone, the Passier ABS saddle works! Whatever Carsten adjusted in the air panels worked, because the sitting trot is so much better. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sunburnt Dancing in a New Saddle

  

  Seb has kept up his "dancing" in the past few days, but this is certainly not the end of the story - it's only just getting started! Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• BBC Article on Building an Olympic Champion - Riders Too!

  

  I just found this article on the BBC website called "How to Build an Olympic Champion: Come Second". It is basically about how athletes respond to failure, the... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• I've Just Danced for the First Time in My Life...

  

  You know when you have a huge breakthrough with your horse, and you are SO excited you feel like shouting it out to everyone on the street? Or perhaps, more... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Training in Europe - Everything You Need to Know.

  

  I am aware that as much as any rider would love to do some training in Europe, it is not the easiest arrangement to pursue and make happen. Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Be Happy

  

  If it's a nice morning, I like to just take a walk before heading off to ride. It clears my head, and I like to go to the lake nearby and just sit and... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Quiet Weekend of Riding = Lightbulb Moments!

  

  It may be possible that I have super-healing powers... my finger's healing process is on fire! All of the skin that got ripped off has pretty much grown back,... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Journeys...

  I read something extremely interesting on The Daily Love blog which was about journeys. I love reading The Daily Love because it always has inspiring and... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• You Never Know When Someone Could Possibly Save Your Life....

  So I was in Hannover getting my hair done quite late. It took half an hour and three translators trying to understand what I wanted done (ending finally with... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• It Doesn't Stop You, It Challenges You...

  This morning I went to the doctor so he could have a look at my finger. I have been in there so many times, the nurse just laughed and shook her head as if to... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Almost Over the Mountain... Now This!

  It's getting tough now here now. I'm now aware of all my faults when I ride (which at moments, can seem like EVERYTHING!) and it gets very frustrating trying... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION