Along Came Freddie

4 August 2019 No photos of us on the beach, so just used a pic we took of the beach. But thanks to Vicky and Matt for taking me and Fred...

24 July 2019 - Mendip Plains 75cm is now our baseline. That's the smallest now out competing. He's flying them, so it's upwards and...

13 July 2019 - Area 12 Show Jumping Qualifier at KSEC It's been some time since I represented my riding club and even longer still since...

16-18 June - Polden & Bridgwater Club Camp. ​ Sore legs today, but fab weekend at Camp with Freddie. Two flat lessons, one show jump, one...

A busy May Bank Holiday Week ​After a week away in Scotland, Fred and I have been super busy this week. We did get out to combined...

Sunday 12 May Today Fred and I went over to Mill Farm Livery to have a jump lesson with Jayne over lots of scary fillers. I think this...

19 April 2019 Well..... we had been due back at the Mendips on 17 April for another go at CT, but 'outside influences' meant we had to...

4 April 2019 With a couple of successful dressage outings under our belt, we began to work on the jumping again at home in our lessons....

9 March 2019 Following on from last weekend, entering the dressage at Cannington was a bit of a late decision. I decided to do two tests...

2 March 2019 I wasn't sure how or whether to acknowledge this win but I decided, in the end, that I was going to post it up because...

15 February 2019 With unseasonably glorious weather, we got back to the grid work. After jumping incredibly the day before the last show,...

19 January 2019 It wasn't our most, er, rhythmical round! We lost the Fred-brain in the warm-up when another horse ran into the back of...

15 November 2018 After a year, we return to Pontispool for some Arena XC. Whilst Freddie is still a bit green at the fences, when we look...

28 Oct 18 - Cannington ​​No pics of today bar this one. I upped the anti today and went back to Preliminary level dressage. I was...

7 October 2018 Novice team jumping - 2nd place After a bit of practice at home building our jumping steadily and sanely up to 70cm...

Training in September and October 2018

12 September 2018 Exactly 3 months since our last competition and 14 weeks after majory surgery, Fred and I head to Badgworth Arena for...

20 August 2018 Apparently "open up along the long side", doesn't mean laugh maniacally, hoof your pony and say weeeeeeeeee as he hot...

12 May 2018 My last Stressage before the op. I was really pleased with the boy. Again no photos, or film of the day at Cannington. But...

29 April 2018 - Stretcholt BKRC Dressage competition Very proud of Freddie. We're just starting our journey and I just love this little...