I'll never learn. I don't know if it's me creating the actuality from the thought, or just being aware of the logic of the allocation of the horses, but I woke up on Wednesday and knew. Three days in row as I'm off on holiday- today in fact, right this minute just about, blogging from …
Spirits Officially Lifted
I must admit I was dragging my feet to the yard today. Just general malaise, a poor awakening, a rush out the door, a day spent indoors, changeable weather, and a feeling that none of my friends are up there, anymore. I mooched around Delilah's box, her bum firmly presented to the world at large. …
An Apology
To everyone who googles Short Back and Sides and ends up here. Quite a few do. Beckz did an hilarious post on all the search terms that lead to her site. I get a fair few dodgy ones, as I am something of a potty mouth — or was, as I was appalled by the …
Station Break
WE INTERRUPT OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMME... to let you know that my first novel, Drama Queen, is now available for preorder! It's not available yet in the States, but is in Canada, for some reason. Also in France. And Japan. I don't exist in China — yet.
Crush
Fiona has a new horse, called Nadal, and Nadal has his first stalker, called me. He is gorgeous: four years old, full of life, astonishingly affectionate, light bay, big deep bright eyes. Sigh. He's too much for me, clearly, and he's been getting up to all sorts of mischief, wrecking his box, grinding his teeth, …
I Have Set My Life Upon a Cast…
AND I WILL STAND THE HAZARD OF THE DIE When I made up all those lessons I'd missed in late autumn of 2006, it became quite plain that I was going to have to continue to ride twice a week. Fairly sharpish, it got into my head that three times a week was the way …
Taking Stock
1. It takes me two lessons to get back to scratch after a ride out. My private lesson was not great on Thursday, I had Delilah, and I'm not used to her anymore. Bouncy as jeep over rough road, my right leg was flapping all over the place, and the jumping was dire. I didn't …
Cure for the Common Cold?
Got a return visit from a virus or whatever it was that I had felt impinging on my wellbeing the week of the shoot. Didn't want it then, and didn't want it now. I decided to take the best cure I know — other than hot whiskey — and head out to my lesson anyway. …
It’s a Wrap
So, the production team asked if I would be willing to have two lessons in a row on the day of the shoot. And if I'd take Rinaldo for the second one. That'll teach me to blog in good time... As I mentioned here, it wasn't my best hour. First up, though, the Rebel yell. …
Might As Well
GO AHEAD AND The summer jumping league starts this Friday. Given my new challenges with my jumping position, I wonder if I should... I'm thrilled by the notion, and equally as edgy. Oh, I so want to do it! I've heard that it's catch-as-catch-can with the mounts, and given the thinning of the ranks, I …
MANY BRAVE FOOLS 