Tag: competition
EQUESTRIAN: 5 mins with SOPHIA GRACIDA
Born to a naturally gifted horse family (her brother, father, cousins and uncles are top Polo players) you could say that horses are in Sophia’s blood. A determined and dedicated showjumper herself, in the last few years she has made her mark as a regular in the prize giving at some of the worlds most…
EQUESTRIAN: TOP 5 TACK TRUCK SHOW ESSENTIALS
Travelling abroad to a show with horses can mean packing tons of equipment as (like me) they haven’t yet mastered the art of travelling light! A tack locker becomes the centre of the stabling set up and works as a horsey wardrobe storing all the obvious things like saddles, bridles, boots etc but also other…
EQUESTRIAN: 5 mins with presenter ALY VANCE
You will probably recognise Aly Vance from top events such as the Longines Global Champions Tour and Olympia 5* shows as she interviews the world’s best show jumping athletes for all the top sport TV channels. A talented busy sports journalist and presenter giving us the post competition run downs with the big GP winners…
EQUESTRIAN: 5 mins with ELLEN WHITAKER
5 mins with show jumper, mum and business owner ELLEN WHITAKER Between being a mum to the gorgeous brothers Harry and Frankie, riding, training, competing and co-running the Marinas Whitaker stable with fellow showjumper and fiancé Tony, Ellen is the epitome of a multi tasker and is a showjumping wonderwoman. Being born into…
EQUESTRIAN: Travelling abroad with the horses
With the horses back into full work following their end of year break, I am now only 6 weeks away from my first trip of the year to Europe. I’m just starting to plan our travel arrangements and although after doing the trip a lot over the last few years it can still take some…
EQUESTRIAN: Starting 2018 the right way
Happy New Year! This is my first post for 2018 and although I had a very relaxing break over Christmas from work and the horses, I am feeling very unfit/rusty and ready to get back in the gym (did I just say that??) and start fitness work for both myself and the horses. To start…
EQUESTRIAN: A riders perspective on dealing with nerves with Tiffany Foster, Tess Carmichael and Emily Moffit.
Following my recent post about how I suffer from pre-competition nerves (click here if you missed it), I received lots and lots of messages from people at all levels of ability saying they also felt the same. So as a follow up, I thought I would ask some other riders in the sport their…
EQUESTRIAN: Handling Competition Nerves
Hearing both professional and amateur riders in the sport talk about how they don’t get nervous or feel pre-competition anxiety makes me just a teeny bit envious. My nerves teeter on the edge a lot of the time, balancing on the fine thin between performance enhancing and performance destroying and have on a number of…
Finally getting started…
Starting to write this blog has been something I have been thinking about doing for about 12 months as a way to share the experiences I am lucky enough to have as an amateur horse rider competing internationally with my horses alongside co-running a company (non-horse related) with my husband. I am not a professional…
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