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Shalamar is always on song
In this picture me and a friend have just got back home from a fabulous hack out in the gorgeous North Wales countryside. My tri-coloured mare, Shalamar, is now 23 years young and I’m on the late side of my 50s. I can’t imagine life without Shalamar and I trust her 100% on our outings. She came into my life over 11 years ago and since then she’s been my rock. Riding out on her has also enabled me to meet some amazing hacking friends who always put a smile on my face.
Dressage dynamos
My horse, Indie, is 14 and we have been a partnership for nearly five years. We are currently trying to navigate the dressage world one test at a time.
Better late than never
My mare, Maggie, is 16 years old and 14.2hh. She is my first pony and I’m in my 30s, so I’m working my way through all my Pony Club dreams that I couldn’t fulfil as a horse mad teenager who worked at stables but couldn’t have my own horse. Maggie came from a riding school where she wasn’t enjoying the life any more. She has lost weight and gained muscle and is a changed pony. She loves her work as well as all the one-to-one attention.
Star photo
Drive and thrive
On the day this picture was taken I had driven my grey Shetland Zennor Effiah (aka Effie) to our local horse-friendly pub, The Ship in Levington, for lunch. Who doesn’t love a matching windswept selfie with the same forelock as their equine? Effie drives as a single, but now has a new partner in crime —Hackamore Blueprint (aka Lewis) —with whom she forms a pair.
Smartie is a sweetie
My horse, Smartie, is a 20-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding who I have owned for five years. When I was young I had a career as a point-to-point jockey and I also evented to a reasonable level, but that came to an end when I became a wheelchair user at the age of 20 after a car accident. I gave up riding for a while, but the love of horses never goes, and I bough
