Q&A 20
“My horse is quite fit, but when it comes to the XC phase of eventing we never seem to be inside the time. He gets ridden 6 days a week…
“My horse is quite fit, but when it comes to the XC phase of eventing we never seem to be inside the time. He gets ridden 6 days a week…
“I’ve hit a little bit of a dilemma. I’m having keyhole surgery on my knee in October half term when I’m on a break from sixth form…
I am about to go into my final year at Exeter Uni and whilst I have really enjoyed my time there, horses have always been in the back of my mind…
“My friend has lost her nerve really badly when it comes to show jumping after the fall she had at Larkhill last July, nothing is really working…
“I have just got a new horse and he’s a youngster and hasn’t done much show jumping before – and he hasn’t seen many fillers. Do you have any good tips for me please?”
“I am going to my first dressage competition with my youngster but I’m not really sure what he is going to be like with the judges car and the dressage markers…
“I’m not the greatest rider, or the tallest and strongest person in the world (I’m 4ft 9, really small!) but I have a dream to one day become a Dressage rider…
“I live in the United States and I had some questions about eventing. I am 39 years old and want to get back into it, and I would like to ride overseas. I was just wondering if you had a few tips of advice. Thank you.”
“I was wondering if you could give me some advice on how to rebuild my confidence. I was at an ODE for my Riding Club eventing team at Larkhill about 8 months ago when I took a crashing fall…
“I wondered if you could give me some advice with my just turned 5 year old. I backed Magic last year and then turned him away for winter, allowing him to mature a bit more…
“I was wondering how to get into eventing. I am only 14 but I saw you do Burghley horse trials and I have set my mind since I was young that I wanted to do eventing…
“I have been riding since I was 4 and I am now 14. Riding has always been at the centre of my life. I have never had my own horse, but I have always managed to give most things a try;
“I have just started to jump my 14.1hh pony after not jumping for over a year due to injury. He used to stop before the jump, look, then jump from standing…
“I have just came off a 13hh pony to a 14.2 competition pony and LOVE eventing 🙂 Do you have any tips?”
“I am training hard to reach the day when I can compete against Oliver at a major British event – and beat him. Can you give me any advice about how you find sponsors?”