The IAABC is the International Association of Animal Behaviour Consultants, in May 2018 they held their first UK conference in Manchester. Conference The 2 day conference included a selection of presentations by specialists in the field of equine behaviour. I thought this would be a fantastic opportunity to expand my comfort circle of people and …
Teddy and I set off for Bantry Bay Pony Trekking Centre for the first of the West Cork TREC (WCT) Summer League shows. We had company too, Catherine my daughter and friend Karen came with us and what a great day it was. Very well attended and organised, there was plenty of time to check …
Teddy and I attended the 3rd leg of the Kerry TREC Spring League. Having spent the weekend filming our bitless transition guide Teddy was on form and did a great job winning the Speed Round (Open Level). Stepping up a gear from our previous level 1 we also came 2nd place in the Open Trec …
Last year I decided for my horses, we were to go 100% bitless. I spent a few months transitioning my ridden gelding before throwing out my bits and since then our connection has improved dramatically alongside his performance. We’ve had a few bumps along the way, being welcome at some events and not others. Being …
Putting myself forward as a trainer is one of the toughest challanges I’ve ever faced, it’s such a personal part of my life that allowing others to not only see it, but to judge it is testing. Putting myself in front of a crowd at a dressage event added to the pressure. Would we make …
The final leg of the Horsemasters Training League at Lee Valley Equestrian was the inevitable TREC PTV. Teddy and I have only competed at a couple previously, only one being bitless and some weeks ago. There were many new obstacles we haven’t faced before so this was a great opportunity to test our training. The …
Very excited that my business cards finally arrived in the post! As it was such a lovely day I took a drive via Scotia’s Glen and stopped to admire the view. I thought this was the perfect place to photography my new cards.
