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British Eventing Rosette!
Posted on09. Sep, 2010 by Henry.
After an incredible event at Carlton Horse Trials where I came 12th, it created the pathway for my first British Eventing season. Carlton as one of the finest BE venues was a great introduction to British Eventing, which set me up for the rest of the season. I had made plans to compete just a [...]
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I have achieved my first step towards becoming an Event Rider
Posted on05. Aug, 2010 by Henry.
What an experience! It has been a fantastic last 4 months; I have achieved my first step towards becoming an Event Rider. I had an amazing couple of days up at Carlton Horse Trials. We went up Friday for the course walk with Nick Turner which was a brilliant start to the weekend. I couldn’t [...]
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I have used the last week to completely prepare myself for my first British Event
Posted on29. Jul, 2010 by Henry.
A great week leading up to hopefully a great event! I have used the last week to completely prepare myself for my first British Event. I went cross-country this week to ensure I was fully prepared in this department and it went fantastically well leaving me feeling positive and fully ready for the cross country [...]
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It is starting to get very close to Carlton Horse Trials
Posted on26. Jul, 2010 by Henry.
After a fantastic weekend clearing up in the show jumping classes and out speeding all the rest. This last week has been good to get organised and after Bobby having had a couple of rest days after his hard work. Last week I did some lunging with him to really get him working, whilst lunging [...]
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I did even better getting a 1st
Posted on14. Jul, 2010 by Henry.
What a weekend! I had planned to go to Carlton for a Cross Country clinic last weekend but unfortunately our other horse became very sick and was admitted to Bourton Vale Equine Hospital so we couldn’t leave the area incase of emergency. This meant we had to cancel Carlton which was a big shame. Fortunately [...]
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I’ve had a great schooling session
Posted on09. Jun, 2010 by Henry.
I have had a good past week keeping Bobby’s fitness up to scratch and making sure everything is looking good for next weekend. I have spent a lot of time hacking and galloping to keep a good balance of work and rest for Bobby. I think it’s very important to have this balance, as if [...]
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It was a bit of a challenge as I was jumping bigger than usual
Posted on03. Jun, 2010 by Henry.
What a fun couple of weeks. The last two weeks have been fantastic, I have been out competing again and focusing on riding technically around the show jumping ring. I have been going through the dressage test for the Riding Club Horse Trials in two weeks. Last Saturday I went to the Show Jumping qualifier [...]
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Bobby is vastly improving
Posted on18. May, 2010 by Henry.
This week has been a relatively quiet week having moved the horses onto fresh grass; we now have to watch for laminitis, it goes from one extreme to another. Bobby is vastly improving with his flat work and I am booking in some more lessons in the next couple of weeks. I will be attending [...]
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I had another fantastic day out at Carlton…
Posted on11. May, 2010 by Henry.
Another fantastic week! Last week I took away lots from Badminton and it has only pumped more determination into my riding. I had another fantastic day out to Carlton where I met Caroline Moore for the first time, what a brilliant instructor. I felt she really understood the horse and rider which is great when [...]
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The last week has been a blast
Posted on04. May, 2010 by Henry.
The last week has been a blast, after good news on Sunday I will now also be competing as an individual for the riding club show jumping competition. I have been working hard with my flat work this week, lots of no-stirrups riding and have been seeing great improvements with dressage. On Saturday I went [...]
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Janet's first clinic and confidence is growing
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I definitely felt more secure and took away some valuable advice.
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I’m totally addicted to the sport of eventing!
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Rider Development Programme winners
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Meet Janet
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Janet Hammond: Henry, it must have been such a huge thrill, and I...
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Sarah Orr: Hi Janet, it doesnt look like we are going to make...
