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Life with horses is a rollercoaster

Posted on22. Sep, 2010 by Janet.

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The latest news from Janet Hammond, since the Scotts of Thrapston Rider Development Programme… As we all know, life with horses is a rollercoaster, and Tara and I have certainly had some ups and downs since our 10th place at Carlton. We jumped two double clears to achieve 5th place in both the 85cm and 95cm [...]

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Lots of tips and techniques for me to work on

Posted on06. Jul, 2010 by Janet.

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Last week I wrote about the final cross country clinic at Carlton. As the 2 day event clinic had to be shortened to just one, I decided to book a dressage lesson with Alison Kenward (Solitaire Dressage). We hired the arena at Wing Jumping & Dressage Centre, which is a lovely large arena with a [...]

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A beautiful red rosette

Posted on16. Jun, 2010 by Janet.

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I had an enjoyable and confidence-building lesson last Wednesday. Anna built a short course, and gradually increased the height until we finished at 1.05m. Tara was jumping really well, and with only one knock down the entire session, we finished on a good note and felt well prepared for the weekend. My competition was a [...]

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Our weekend consisted of long hacks and no schooling

Posted on09. Jun, 2010 by Janet.

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We have done quite a lot of competitions recently so I decided to give Tara a break from the travelling and jumping this week. Instead we did flatwork (lots of transitions and some lateral work) plus one evening of lungeing. I use a pessoa as it encourages Tara to work long and low and to [...]