WINDEREN BITS – A YAY OR NEIGH?

So Arianna my young horse was started as a late four year old, had a break before started more work last year as a 5 year old. I bred her out of my retired jumper Scarlett. Just like her Mum, Arianna turned out to have quite a fussy mouth. They both have quite thick, fleshy…

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Harry Hall Thermal Lined Yard Boot Black reviewed

When I was looking to buy a pair of new winter yard boots these caught my eye as they were on sale (always love a bargain). My priorities in this order this time were 1) must be waterproof, 2) must be thermal, 3) Looking good would be great but 1 & 2 were way more…

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Ariat Bromont H20 Tall boots

Ariat has a reputation for making great boots that are worth the price tag- well I have totally put this to the test with my Ariat Bromont H20 tall boots over the last four years. I was lucky enough to be asked to test a pair for a magazine I design for, so I chose…

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A gem of a book

The Book of the Horse: Horses in Art. Author: Angus Hyland and Caroline Roberts. Publisher: Laurence King Publishing. Price: £12.99 This book needs to be bigger! That was my first thought, not in pagination, but literally be a bigger size. It would make a beautiful, huge hardback coffee table book. It is still a rather…

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A Christmas present for horse-sport lovers

Book Review: An Illustrated History of Equestrian Sports by Marie de Pellegars-Malhortie and Benoit Capdebarthes. Published by Flammarion. Price: Hardback £35 This stunning book arrived in our offices to be reviewed – as soon as I saw the stunning cover I made a bid to be the lucky one to take it home! This book…

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