A note from 2026: I wrote this in 2022 after trying FEI Equestriad while I was exploring what the metaverse might make possible for equestrian learning. I was very much a beginner ...

I nurtured a dream to compete in affiliated showjumping competitions and I was getting too tall for Toby who was happier jumping in the Under 12 competitions.. I worked out a budge...

Sorting through photo albums set me to wondering, what might it have been like to grow up with social media. Would I have had more photos? Perhaps a different view of my experience...

I first came across the phrase dopamine dressing through Pinterest Predicts in 2022. Pinterest was already one of my favourite places to explore ideas and create digital mood board...

Our Olympic Dreams evolve. For me the beginning of my awareness was Saturday mornings spent watching my much loved video recording of International Velvet. Time passed and my Olymp...

My Coach Story

Horses have shaped every chapter of my life, from my first days in The Pony Club to more than 30 years of coaching riders. Along the way I have competed, judged, tr...

A note from 2026: I originally wrote this article in 2021 when I was part of the Ridesum Ambassador Team. Ridesum was the first specialist equestrian coaching app I used for live r...

Horse riders love to ride. More importantly, though, they love spending time with their horses: hanging out, sharing their space and energy, and making sure they have everything...

Hygge may not have a direct translation, but it is often described as a feeling of comfort, contentment and enjoying the here and now. For horse riders, some of its principles ma...