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Rider With A Plan coaching competition confidence equitation horsecare mindset wellbeing Jul 21, 2022

Rider With A Plan  is a 12 week programme created by Equestrian Coach Alison Kenward. Learn how to step up a level with new exercises for you and your horse that will guide and challenge you to make a difference. 
Rider With A Plan will prepare you to arrive in the arena with your...

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Ice Cream Sunday wellbeing Apr 24, 2022

White Peach is my favourite fruit so whenever Haagen Dazs include this delicate flavour I know I want to try it. It’s an ideal treat for a Sunday supper time after a day enjoying quiet time. 
How do you treat yourself? I like to window shop with Naylors and plan my wardrobe refresh....

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Introducing Shadow wellbeing Apr 11, 2022

Last week we welcomed Shadow into our home. He already had a place in our hearts after we met and got to know him at The Dogs Trust through their Adoption Programme. 
New readers may not know the story of Archie our first Westie who Mum met through work or Freddie who we heard about in a...

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World Book Day Reads for Equestrians wellbeing Mar 03, 2022


Today might not be the day you rediscover the joy of getting lost in a book. We Equestrians are busy people however, what if I told you that developing the practice of savouring reading could bring you the calm clarity that you need to ride well ? I write ebooks for Riders so it would be natural...

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How I Discovered Dopamine Dressing with Pinterest wellbeing Feb 03, 2022

I am a Pinterest Creator who fell in love with the platform on Day One. It’s my kind of social media where insight and exploration meets digital mood boards. A cool feature the Pinterest editorial team have developed is  Pinterest predicts and boy would I love to join that committee...

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Why We Love the Equestrian Athlete Tee & You Will Too! wellbeing Sep 29, 2021

The Equestrian Athlete Tee Shirt is far from ordinary! The first thing I noticed was how smart it looked when I was watching my fellow Coach Sarah Gairdner train, then ride, then Coach in the same top still looking cool, calm and collected. We discussed the tech properties of this clever Moulton...

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Dreaming of Paris wellbeing Aug 12, 2021

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 Olympic heroes came into focus, Sir Mark Todd and Nicole Uphoff. I remember my excitement around the build up to Sydney...

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3 Reasons Why Riders look forward to weekends with their horse wellbeing Aug 01, 2021

Horse Riders love to ride. More important than that though, they love to spend time with their horses, to hang out, to share their space and energy, to make sure they have everything they need .. so the 3 reasons they most look forward to the weekend might surprise a non horse person but perhaps...

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