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Sun safety for Equestrians
Having grown up with a mum who was a nurse and a dad who had several skin cancers removed, sun safety was in the air that I breathed. So it came as a bit of a shock to me when I found out that women not much younger than myself didn’t realise that tanning was…
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In defence of food
“I’m eating clean” – No food is dirty (unless it’s literally a vegetable pulled straight from the soil), so in turn you can’t actually eat “clean”. “This *insert name of “super-food”* will make you live forever in perfect health!” Food was never meant to cure all ails, let’s stop give it that power. No one food…
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The Hidden Horses of New York by Natalie Keller Reinert
Warning: once you slip into the pages of a Natalie Keller Reinart book it will be impossible to pull yourself away. Life and deadlines be damned! Nothing makes the prospect of your first international long haul flight less daunting than being gifted a copy of the new Natalie Keller Reinert novel to review. I’ve been…
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An Equestrian Holiday at Monte Velho
I understand and accept that a dream holiday for some people is sitting on a beach in the Maldives sipping a cocktail. It’s probably pretty clear by now that I am not one of those people. NO. My idea of the perfect holiday is to be fully absorbed in all things horses. If there was…
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Out of the Woods – Featured Rider
When it came time to share the story of our most recent featured rider, Laura, I wasn’t sure what the total of the story should be – Out of the Woods. It’s the name of the first horse Laura has owned, the name of her business and signals her love of Taylor Swift. Between recording…
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Year by Year – The Decade Challenge
2010 A low quality photo of a seriously talented horse. Sullivan was an Arabian Warmblood x Percheron x Thoroughbred by Victoreaux. We purchased him in early 2008 when it became clear that I had outgrown Gilbert. We had two and a half super years together including two PCAQ State Dressage Silver Medals, before Sullivan sadly…
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New Year’s Resolutions According to Nonie
New Year New me, unless of course, like me, you are already nailing it! The human tells me that at the start of each year other humans like to make promises to themselves about how they will behave for the next year. They are called ‘resolutions’. Apparently they are only likely to keep these resolutions…
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How you can help during the Australian Bushfires
Australia it seems is literally on fire. We are in the midst of what is one of the worst bushfire seasons on record with fires blazing across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory. The facts are staggering. A state of emergency has been declared in NSW. 19 people…
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2019 A year in review
It’s a cliché for a reason, each year seems to pass quicker than the last and yet when I cast back to the start of this year I can barely remember what happened. In a word 2019 was huge! 2019 got off to a rocky start with me getting over a random viral illness, but…
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Raspberry Coconut Frozen Yoghurt – recipe
With summer in full swing (in the southern hemisphere) fruits such as berries are at their best. These raspberries coconut frozen yoghurts are a great way to enjoy these gorgeous fruits. Ingredients 400g yoghurt (I prefer vanilla yoghurt but any flavour will work well)1 punnet raspberries2-3 tablespoons of coconut flakes Directions 1. Crush berries using…