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Gilbert – Horse of a Lifetime
Some horse enter your life in the most unassuming of ways but once there change your world irrevocably. Wizard, aka Gilbert was one such horse. He was a 15.2ish Warmblood cross bred by a local stud ‘Riverside’, by the imported stallion Monopol famous for his ability to buck. I’ve sat down several times now to […]
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Peanut the Rescue Pony – Featured Pony
Peanut is an 8hh mini Shetland pony who lives with Oonagh O’Brien. Oonagh took Peanut on when her previous owner, Jennifer, needed to rehome her in order to move abroad. At the same time, Oonagh was looking for a companion horse for Cody, her 17hh Irish Sports Horse, as she’d had to put her 30 […]
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Canter Home Flash – Featured Pony
Canter Home Flash is a 13.3hh chestnut brumby cross pony owned by Heidi Bliesner. Heidi and Flash live in North Queensland, and although I have seen this lovely combination out and about at clinics and competitions, we’ve never formally met. I recently had the chance to find out more about their journey together. How did […]
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Bailey Notle Part 2 – Fair Joy
Last week I shared Part 1 of my ‘interview’ with Bailey, where she shared about how she found her way into the horse world and the lessons that she has learnt along the way. This week it’s all about her stunning mare Fair Joy! There is often more to the story of how a horse […]
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Emily and Goose – Journey to the National Dressage Pony Cup
I recently wrote about the connections I have made with riders from across the world via Instagram, one such rider is Emily Grimstead. The first thing you will undoubtedly notice when you scroll through Emily’s feed is her spunky, spotty pony – Goosebumps or Goose for short. Emily and Goose recently returned from a very successful […]