Very recently I moved to live in rural France, leaving a happy life in Wiltshire where I was surrounded by loving friends and neighbours, to follow a dream and set up home in the middle of nowhere with my horses and dogs. Why? Well that will be the topic of another piece, but suffice to say I lost many nights’ sleep before I moved worrying about all sorts of things. At the top of the list was Continue Reading

Ellie came as one of a pair. Two almost identical miniature Shetland ponies – sisters or mother and daughter without a doubt. Distinguishable only by the slightly different hue of their palomino coats and the different lengths of their extravagant manes and tails. The darker fur on Ellie’s nose also formed the shape of a heart around her fuzzy nostrils. When the two of them friend came into my Continue Reading

Recently I was receiving some help with my beautiful mare Ruby from a friend and instructor in classical horse training methods. These methods, which are based on the ground (ie not ridden), aim to help the horse develop their physicality in a natural way such as to carry their weight effectively and with balance. You could say it is a kind of equine yoga or pilates. As I struggled to grasp the Continue Reading