The end of 2018 was looking pretty great. I was healing amazingly from my c-section in June, I’d started my lessons once more and my rather lovely mother-in-law had treated me to an early Christmas present in the form of riding boots. Sounds pretty great right? Well it won’t be ending on such a high note as I prepare to...
Christmas has firmly arrived in the Fair Weather Rider house. Well actually that’s a lie, the Christmas tree isn’t up yet but we’re picking it up on Friday, along with a horse shaped wreath. We have however, broken into the box of Celebrations that were meant for Christmas...
It feels like just yesterday that I was enjoying the sun (under the shade – I am ginger let’s face it) and watching my daughter have the time of her life in Disney World. Fast forward what feels like a nano second and we’re well and truly in winter. Evenings are darker than the bags under my eyes and the mud and wet weather has made itself known...
After a pregnancy filled with morning, evening and all the live long day sickness and recovery from a c-section, I finally got myself back in the saddle. Having ridden since I was in single numbers, I never thought I’d find myself anxious about getting back in the saddle...
You may remember me mentioning before that Steve, my Welsh D x Thoroughbred, was introduced to the family to give Danny, our foal, some much needed company. Danny came to us and spent his first few weeks with Jack and Rambo, neither of whom entertained his desire to play. Me being the wet blanket that I am took pity on the orange foal with no playmates and of course, bought another horse...
I wouldn’t say that I was once against the ‘natural approach’ but it was simply never something that entered my field of vision. I owned a 3year old Clydesdale cross who although young, was so easy going I often wondered if he’d just pop me off his back to kick up his hooves and relax on his hocks when hacking...
When you think of an equestrian blogger, eventers, show jumpers and dressage riders usually spring to mind. That’s probably where I differ the most. Out of my 5 horses, only 2 can be ridden and out of those 2, only 1 can be ridden by an adult...
It’s been exactly a week and two days since I received the amazing news that I had been selected as the first Brand Ambassador for a clothing brand I loved, Black Onyx Equestrian. I was tasked with creating a blog. Great I thought. I write! I write fiction and blogs of my own but how on earth do you introduce yourself?