So it has been a very long time since I last did a post. My plan was to do a big season post in 2021 after Blair but for those of you who are reading this and do not know, I lost my top three event horses in a lorry crash on our way to Blair in 2021. I can talk about it and I will talk about it because they deserve to be remembered and talked about. It was horrible and devastating and a truly dark spot in my life. But we and the world moves on and that doesn’t mean for a second that we forget.

We started a new chapter after the crash. The yard and horses changed, and not in a bad way but we had no choice in this change. I was lucky enough that in the last year we have been able to rebuild. We have some lovely horses in the yard now and I feel so fortunate for that. The last year I have taken time for myself and to be able to get to know the new yard. I put a lot of pressure on myself at the beginning of the year to be back at the upper levels and no one was putting this pressure on me it was all me. I don’t know why but I felt like I had to be back, that I needed to be back at the upper levels and push where I was in august of 2021. The reality was, I now had a very different yard and all horses I didn’t know that well. For those of you who know me, you know I pride myself on knowing each of my horses on a personal level. I love knowing their personalities and little quirks and having that bond with them means so much to me. It’s the relationship where when you choose a bit of a dodgy stride that your equine partner goes “Hey I got this” and helps you out of trouble. So I had to sit myself down and tell myself there is no need for this pressure and I was allowed to take a bit of time for myself after what had happened. So this year has been a fun getting to know everyone type of year. I love everyone that we have on the yard and I have loved the journey I am on with them. I am super excited to do some winter training and crack on with the event season next year.

There are a lot of fun things going on currently, I am doing my BD judge training and UKCC level 1 course. We are going to be having the youngsters in and out for some handling and backing. We will also be going out to lots of dressage and show jumping to help prep for next season. So I’m excited to see what the future holds! I will look at doing better updates about all our adventures and what’s going on. Onwards and upwards!