Browsing: Equestrian

Balletic, athletic, disciplined. Even seasoned riders admit to being baffled by the ability of a horse and rider to perform…

But both insist the rivalry between them is friendly rather than fierce, as was clearly highlighted as they spoke about…

Horse Driving Trials groom talks to Island Life about the challenges of an all-consuming discipline. You know you’ve found your…

Like so many of us, Martine Harbour from Godshill has always wanted to compete in dressage at the highest level,…

Twice-Olympian showjumper Geoff Billington came to the Island in February to teach a series of master classes at Brickfields Horse…

Quietly, ever so quietly, the Longstone Stud has been making waves in the pony world. Pick up the stud book…

Gemma Maddocks from Apse Heath, simply doesn’t know how good she is when it comes to getting a tune out…

“One day, I want my grandchildren to ask: What is that gold badge on your suit? And I shall say: ‘That’s the…

When Island Life talked to Tim Stockdale in the middle of May, Tim and his 17.1h grey mare, Fresh Direct Corlato,…

“I wish it was tomorrow,” says Britain’s top showjumper, Tim Stockdale when he talks to Island Life about his preparation…

Tim Stockdale is as fed up with the weather as the rest of us. It’s the only time of the…

For the horse owner, the winter can be very long and dark. Mud and rain is dished out in uneven…