Browsing: Horses

with Robert Booth BHS Stage 5 Accredited Professional Coach A new year has arrived, so all the horses will have…

When a horse gets strong and starts rushing in front of a jump, he is usually reacting to the rider’s…

They say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, and that certainly goes for 12 year-old Charlie Adkins, grandson…

She’s always been a girl who relishes a challenge – so it’s little wonder that Pip Smith has ended up…

The mantlepiece is starting to look distinctly crowded at the Blackwater home of Malcolm Purcell, following his latest surprise award…

Twenty years on from the testosterone-fuelled idiocy which filled his London flat in Men Behaving Badly, actor Martin Clunes, much like…

We meet one of the Island’s top businesswomen – and discover that the road to success hasn’t been an easy one…

Whether it’s breeding or breaking-in horses, preparing them for a difficult equestrian discipline, or teaching students the finer points of…

Watching the Olympic equestrian events, one could not help but be inspired by the amazing achievements of Team GB on…

Each year thousands of enthusiasts flock to West Ashey Farm, Ryde for the eagerly awaited IW Grand National and the…

Jack Hammerton recalls how he was just 18 when he was thrown off a big stallion from a great height.…

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