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Walking a show jumping course is usually about building a picture in my head before I ever pick up the reins. I look at the related distances, the approach to…

Rain has a way of rearranging a show jumping day without asking permission. A class scheduled for mid-morning can slide towards late afternoon while riders…

Horse riding teaches patience, observation, and respect for rhythm. A successful dressage test depends on small, consistent improvements, while show jumping…

Horseback riding and online casino entertainment may seem to belong to entirely different worlds. One takes place in an arena, across a cross-country course,…

Horseback riding teaches patience, preparation, and the importance of choosing the right moment. Those same qualities are useful when exploring online…

A downhill approach to water has become one of the clearest tests of Archie’s confidence and balance. On level ground, he can travel forward with plenty of…

I had spent the morning worrying about the usual things: whether Archie would warm up quietly, whether I had packed enough hay, and whether the weather at the…

The night before a two-day event is usually when I try to remove small uncertainties from the following morning. The gear is packed, the number bib is…

A long cross-country course walk begins as a sensible inspection and can quietly turn into half a day on foot. There are fences to study, alternative routes to…

Fence seven was meant to be an ordinary part of our cross-country round. Archie had jumped the first six fences with his usual careful concentration, and I was…