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Archie has always understood the excitement of a cross-country course. The moment we turn towards the start area, his walk becomes shorter, his neck gets…

Life around eventing runs on preparation, patience, and carefully managed decisions. A competition weekend can involve early starts, travel planning, training…

Horseback riding and online gaming may seem like unrelated interests, yet both require attention, patience, and a clear understanding of the rules. At Party…

There are some competition days when the result feels settled before you have even untacked your horse. Then there are days when one line on the scoreboard…

After a ride, Archie usually has a warm neck, damp shoulders and a faint line of sweat beneath the saddle. In those first minutes, I want to help him cool down…

Remembering a dressage test without a caller used to make me more nervous than the actual riding. I could school every movement neatly at home, then arrive at…

Finding the right stirrup length is one of those small eventing details that becomes very noticeable when it is wrong. With Archie, a hole too long can leave…

There is a particular kind of pressure that arrives with a loudspeaker crackle, a rider’s name, and the number pinned to my back. I can be halfway through…

Our last novice eventing day began with the sort of early-morning quiet that makes a competition venue feel almost unreal. Archie was settled in his stable,…

Tack choices can look simple from the ground, yet small differences become obvious once a horse is moving at speed toward a fence. I have felt that difference…