by Sharon Howe | May 16, 2024 | The Life of Riley
A perfect day for a hack. When it comes to being around horses, confidence is important and yet for me it seems so capricious. Recently, after a miserable and wet start to the Spring, sunshine arrived, and in that moment, it felt like a perfect day for a hack. Now...
by Sharon Howe | Oct 8, 2023 | Chatting With.....
This week I’m chatting with Belgian international paralympian dressage rider Manon Claeys. Based in Belgium, Manon competes in competitions all over the world and has won medals at numerous European Championships and also won two bronze medals at the 2020 Tokyo...
by Sharon Howe | Nov 24, 2021 | The Life of Riley
Canter, canter, canter Canter, canter, canter has been the order of the week. This, in an attempt to rebuild my confidence to a level where it not only feels ok to canter, but to enjoy it and able to think about steering properly rather than just holding on for...
by Sharon Howe | Jul 7, 2021 | The Life of Riley
Riley’s rein back After a successful first week of Riley being back into work, I was keen to carry on in the same vein. Emma schooled Riley on Monday afternoon and as I watched on, I was amazed to see Emma doing rein back with him, and how well he was...
by Sharon Howe | Jul 2, 2021 | The Life of Riley
A serious plan Woo hoo! Back in the saddle. After so many weeks of not riding and Riley being off work it was exciting to start the week knowing it was finally back to business as usual. Just as I was leaving the yard on Monday morning, I received a text from Emma...
