Hi, I'm Becky,

I am based in Oxfordshire with my two horses, Merlin and Mirabelle. I live with my partner our four cats and three parrots. I think it’s fair to say that we have a bit of habit of collecting animals. 

Summer à la Leah

Prep time: One rider, three horses, many early mornings
Cook time: June → September

Ingredients:

• Maple’s first Area Festival
• A top-ten finish at Midway Champs
• Etty turning one
• Winnie’s retirement (plus one viral moment)
• Started a YouTube channel
• A WiFi-free hiking holiday
• Etty comes home!!
• Endless buckets of EquiGlo ✨

Method: Prepare with care, make adjustments as needed, allow time to rest and enjoy every moment.

What. A. Summer.

How is it mid-July already?!

The halfway point of the year always feels like a good time to stop and reflect, and honestly, I don't think January me would quite believe where we are now…

At the start of the year I set myself a few targets. Some we’ve missed and some we’ve surpassed! But mostly I was simply hoping Maple would gain some experience, enjoy going out to parties and maybe, just maybe, prove to the world that she belongs in those white boards. Well she’s certainly done that!

*whispers*  I did a thing...

633 days later, I finally got back on board my best friend, and it was more than I could have ever dreamed.

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little nervous; there’s a good reason I waited for a heatwave and chose our oven of an indoor. That gal can be SHARP. But mostly, I was just overwhelmingly excited.

Ignoring my not so graceful mounting attempt (I was super-stiff after a busy week, plus competing Maple that morning. Combined with Win, who has a naughty habit of walking off as you get on, it wasn't as smooth as one would like...), it was otherwise a huge success. It really did feel like coming ‘home’.

 I’m Annie Strawson, a showjumper based just outside Newark and proud to be joining the Equiglo team as a brand ambassador. Horses have always been part of my life, and I’m excited to share my journey with you.

Hello, everyone,

Well, it seems a very long time since we were on holiday. We didn’t bring a lot of sunshine back with us, just the odd , unfortunately. 

All the horses are well, the youngsters seem to be having a growth spurt, and Dido now at five months has grown out of her first foal slip, so that’s a headcollar on the shopping list. 

I’m Lizzie Blamire – a new EquiGlo brand ambassador.  I live on our farm in Cumbria with my husband Steve and our animals, including two yearlings and a 3.5 month filly foal, a broodmare, a stallion, a 32” mini-Shetland, Jazz, who is worth her weight in gold and she’s a great companion to Anthony aka Another Touch, who previously had a successful racing career on the flat.

Hello everyone,

We seem to have blinked, and just like that, summer is over and autumn has arrived!

​Since my last blog, we have been super-busy. 

Our main goal for this year was taking Hazel to The Royal Welsh. It was her first time on the big stage and her first stay away - as well as our first time staying overnight in the trailer with our  (at the time) 15-month-old daughter. What could go wrong?

We went with no expectations other than to have a good time and get our picture. Hazel, on the other hand, had a different plan and went into the ring ready to shine. She ran absolutely beautifully and finished on the top row in 9th place out of around 20 horses, gaining our first-ever Royal Welsh rosette-something that has been on our bucket list for years. And most importantly camping all together was a success!

Hello everyone,

Well, the show season is officially here! And after a 12-month break, it feels  fantastic to be back out and about, getting into the swing of things and enjoying the shows with our daughter, Peggy.

Cloddiau Actress, affectionately known as "Mrs. Jones," made a great return to the arena, by winning the Open M&M class at CCR Equestrian and continued her winning streak by taking home Reserve In-Hand Champion. She also secured her qualification for the TFSS Championships (The Friendly Showing Society) this September, which we are really looking forward to.

Hello everyone,

The weather is finally starting to change, and I couldn't be happier about it! Winter is officially on its way out and it's been great to have the sun out on the odd day. 

Lately, I’ve been focusing on the basics with Hazel and Mrs Jones and I truly believe that you can’t do enough groundwork with youngsters  - and the more you do, the better they will be ridden.

Hi everyone!

I  hope you are all doing your best to keep cool in this heat. My two boys are loving their EquiGlo 10 minute beet as they are getting 3 meals a day to help with hydration. It is such a fabulous feed to help get liquids into them. 

The last couple of months have been fairly quiet on the competition front, although I have been busy keeping all the horses exercised. 

Rodger and I attended the British Riding Clubs  Dressage To Music National Championships at Arena UK in April. We haven't done too many music classes before but we did have some new music to dance to. He was such a good boy for me, a couple of small mistakes, but nothing to worry about. We were sat in 5th for a long while in a very large class, only to be pushed to 11th at the end of the class. 

Hello, everyone,

The season has gone well so far.  My favourite rides have been the 64km classes I’ve done, one on Mirrie and one on Vilette. Both girls gave me their all and made every kilometre enjoyable.

The weather has just been incredible – I do love having a decent summer and it makes the winter more bearable having had a blast of sun, but the ground has suffered!! I’ve not done the hard fast canter work we’d usually do, as I wanted to keep the horses sound, which I’ve mostly done…..

Hello, everyone,

Our season is underway, and after falling out of love with it a bit last year for various reasons, I can now say I’m back and having a great time!

 I’ve done 3 rides and though the distances have been shorter, I’ve had a fun. It’s been more about enjoying ourselves rather than chasing the miles at the moment. My next ride I’ve upped the distance slightly to 48km, I’m seeing how my body copes, both on the day and the during recovery afterwards. So far, so good and hopefully that will continue.