We popped into international event rider Jamie Atkinson’s yard at Langley Park, Durham, to have a look round and meet his groom, Kirsty. Being a groom is not for the feeble and involves long hours and lots of hard physical work. The job consists of the general daily care of the horses in the yard: … Continue reading Hanging Out at an Eventer’s Yard
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Horse Play at the National Stud
We don’t know much about horses and we know even less about racing, but when an opportunity arose to look round the National Stud, we jumped at the chance to get an insight into a world that we know so little about. Created in 1916 when Lord Wavertree presented his stud and bloodstock to the… Continue reading Horse Play at the National Stud
“Truly, mudly, deeply”
The interview we did for the Daily Telegraph seems like light years ago so when we popped up in the paper on April 21st it was quite a shock. Look at us next to Tara P-T!! To quote: “it would be surprising if Muddy Matches did not become as popular over time as the more… Continue reading “Truly, mudly, deeply”