By Samantha Osborne Two years ago, I was diagnosed with anxiety and PTSD after a turbulent 2019, which left me grieving and depleted. Lockdown forced me to rest and address year of putting myself under extreme pressure, stress and workload. I practiced sport psychology to prepare for the show ring,…
Being a Richmond EC Sponsored Rider and why REC is the best venue to train at. By Samantha Osborne I am so grateful to the Turnbull family for inviting me to be a sponsored rider for 2022. The venue is outstanding! Not only are the facilities amazing but the staff…
You might think you have a good website and lots of social media followers, BUT: Only 5% of your followers will actually see your organic posts! Don’t confuse your social media followers with a fully engaged community! The average time a potential customer spends on your website is 24 secs…
Are you ready for spring and summer? The tack room for many yards is a place to hide from the weather, have a cup of tea after a ride and catch up with friends. It is in fact a hub and often it can be in need of some tender…
A Forage Focused Horse Feeding Approach The secret to successful horse feeding is essential attention to the grass, hay or haylage a horse eats. Understanding the huge amounts of forage horses eat is the ultimate way to make sure your horse is healthy, and you are happy. In this article,…
Article by Samantha Osborne I believe in allowing young horses to have time to mature and socialise in a herd before starting to break them for ridden work. As a child, I learned a useful tip from a lady working at a local Highland pony stud and I use it…
We’re back to competing……. As the competition season begins, most of us start heading back out to shows with our horses and regionals are fast approaching for the Winter Championships. But, having a pre-show routine can help make everything run smoothly and be as stress-free as possible. Being prepared is…
Do you ever watch people go Eventing and think “they make it look so easy?”, yep that was me! Turns out, it’s not that easy… Last year, I discovered that my dream was to be an Eventer, I decided that’s what I wanted to do, even if the odds weren’t…
We have been given permission by MainLand Aggregates to reproduce this very informative post. To view the original post and download a PDF version please go HERE Choosing the Site If you are short of land you won’t have much choice as to where the arena is built. If you…