Research It is important to make sure you do your research before choosing your new OTT partner. Speak to owners, breeders, trainers and track work riders if you can. Take an experienced and knowledgeable person with you to view the horse to make sure they are fit for purpose both…

This month marks 12 months since I brought Pringles home. I am very grateful to Rhonda Hall (ex trainer) for trusting me to take on Pringles and give Pringles a life after racing. Pringles’ bodywork sessions started whilst she was spelling and are still…

Thankfully with rest and bodywork, Pringles’ back is again feeling great. Overall our training at home has been going well, so this month we were able to attend a few events and training opportunities away from home. Our first challenge was a show jump freshman’s day. This was such a…

For me this month was the reality of the highs and lows of owning and working with horses. We had some brilliant moments in our training which included attending our first Dressage Association training day. It was great to have wonderful OTT coach Sue McDermott’s expertise for our first training…

This month started off quite slowly for Pringles and myself. I had intended to work Pringles for a couple more weeks and then give her a break but she had other plans! Pringles managed to lose two shoes in the space of two weeks so she ended up having…

This month I have made time to get Pringles out a bit more which has been great for her. We have been continuing with our flat work lessons – building strength and becoming so much straighter.  I have been really happy with her progress. We have been incorporating a lot…

I feel Pringles and I have made some good progress this month. She is feeling so much stronger through her back and she is coping well with the increased workload.  We are having weekly flat lessons with my dressage coach where we have been working really…

Training at the start of this last month has been a bit inconsistent due to Christmas, however I feel the little break has done Pringles’ brain and body the world of good as she has come back physically and mentally stronger. The more cemented and reliable Pringles’ training becomes, the…

After our ‘park’ button failed a little last month, I have since been focusing on being able to mount in different areas with great success. Initially, I started moving the mounting block to different areas of the arena, then for me to be able to climb onto different objects to…

Pringles celebrated her 5th birthday this month 🎉 🥳 This month I have been focusing on building Pringles strength under saddle and cementing our basics ready to venture out of the arena and off the property. I am happy with how she has been going on her feed, so I haven’t changed…