It’s been such an amazing experience finally achieving a goal with my horse that I set out upon over two years ago. It’s a wonderful feeling, as our journey towards this point has been far from a straight line, indeed at times it seemed a very long way off and yet here we are! Riding Bronson on the Quantocks has been a dream come true! You might wonder, what’s the fuss? You can ride on the Quantocks any time, just go to the trekking centre. But this is not that. Pippsway is s

I was really pleased with how our first ride on the Quantocks had gone and was smiling for days at the sheer joy of it all! My Husband was so happy for me, as he knows all the effort that has gone into getting Bronson and me to this point and I couldn’t wait to go again. I had been reflecting on the fact that Bronson had been wanting to go in front of Jazz at times during the ride and Pip’s observation that me being relaxed wasn’t quite the right energy, instead I should be c

Upon returning from our hack yesterday, Pip said “Would you like to go to the Quantocks tomorrow?”.......”YES!” was my resounding response! When I arrived at Pippsway, two and a half years ago, expressing my wish to learn to ride properly, riding on the Quantocks was but a distant dream! You may wonder why has it taken so long for us to be ready? The answer is, there is a long list of reasons! Not in any particular order here are a few of them, Bronson wouldn’t load after a b

I learned the principle, that how we breathe around our horses is very important, as soon as I came to Pippsway. But it’s only more recently that I’m really beginning to master being aware of how I am breathing, controlling that and then being absolutely awe struck by the results! It probably seems like I’m having a fit of stating the obvious when I say that how we breathe is fundamental to our state, it’s also true to say that our state has an impact on our breathing. But it

This has been such an amazing time in my journey of horsemanship. My partnership with Bronson has gone from strength to strength and things that I used to dream of, like hacking out on our own and cantering around the massive 20 acre canter field, on a loose rein and in complete control, are now my reality! To have come from where we did, with Bronson being a fruit and nut and me being a mentally and physically lazy beginner, to where we are today is extraordinary! It hasn’t