I never thought I’d ever be able to afford to own a horse. It seemed like an impossible dream. When I first met my horse I was a ‘horse l

In the distance, from the safety of the yard, I could see my friend grinning and she shot me a thumbs up. I could have murdered her. What...

As if by magic my friend Jack suddenly popped up from behind a stable door. She almost sent me and Poppy into orbit from the shock. “Oh...

The following morning, I arrived at the yard early in order to avoid seeing people. As soon as I drove through the gate a wave of nausea...

I arrived at the yard, relieved to find I was alone, and looked around for the first time. I’d not noticed before, mainly due to being so...

“That’s too much horse for you!” greeted a complete stranger as I walked into the stable yard with Poppy. As you can imagine I was rather...

“Why am I putting so much effort into somebody else’s horse?” I asked Jack and Sally as we leaned over the gate, idly watching the...

I stepped out of my car and was greeted by a strange, thunderous, deep bass rumble. “What the heck was that?” I wondered, looking around....

In hindsight, shouting “Yee haa!” at the top of her voice probably wasn’t one of Jack’s better ideas… The day had started off well. It...

As I mentioned earlier, Poppy had a deep loathing for her bit. She made it perfectly clear each time I approached her with the bridle by...

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