SS25: Riders

Little Black Pony, Doodlebug, Thelwell Ponies, The Silver Brumby, The Billabong Series, Jills Gymkhana, Black Beauty, The Black Stallion, My Friend Flicka, National Velvet, Riders.

Bessie, Jasper, Sandy, Arrow, Sky, Henry.
Reading books on round bales in summer with foals nibbling my hair. Jasper coming into my bedroom for my birthday.

Apples & Carrots & Sugarlumps.

Saving up my pocket money for a year to buy a pair of jodhpurs. Winning the golden shoe for falling off the most at the Hunt and underage nips of port for courage.

The auctioneers endless bidding and banging at the annual Yearling Sales.
The pain of riding short leathers for the first time, riding out around Irish ruined castles and blackberry lined lanes.

Galloping up the Curragh Racecourse, Ireland, feeling airborne, riding ‘Rosie’.
Warming up for my friend on the Italian Olympic Eventing Team at the Punchestown Three Day Event.

Walking the treelined paddock lanes at the farm, patting each whiskery, inquisitive, dapple coated nose all along the way.

Wishing I was Taggie married to Rupert Campbell Black.

For the love of a horse.