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I see this often, and am guilty of including it in adverts myself (at the request of the owner) but to me, it doesn’t need to be said.  Of course you will only sell to someone you approve of,  it’s your horse and it’s your decision.  But what happens when it doesn't go to plan?   I know of way too many real life, not so happy endings and even have a few of my own, where a horse has changed hands to a new ‘approved’ home with promises of forever only for the circumstances of the new owner to change and...

  I often get told ‘you’re living the dream’ - but the truth is, I’m working it, every hour of every day.  There is no such thing as a lie in, a weekend or a public holiday.  But you won’t hear me complaining, I love the life I have carved out for myself even though it has definitely involved a huge amount of hard work and sacrifice (and continues to), it’s a far cry from the big corporate roles I held in Auckland accompanied by a big fat pay cheque and boy do I miss those - but not the...

At any given time I might have multiple horses for sale, selling horses sucks, but that’s a whole different blog!  Today I want to talk about our aspirations versus those of our horses.  I often get asked ’Will I be enough for this horse?  Do you think he needs a more competitive home? Answer to this is a flat no.  I’m yet to meet a horse with big dreams, who thinks he has what it takes and wants to go all the way.  These feelings are strictly human.  We have ideas about what we want to achieve and by when. ...

Aargh!  VISIBLE RIBS!  As much as I'd like to be able to see my own, seeing them on one of my horses sends me into a bit of a spin. Many things may lead to weight loss, and usually, by the time we notice, there is a bit of work to be done to sort it out.   My biggest battle always seems to be with Thoroughbreds coming off the track race fit.  They're lean, shiny, muscly and well covered and they often drop more weight than I would like in quite a short time.  So much changes for them...