Opportunity knocks (but rarely more than once!)

I’ve been thinking about opportunities this week. Back in 1995, shortly after Jo and I moved to Switzerland, we set about the task of getting ourselves connected to the (then brand new) internet.

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Just 3 simple steps to a happy horse and happy rider?

Derek and Charlie having a laugh and a smile (circa 2010, I think!)

Riding horses  in a way that they like can seem so difficult  sometimes. Because it is! Sometimes trying to pretend things aren’t so difficult just gets us into more and more trouble. I mean, take gadgets, for example.

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Why do I do it?

Over the last few days I’ve been reflecting a lot on why I do what I do and I guess it all goes back to my youth. Back in the day, “when I were a lad”, I was absolutely hopeless at sport. Sport, in those days, basically meant a quick game of football in the […]

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Rule 1: Don’t annoy your horse!

One of my early teachers proposed a stunningly simple set of guidelines for riding horses; Rule 1 – don’t annoy your horse

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