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Haywood oaks 40km

This is the most unusual prep I’ve ever had for a ride. I basically rode Estrid once between our 32km at Cannock chase and our 40km at Haywood oaks. In the 4 weeks between them I was away in Croatia for work so Estrid was at a rehab yard going on the water treadmill for…

Balancing work & horses

Honestly I’m not complaining, I’m also not looking for sympathy so the tiny violins are safe, but sometimes balancing work life and the horses can be quite tricky. Over the last year I have been to 6 different countries over 10 weeks for work. Last year my wonderful husband Dan held the fort and looked…

Our first ride of the season – Cannock Chase 2026

What a superbly lucky day we had with the weather, blue skies, fairly warm and not a drop of rain. Thank you to the organisers and helpers for a lovely day, the course rode well despite the dire weather over the last few weeks. I just wanted to take Estrid out for the sake of…

Trying out new places to get away from the wet

Our usual training rides are literally underwater and the early rides we were booked onto have been cancelled due to rain. This has meant we’ve had to be a little more inventive with our training routes. I got the OS map out and had a look at where the steepest country lanes around me were…

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Hi, I’m Beth. I started this blog and our Vlog over on YouTube to spread the word about the wonderful sport of Endurance horse riding. It has been a passion of mine from a very young age and I hope to take you on my journey to competing for Team GBR.

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