The first time I rode Canada he bucked me off and I got some injuries. After getting better, Yannis discouraged me from riding him again…
Who is up for learning in Crete this summer? There is a notable opportunity for those of you who want to spend some of their…
Everyone has a birthplace and a place they spent their childhood in. Even if we weren’t that lucky in our early years, there were still…
In the past year, most things in my life have gone terribly wrong. Equestrian is one of them and the fact that I have had…
The show season has begun and the web is full of resources, ideas and… dressage music! And so, I found on YouTube two lovely videos…
When I saw Canada on a photograph, I was intrigued by his jet black color and big height (17hh). When I met him just before…
In the last post, we had a look at 5 Unusual Horse Careers. Today we’re going to explore 5 more! For other horse related careers,…
by Christine Meunier Have you dreamt about having a career that relates to horses? When I was 16 and undertaking some study, we were encouraged…
It’s been a horrible winter over here. Nothing has reminded us that we can see the shores of North Africa from some high spots in…
I read Christine Meunier’s romance novel “Thoroughbred Breeders: New Blood”. The story unfolds in a large stud in Victoria, Australia. Savannah, having a degree…
This winter’s weather has been horrible in Ierapetra. Strong, cold winds, low temperatures and heavy rainfall have made us forget that we live just a…
Hello again! A few days ago I wrote here about the job of a manureman. Now I would like to share with you a funny…
So many old professions have been abolished or changed with the arrival of the industrial era. In Crete, on of them was the manureman. His…
Hello again! Somewhere among work and uni obligations, I finally found the time to take a riding lesson again at EGVUS. I had been off…
Today I read Xenophon’s On Horsemanship and Hipparchus and, looking at the introduction of each book, I found interesting information about the add of equestrian to the classical Olympic…
