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An Engage session at Trent Valley
To my excitement, I received an e-mail earlier this week from the Uni’s equestrian society that I had been secured a place in the Engage session, which is organized now and then at Trent Valley Equestrian Centre. Our society is HUGE this year and, after struggling to secure a place in one of the lessons, I could not believe my luck! The much expected day arrived and, yes, the weather was perfect for riding! The sun was shining, there was zero wind and I couldn’t stop looking at the English nature through the minibus window. My father says that Crete is the best place in the world, the most beautiful…
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FEI appoints The Sports Consultancy As Global Sponsorship Sales Agency
Source: FEI appoints The Sports Consultancy As Global Sponsorship Sales Agency
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Show horse found slaughtered and butchered in a farm
* Attention: Upsetting content In the atmosphere of Halloween, here is a real horror story that you can share with your friends; a woman who wakes up in the morning to find her newly-bought show horse slaughtered and butchered inside her farm in Florida. And, actually, she considers likely the possibility that the horse was butchered alive. This horrific act happened to a 12-year old chestnut gelding named as Phedras de Blondel and was discovered by the jumping veteran Debbie Stephens, who had imported him from Europe just some days before. The most outrageous aspect of this story is that the killers thought they had the right to grab a horse owned and…
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Back to Trent Valley
Most students hate autumn. But I love this season. So many beginnings; new people, new modules, new notebooks, and for the equestrian society of the University of Nottingham, a new year of subsidized lessons in Trent Valley! The committee say that this year the members are over 500, the highest number ever, and of course all those people want to learn how to ride and volunteer for RDA yards! So, imagine, what it takes for a member to secure a lesson, and how hard it is for the committee members to organize everything! So here we go, it was my turn to show up in Trent Valley for my first…
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Preparing for vaulting
One and a half year ago, on a skiing centre, when my sisters returned from the slopes were stunned to find out that I was gone, having rented equipment and hired a trainer, in order to try skiing! Nobody believed that I would do such a thing, but, well, I did it. I wanted to see how it feels and whether it works for me. Well, I didn’t like it, but this is not the point on this post. Later, I tried horseback riding. I was curious too. And I loved it. “I have found my sports at last!”, I kept saying to people. But it wasn’t so easy, as I discovered…
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Horse surfing?
Having learned about equestrian vaulting, I started trying keywords on search machines to see what other crazy activities people do with horses. So, here we go! Horse surfing! I can’t say that I would do it, but, others seem to have fun. And because I’m confused, what is horse surfing? Ride a horse in the sea, or surfing behind a horse? Please help!