So Dustry seems to have recovered from his illness enough to begin working again, but to be on the safe side he is getting more days off than usual during a week just to make sure he doesn’t get too pooped by being worked again (judging from the divots I found all across his field [...]

On Monday morning when I arrived at the yard Dustry was suspiciously quiet and subdued, I instantly knew something was wrong! After a visit from the farrier to rule out an abscess (he was recently shod, seemed to have a hot foot, and find moving hard, and was favouring the verge on the way to his paddock) the [...]

Neck strap, check. Kan back protector, check….this can mean only one thing CROSS COUNTRY!!!!!!! Today Dustry jumped his first EVER xc jumps, and I mean ever he hasn’t even popped a twig out hacking so this was going to be a true litmus test! When we arrived he was very lit up, and seemed to [...]

Firstly apologies for the delay in getting these videos live I have been plagued by pathetic upload speed for the last few weeks, waaah! So this is what I’ve been up to with Dustry in my last few lessons… we have been working on an essential flat work skill, crucial for when it comes to stringing a [...]

…to spot this whilst snooping about on the internet thank you very much Cape Horse Link!