Duchess Diaries

I must first of all apologise for my prolonged silence, It’s been a busy and exciting summer for both me and Duchess. I’ve been enjoying the long evenings and taking full advantage of the weather these days by getting lots and lots of training in with Duchess. As soon as she began to improve with [...]

I had the most wonderful moment this week where I realised that all the hard work that I put into Duchess is finally paying off. My friend Tony hosted a Dressage Clinic with Heike Holstein. Heike suggested that we get a horse for the clinic and she will teach the rider how to get better [...]

I’ve always been known as a bit Dizzy at times but my most recent test at Boswell Equestrian Center has shown how dizzy I can really be. However, before I go into details I would like to point out that I had had a busy week in Rome arranging my wedding which included an extraordinary [...]

With the exception of this weekend, Duchess and I are improving in our Dressage all the time. We have recently registered with Dressage Ireland and have been getting better scores all the time. We have also been trying our hand at Novice level and are getting on well. Below is a video of our last [...]

Duchess, like many women is very much affected by her hormones. She follows a four week cycle that has become very predictable. For the first week, when she is in season she is a hilarious tramp and takes every opportunity to flirt and show off. However, once her season is over she turns a little [...]