I have come to love competing, but it hasn’t always been that way. Part of learning to love...
Author - Andrea Parker
Bridleless riding adventure on the beach
As long as you’re having fun, that’s all that matters. We’ve all heard it before. And yet somewhere...
My First Twelve Months As A Blogger – Lessons Learned
I have now been a blogger for a little over a year, and its been something I have thoroughly...
Comparisons & Equestrians
I have long compared myself to other riders. The hallmark of these comparisons has been a sense of...
Short Steps And Flying Changes
A few lessons with coach Danielle Keogh was just what the dressage gods ordered to kick off our...
Dressage Tips: How to Use a Double Bridle for Beginners
Double trouble or double the fun? After my last competition of the year in 2016, my coach...
Five Ways To Turn A Bad Ride Around
We’ve all been there, the bad ride that turns into a bad week of rides. When you’re having a...
The Year I Fell In Love With Competing
In 2015, I Fell In Love With Competing And In Doing So, I Fell In Love With Dressage All Over Again...
5 Things I Learned Going Back To The Gym
This year I set a goal of improving my strength and fitness. While I have a reasonable base level...
For the love of learning – Facebook Pages
In a sport like riding its essential that we continue to learn. The internet and social media...
Flying Changes And Mind Games
Toward the end of last year, Nonie and I started work on the flying changes. Flying changes...
The Problem With Pursuing Perfection
Hi my name is Andrea and I’m a recovering perfectionist. Just kidding. But in all seriousness I...
Rising to the Challenge of Difficult Rides
Several weeks ago on Instagram, I mentioned that I wanted to improve the way that I dealt with...
My Love Affair With Dressage
I love a gallop just as much as the next person, ok maybe not as much as an eventer, but I do...
Getting The Most Out Of Your Riding Lesson
This weekend I was lucky enough to ride at the Kim Weston clinic hosted by PVS Training &...
3 Essential Ingredients That Make A Great Coach
I have been very fortunate as a rider to work with some incredible coaches from whom I have learnt...
Finding Fitness Out Of The Saddle
Funny Until It Was Me I used to laugh at those other girls who were proud of their stringent gym...
Why You Need To Try Equimind Online Competitions
The rise of the internet has seen the emergence of a new way of competing with your horse – online...
10 More Signs That You Are a True Equestrian Girl
Embrace Your Horse Girl Habit Last year I talked about fifteen of the common signs that you are a...
How to Bring a Horse Back Into Work (The Right Way!)
Restarting your horse after an extended time off In light of many countries starting to lift their...
Sun Protection for Equestrians: How to Stay Safe
Sun Is Good, But Not Too Much Having grown up with a mum who was a nurse and a dad who had several...
Horse Tack Tip: 5 Leather Care Mistakes You’re Probably...
Hey, Back On The Floor, Dirt! You know that saddle sitting in your barn that’s worth...
Clicker Training For Horses Clinic
Learning About Learning With Clickers Last weekend I had my first foray into the world of clicker...
Equestrian Tip: Why It’s Worth Working On The Basics
After five days off the week before last,* Nonie had come back into work feeling not quite right...
Eyes Up Grab Mane: My Equestrian Body Image Story
Meet Cindy of the equestrian Instagram account Eyes Up Grab Mane. Cindy is an adult returning to...
Body Image Stories From Horse Riders
Too Big, Too Small, Or Everyone Just Fine After sharing my thoughts on body image as it relates to...
The Amateur Equestrian Great Balancing Act (Family, Work, Life)
Riding as an adult amateur can simply be described as one big balancing act. You’re trying to keep...
Interview: Riding Side Saddle with Katie Ockendon-Evans
A Very Old Approach to Women’s Riding I have always been fascinated with the idea of riding side...
Interview with Alex Murray: Dressage Rider at Heart
Dressage perspectives with Alex Murray It’s been a while since we’ve had a featured rider on TSAB...
Goodbye Nonie
PC: Emmy Nomikos The year started off looking wonderful. The morning of New Year’s Eve Nonie...