We are extremely fortunate to have the support of the Bitless Bridle Equestrian Centre (www.bitlessbridle.co.uk) who have supplied us with some of the kit we need for the ride. Both Psyche and Elvis are ridden in Dr. Cook’s bitless bridles which are completely humane (see http://www.bitlessbridle.co.uk/fear-of-the-bit.php) and in addition to giving them a pain-free experience, [...]
Archive for June, 2010
Bitless Bridles
Posted in Uncategorized on June 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Shepherd’s advice
Posted in Uncategorized on June 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
During my most recent conversation with Huwie we discussed how we would pace the horses to ensure that they wouldn’t tire too quickly and he gave the following advice; “if the horse is good enough to carry you up the hill, then you owe it to him to get off and walk down the other [...]
Walking the Trod!
Posted in Uncategorized on June 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is a very brief post to explain that Alex and I attempted to walk the entire route of the Monk’s Trod this weekend. We will post more detailed thoughts on this later, when time allows, but here is just a brief overview. I say ‘attempted’ because poor Alex managed to twist his knee around [...]
A landscape of emotions
Posted in Uncategorized on June 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Alex and I both noticed how our emotions were linked to the particular features of the landscape, which in turn impacted on our embodied experience of walking the Trod (which will, no doubt, be different when we come to ride it, as our emotions and experiences will be inextricably linked with the experiences and emotions [...]
