H&C blog

"Video stardom, and a shortage of staff"

Jenny Rudall — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:17:25 +0000

“Hey guys, hope you are all okay and have managed to keep warm. Working in these cold icy conditions over the past few weeks has not been easy, but spring is on the way and we already have a hose pipe ban!

"Why I made the tough decision to sell"

victorias — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:24:38 +0000

"Hi everyone, I'm Anna Edwards and I'm a showjumper from Somerset - welcome to my first blog for Horse & Country.

"This cold snap has caused havoc in racing"

victorias — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:49:33 +0000

"Hi everyone, hope you've all been wrapping up warm over the last few week in this very cold snap we've been having. Don't know about all of you, but this weather has been causing havoc with racing and even just getting the horses out for their daily exercise.

"So excited about my new rides, and the return of the tailcoat!"

victorias — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:34:48 +0000

"Hey guys, well January seems to have flown by and I cannot believe February is with us already! All the horses seem to be well and we finally have some new staff.

"Frozen arenas and bucking to music"

Jenny Rudall — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:25:07 +0000

“With only a few days left until the winter regionals, we had our last preparatory outings to try and get both Roxy (Headmore Roxanne) and Bracks (Headmore Boadicia) ready for Kingston Maurward next week.

Picture gallery: horses and dogs in the snow

Jenny Rudall — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:51:08 +0000

We thought we might get away with it this winter, but no such luck - the snow has arrived.

While a hefty load of the white stuff may make yard duties treacherous and everything take twice as long as it should, it seems that your horses and dogs don't seem to mind as much, as long as they can get outside to play. Scroll through our gallery at the bottom of the page to see your equine and canine friends making the most of the wintery weather.

"At 18, Mr President still loves his job"

victorias — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:51:26 +0000

"Hi everyone. Competition wise it's always quiet at this time of the year, but with my husband Simon away this week I've been trying to do six horses as well as look after my two children, who've both had stomach bugs. Fortunately I have had my in-laws up here to lend me a hand."

"This year didn't get off to the best start..."

victorias — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:42:20 +0000

"I had a very good feeling about 2012 at the start of the year, but the first couple of weeks of the New Year proved me very wrong. Unfortunately, we lost our older dog, Scrappy, very unexpectedly. He slipped a disc and deteriorated very quickly so in the space of two days he went from running around the yard to us having to make the awful decision.

Stallions, eventers and Olympic hopefuls

Jenny Rudall — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:29:23 +0000

“It has been a busy weekend for the H&C team, and in our quest to bring you the best footage for our show Rudall’s Round-up, we have been out and about on location.

What's the French for Stallion?

First stop, the was the Stallion event at Hartpury, run by the British Bred Sports Horse (BBSH) association. The day was a real spectacle with interviews and demos from Bernard Le Courtois, Mark Todd, Oliver Townend and Michael Eilberg, plus 65 top stallions from the UK and Europe.

"One Olympic rider after another"

Jenny Rudall — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:03:36 +0000

"It is not every week you get to meet two Olympic athletes, but then it's not every year that you have the Olympics in your own country. And it is certainly not every year that we actually might win some medals!

With Olympic fever at the forefront of everyone’s minds at the moment, I have the task of travelling round the country to attend yard days organised by the British Equestrain Federation (BEF) to meet our Olympic hopefuls. A tough job, but someone has to do it!