Riding
Real life
The rope riders came down the driveway slowly, their horses veering this way and that, side to side, forwards a…
Born in the saddle
The appeal of a book called Horse Crazy risks being limited to those who are. Yet many moments in Sarah…
Wild life
Exmoor I am heading to Exmoor for the first time since I was last there in 1977 — and as…
Save me from middle managers dressed up as Spiderman
‘You’ve got your essay on your back, then?’ said the stable yard owner as I headed out with Darcy on…
My horse is a psychopath — and you’d better believe it
Why do people find it so hard to believe that a horse can be a psychopath? Not an obvious, screaming…
The eternal beauty of John Clare
This has been a terrible year for horseflies. It’s bad enough if you’re human: often by the time you swat…
