Nick Skelton added one more accolade to his extraordinary bounty when he was named Best Athlete at the FEI Awards on Tuesday, 22 November.My piece for the Derby House Post looks back at his extraordinary career.
Category Archives: Country + Equestrian
Equestrian businesses face ‘disastrous’ business-rate re-evaluation
Equestrian businesses in some parts of the UK face a huge hike in business rate bills after the Government revised rateable values. Read more on Horse & Hound (print edition).
Back in stock?
Supply of equestrian properties has been limited for the past 18 months but vendors look poised to return to the market in the autumn. Read more on Horse & Hound (print edition).
Only one chance for a first impression
What simple steps can you take to make your equestrian property as appealing as possible to potential buyers? Find out in my piece for Horse & Hound (print edition).
Game of Horses
While waiting to discover what happens in Game of Thrones Season 6, I had some fun finding the right horse for seven Westerosi heroes (and villains). Read more on the Derby House Post.
Happy birthday, Ma’am
The Queen has a lifelong passion for horses: to celebrate her 90th birthday, I picked some of her best equestrian moments for the Derby House Post.
Equestrian style queens
Who are the world’s chicest riders? See my pick on the Derby House Post
Bad mane day
Some horses have supermodel-style manes to make you green with envy. Others…not so much. Check out my pick of equines having a seriously bad hair day on the Derby House Post. Image: Iceland horse (cropped) by Atli Harðarson via Flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0
Equestrian icons: Charlotte Dujardin
She had already taken the Olympic, World and European crowns. Now, world-number-one dressage rider Charlotte Dujardin is also Britain’s national champion. Take a look at her extraordinary career with my piece for the Derby House Post.
From catwalk to yard: a semi-serious take on London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week has drawn to a close, having brought a whiff of summer to this grey start of the autumn. So what’s in store for the fashion-conscious rider? Find out with my piece for the Derby House Post.
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