My paddock and dog J
Friday, 14 May 2010
Good Deed of the Day
Just to let you know I saved a couple of swallows. They were stuck in a window behind a grill and couldn't get out. So, I called my farmer friend N who's stable they were stuck in (which is next to my paddock) and he let them free. Happy Ending :-)
Apologies
Well oops, I've not blogged for ages. Mostly I just forgot and have been lazy. Anyway, quick update.
All moved in to new house. Still lots of DIY to do but this will be ongoing FOREVER I think.
Hip is LOADS better, seeing my physio Fiona every few weeks until she is happy to discharge me. My consultant has advised me not to compete show-jumping until July, so I've been gradually increasing the amount of riding and have been jump practising this week. So far so good, just normal achiness and no hip pain - woop woop! BIG thank you to my best friend C for letting me ride her horse M. Truly a super duper neddy, if not a little wild at times - she reversed into a hedge with me earlier this week!
OP is getting fat in his paddock atm. We are buying some more fencing to split up my paddock more to reduce his mammoth grass intake! Saving half already for hay and then going to split it again and add a few sheep for good measure!
I need to get back on OP but he is a peculiar chap. He'll be 4 1/2 now and is cold-girthed. Rather than lunge him lots, I'd rather just get on him. He's the kind of beast to get too fit if you lunged him and then buck you off! So I'd prefer him to be a little fat and sleepy and then go for a little wander around the field and then crack on with bringing him on and fittening up.
I'm struggling to get any customers so will have to do some market research and try and get my info out there into to the wider world. I'm supporting C at a show on Sunday on a fun little sabino cob so think I'll be brave and approach people with my details and hand out a few cards.
By the by, once I'm fit, I'm going to compete the little sabino cob M. She's fun! So I'll hopefully build a bit of a competition profile on her and then try to pinch super M from C too for dressage :-)
I promise to update more regularly!
J
All moved in to new house. Still lots of DIY to do but this will be ongoing FOREVER I think.
Hip is LOADS better, seeing my physio Fiona every few weeks until she is happy to discharge me. My consultant has advised me not to compete show-jumping until July, so I've been gradually increasing the amount of riding and have been jump practising this week. So far so good, just normal achiness and no hip pain - woop woop! BIG thank you to my best friend C for letting me ride her horse M. Truly a super duper neddy, if not a little wild at times - she reversed into a hedge with me earlier this week!
OP is getting fat in his paddock atm. We are buying some more fencing to split up my paddock more to reduce his mammoth grass intake! Saving half already for hay and then going to split it again and add a few sheep for good measure!
I need to get back on OP but he is a peculiar chap. He'll be 4 1/2 now and is cold-girthed. Rather than lunge him lots, I'd rather just get on him. He's the kind of beast to get too fit if you lunged him and then buck you off! So I'd prefer him to be a little fat and sleepy and then go for a little wander around the field and then crack on with bringing him on and fittening up.
I'm struggling to get any customers so will have to do some market research and try and get my info out there into to the wider world. I'm supporting C at a show on Sunday on a fun little sabino cob so think I'll be brave and approach people with my details and hand out a few cards.
By the by, once I'm fit, I'm going to compete the little sabino cob M. She's fun! So I'll hopefully build a bit of a competition profile on her and then try to pinch super M from C too for dressage :-)
I promise to update more regularly!
J
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
March Madness
Hello there!
Well the house warming party was postponed because our new kitchen arrived - yay! Massive woop woop actually and can't wait for it to be fitted now. Waiting for our new living room suite to be delivered in the next few weeks too. Thank goodness for our families - they've helped us out so much.
On the JCS front, I've sent out lovely mail-shots to 16 local tack shops, stables and riding schools requesting kindly that they display my business cards etc. and to the riding schools I've asked them if they have any vacancies. Bit of a waiting game really now. Have put a couple of ads up too. One in the local paper that goes online too and on Lincs Equestrian. My details should be up with the BHS soon waiting for registration to be completed.
I'm going to a Business Link seminar tonight called Marketing Your New Business so hopefully going to get some tips on raising awareness of my services.
My fab Client No.1 has taken some bumpf to the big T superstore where she works and distributed it to fellow horse riders in the hope they might like me to teach them too. I am now teaching No.1 every week and have devised a 20 week fitness programme for her neddy. You may be thinking 20 weeks?? Yes well, this is a very busy owner and I don;t want to pressure her too much, so we have stretched the programme out to suit her and her horse.
I've also finished the last book in the Twilight Saga this week.
What to say? I think it is a great series of books for teenagers as it is very easy to read and imaginative but not very grown up and sadly I felt the last book wanting. It was good but think it could have been a bit better. Moving on to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo next or possibly a Jodi Picoult novel. I LOVE to read. So much so I've bought 8 books from Ebay recently all relating to horses and coaching and fitness and physiology and dressage. Looking forward to tackling those too.
Right, think I'll pop the kettle on for a cuppa tea ....
Well the house warming party was postponed because our new kitchen arrived - yay! Massive woop woop actually and can't wait for it to be fitted now. Waiting for our new living room suite to be delivered in the next few weeks too. Thank goodness for our families - they've helped us out so much.
On the JCS front, I've sent out lovely mail-shots to 16 local tack shops, stables and riding schools requesting kindly that they display my business cards etc. and to the riding schools I've asked them if they have any vacancies. Bit of a waiting game really now. Have put a couple of ads up too. One in the local paper that goes online too and on Lincs Equestrian. My details should be up with the BHS soon waiting for registration to be completed.
I'm going to a Business Link seminar tonight called Marketing Your New Business so hopefully going to get some tips on raising awareness of my services.
My fab Client No.1 has taken some bumpf to the big T superstore where she works and distributed it to fellow horse riders in the hope they might like me to teach them too. I am now teaching No.1 every week and have devised a 20 week fitness programme for her neddy. You may be thinking 20 weeks?? Yes well, this is a very busy owner and I don;t want to pressure her too much, so we have stretched the programme out to suit her and her horse.
I've also finished the last book in the Twilight Saga this week.
What to say? I think it is a great series of books for teenagers as it is very easy to read and imaginative but not very grown up and sadly I felt the last book wanting. It was good but think it could have been a bit better. Moving on to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo next or possibly a Jodi Picoult novel. I LOVE to read. So much so I've bought 8 books from Ebay recently all relating to horses and coaching and fitness and physiology and dressage. Looking forward to tackling those too.
Right, think I'll pop the kettle on for a cuppa tea ....
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
BUSY!
Oooh not blogged for a bit - sooooo busy! In middle of house refurb and setting up JCS Equestrian and getting my hip better too!
JCS is pretty much ready to go - got one client so far that I had already - just need to market myself a bit :-)
House warming on Saturday all going well - kitchen arriving today, new lounge suite ordered, most of decorating done and bathroom nearly ready too.
Can't wait.
J
x
JCS is pretty much ready to go - got one client so far that I had already - just need to market myself a bit :-)
House warming on Saturday all going well - kitchen arriving today, new lounge suite ordered, most of decorating done and bathroom nearly ready too.
Can't wait.
J
x
Sunday, 7 February 2010
Fresh Start!
I am so happy that my good and lovely friend Gill has given birth to her second son today, brother to little Luke. I couldn't beam more for Gill and her lovely fella Neil. He's so chuffed to have two boys now!
I love fresh starts! All change and another page to start on. I am free of my old job now and am positively bursting at the seams to get off the ground officially.
Lots of paperwork ready to be sent off and an appointment with the bank to set up an account for business. Next is a round of visits to riding schools and livery yards with my details and to all the tack shops and leisure centres.
CAN'T WAIT! Got a session booked with a client on Friday morning. This is the beginning ... :-D
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