Enter at A!

 

Hello everyone!  Welcome to Salute At X, my blog about dressage, horses and life straight from the horse's mouth, as it were.  I created Salute At X as a way of writing about my experiences as a young rider with dressage and horses in a way that is accessible to anyone, and I hope you will enjoy reading it.  As well as riding, I also love writing (I run a monthly e-magazine called The Hay Net), photography, art and archery.  You can find my photography at www.countercanterphotography.webs.com and my Tumblr blog (for a school ICT project) at www.thebarebonesofdressage.tumblr.com

 

Let me introduce you to my horses.

 

Merlin

This is Merlin, my grey Connemara.  With his gentle attitude and calm personality, he's a brilliant horse for me, and one of my best friends. 

 

Jolly

Jolly, my black Welsh  mare, whilst an angel on the ground, can be a little bit wild to ride!  She takes a lot of her confidence from the rider, so as a nervous rider, we aren't the best mounted partners.  However, I love her loads and she's a real sweetheart.

 

Sweep

This is Sweep.  As you can see, he's rather striking, and he's an excellent little jumper!  Perpetually grumpy, Sweepie is very small, so not ideal for me to ride, but I can if I need to.  He's a great jumper, if a little too speedy!

 

Vento

This handsome Luso gelding, Vento, actually belongs to my Mum, but one day, I hope to ride him at top level.  He's huge, but a gentle giant, and has a Roman nose which makes him especially good-looking.

 

As well as horses, I also own three cats (Peachy, Magic, Daisy), a dog (Raven), two donkeys (Tiggy and Arthur) and my sister has a hamster (Rocky). 

 

Enjoy my blog!