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Race Report: Well Vale
I wrote a pre-read blog which you can catch up on the ‘before’ part of the story here. So this blog can begin on Friday 18th August,...
Bella Fricker
Aug 25, 202312 min read
Well Vale Pre-Read
Hello my committed readers! It’s been a while since I sat down to write a blog again. For those that don’t know, I suddenly and...
Bella Fricker
Aug 17, 20236 min read
Ride report - Three Shires 80km
I’m keen to keep this ride report brief as I know I have a tendency to make these blogs rather long! However, I do always feel that any...
Bella Fricker
Apr 28, 202313 min read
Ride Report - Poplar Park 40km
After Lion’s Tail (read that ride report here ) I was unsure whether to progress with another endurance ride before the end of the season...
Bella Fricker
Nov 7, 202212 min read
Ride Report - Lion's Tail 32km
Spice completed his first novice ride (40km) at Kings Forest (Suffolk) at the end of June and you can read about that here . I had...
Bella Fricker
Sep 27, 202211 min read
Ride Report - Kings Forest 40km
If you read my previous blog you’ll know that I took both Chip and Spice to Kings Forest to compete. It is with some sadness therefore...
Bella Fricker
Jul 8, 202211 min read
Race report - kings forest 160km
I had a busy weekend at the summer edition of the Kings Forest ride as I took both Chip and Spice to compete. Chip in the CEI3* 160km on...
Bella Fricker
Jul 6, 202223 min read
Race report - kings forest
Where to start for this race report?! It feels so highly unusual to be analysing and reporting back on a successful race! Yes successful...
Bella Fricker
Apr 23, 202212 min read
Ride report - Haywood Oaks
It’s been a little while since I last wrote a ‘ride’ report as opposed to a race report! In fact, the last GER I took part in was March...
Bella Fricker
Mar 29, 202211 min read
Curiosity killed the cat
As most people know, I had a bit of a freak accident with Spice in August 2021. He had a very out of character rodeo explosion and I was...
Bella Fricker
Feb 9, 20228 min read
5 ways to reduce your carbon hoof print
With COP26 taking place at the moment, it seemed like a great opportunity to talk about sustainability in the equestrian sphere. Here are...
Bella Fricker
Nov 5, 20213 min read
Spice's vet visit
In the middle of August (two weeks before my accident) I made a decision to take Spice to the vet. I knew he wasn’t lame but there was a...
Bella Fricker
Sep 17, 20217 min read
Breeding Dreams
Since I was a teenager, like I’m sure most horsey-girls, I really wanted to breed my own horse. I wanted to experience the process from...
Bella Fricker
Aug 1, 20215 min read
Race report: Windsor
Whenever I sit down to the write these blogs, I always wonder where to start exactly. I often think it’s not really a true reflection of...
Bella Fricker
Jul 10, 202121 min read
Spice turns 6
It was Spice’s birthday last weekend but with the rigmarole of my car breaking down and having to get rescued from Sheffield we missed...
Bella Fricker
Apr 24, 20214 min read
Getting started in endurance - how fit does my horse need to be?
Firstly, if you’ve made it to this page, it’s probably because you want to get started in endurance riding. Or, you are at least thinking...
Bella Fricker
Jan 24, 20214 min read
Falling off, gastric ulcers and hormones
Falling off is absolutely part and part of riding horses. I remember when I was younger somebody telling me you have to fall off, I think...
Bella Fricker
Oct 17, 20209 min read
Race report: Lavenham CEI3*
Apologies for the delay in getting this blog out! For those of you that don’t know, we vetted out lame on re-exam VG2, 66km into the...
Bella Fricker
Oct 2, 202017 min read
The great debate
Deciding which ride to go to is not a new debate. It happens at every level. Whether it’s your first 20km, first 40km or first 3*...
Bella Fricker
Sep 9, 20205 min read
COVID Derby Diaries
So this mad 1000km endurance race came up on my social media newsfeed a few weeks ago. I didn’t think much of it and scrolled on by as...
Bella Fricker
Aug 4, 202016 min read
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