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Ride Report: Avon Valley - Chip's Return to Racing
This season’s all about new rides and fresh challenges, so Chip and I tackled the 64km CER at Avon Valley — our first race in two years. Flat, hard ground meant steady miles over speed, but he felt fantastic, presenting to the vet in 2:18 with a pulse of 48 and straight As. Ten seasons in and he still loves his job. Big thanks to the organisers, crew, and flapjack. Full story here.
Bella Fricker
Aug 137 min read
Ride Report: Elephant Rock - When 32km Feels Like 100
What do you get when you combine a family visit, a Dalmatian reunion, and a hilly endurance ride on the Cornish moors? Chaos, challenge, and a finish with one minute to spare. In this brutally honest recap of Elephant Rock, I share what it’s like riding one horse, managing another, and navigating 32km of steep climbs, tricky terrain, and no crewing. Spoiler: 32km has never hit quite so hard.
Bella Fricker
Aug 18 min read
Ride Report: Shuckburgh Hall
Ride Report: Shuckburgh Hall – A Close-to-Home Adventure with No Stress (Well, Almost)
A 40-minute drive, some sunny weather, and a stress-free attitude (for once) – it was the perfect recipe for a relaxed ride at Shuckburgh Hall. Discover how Chip and I tackled the 30km course, survived a tractor rally, and even passed the vet check with flying colours. Plus, a sneak peek at our next adventure: Golden Horseshoe and Raine's debut! Read all about it here.
Bella Fricker
May 56 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
EUSTON PARK 2019: RACE REPORT
This season absolutely hasn’t gone to plan and there have been more hurdles this year than I’ve had in a long time. As well as that,...
Bella Fricker
Aug 31, 201912 min read
End of season blog
I started writing my end of season blog by going through blow by blow of what happened and then I realised that was both repetitive and...
Bella Fricker
Oct 16, 20187 min read
Lions Tail: Ride Report
I decided to take both horses to Lions Tail to compete each day. I entered Chip in the 33km class on the Saturday and Nahdia in the 80km...
Bella Fricker
Sep 17, 20189 min read
Euston Park UK Endurance Masters: Race Report
The aim of the year was to complete his 2* and he did that, in a big way! After his super successful 1* in June I was really confident...
Bella Fricker
Aug 21, 201811 min read
Euston Park 1 – Race Report
Where to begin? Euston Park couldn’t have gone any better really. Many people know that to get this point has been quite the uphill...
Bella Fricker
Jun 24, 20186 min read
Strength training to reduce injury
The benefits of strength training in human endurance athletes is now widely reported. The research is clear that strength training has a...
Bella Fricker
Mar 17, 20184 min read
Race Report: Tilford
After Saturday’s fabulous dressage day I did have high hopes for Chip’s behaviour at Tilford as we scored our highest percentage yet and...
Bella Fricker
Mar 13, 20183 min read
Ride Report: Kings Forest
Well it’s been over a week now since Kings Forest and I have only just managed to get around to writing my usual post ride blog. Chip...
Bella Fricker
Jul 10, 20176 min read
Race Report: Euston Park 1
Saturday 20th May I had intended to do the 80km GER, to complete Chip's final FEI qualifiers at Euston Park but as there had been no rain...
Bella Fricker
May 22, 20175 min read
March 2017 in Review
Despite the first ride of the season being cancelled due to horrible weather, the season has otherwise got off to a flying start. 4/5...
Bella Fricker
Mar 31, 20174 min read
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