Ok so the last time I posted on this blog was over a year ago and sooo much has happened since then; personally and professionally. It is crazy if I think about it!! Amber related incidents (which I will blog about if I ever get a chance) can be summed up as follows: Rode her … Read more
The time I spend working with Amber on the ground is all in preparation with me actually getting on her back and riding her. It has been a long haul; way longer than I would have imagined it would be. Having owned her for over a year now, I had previously thought that I would … Read more
Dates: 18 and 19 December 2010 Times: 09h00 for 09h30 to 17h00 Price: R500 per child per day (includes snacks, cooldrink and water, lunch, sweets and carrots for the horses) RSVP by 10 December 2010 Enquiries: Sharon 084 500 0672 / Renea 083 373 6853 Location: ShumbaShaba Stables Banking Details: Shumbashaba, Standard Bank Fourways Crossing … Read more
Picture this: A bunch of white people (plus one groom) running around an open piece of veld next to a squatter camp trying to catch a mare and her foal. Along with a mom and her daughter, Mark and I assisted in the rescue of a two week old foal and its mom from Tembisa. … Read more
Amber’s training has been pushed up a notch since I have been back from my week with family at the coast, just under two weeks ago. While away I decided that I will make an effort to spend more time at the stables, whether its with Amber, training her, or riding some of the horses … Read more
This is the kind of horse-human relationship of trust I would like to have with my horse (Amber) one day!
On October 1 2010 my filly turned 3.. Three years old.. Yes, I missed the actual event, and only realised afterwards.. and yes I’m a bad mom cos I didnt take her carrots.. I do feel bad.. No need to rub it in.. I also just worked out that I have officially been a horse … Read more
My accident happened nearly a month ago.. I cannot believe its been so long.. It feels like just the other day.. and yet so much has happened since! It’s a Wednesday – 18 August 2010! I always used to have my riding lessons at ShumbaShaba on Wednesdays… I got there early.. and I had planned … Read more
Saturday 31 July 2010 – Training Show at ShumbaShaba in partnership with the Lions Club Centurion I decided to enter the training show being held at the stables where Amber is kept (Shumbashaba in Mnandi) namely: A DRESSAGE AND RIDING HORSE TRAINING SHOW FOR RIDERS WITH OR WITHOUT DISABILITY INCORPORATING GHS GROW PARAEQUESTRIAN DAY My … Read more
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