Horses, horses, everywhere....

Advantages: Great hobby, keeps you fit
Disadvantages: Can be a bit dangerous, expensive if you stick to lessons, expensive hobby

...If you've yet to have a go at this sport then my main piece of advice is as follows.... GO THIS WEEKEND! ~ History ~ Yawn. Sorry, just remembered the 'good old days' of history lessons learning about that trojan horse! With my and my love of horses, it all started back in Year 7. My first year in "big school". Up until then none of my friends had been at all interested in horses. How lucky I was to find 3 people in my form class who wanted to start horse riding. I owe it all to them! I guess I could have started when I was 3 and gone on my own, but that's never as much fun! So we all packed off to a local place with horses. (NB. note the fact I refrain from using "riding school" to describe this place!) This place was more like a farm yard. You paid your £5, you then got plonked on any horse they had going...

Sarah_Louise 11.03.2002 · Read review
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Advice for Horse Riders (especially parents!)

Advantages: Healthy, rewarding sport with many possibilities
Disadvantages: Possible cost

...Horse riding is a sport which, when you mention it to people, they either "did it once and would never do it again" or ¨love it¨. Having been riding now for over 30 years and teaching for over 20, I feel that it is very important that people are aware of the importance of starting out correctly, not only for their enjoyments sake, but also for their safety. The ´"did it once" people have probably not be supplied with enough good advice for them to discover that horse riding is a fantastic sport. You never stop learning, every horse is different and you can learn for the simple pleasure of enjoying the countryside or get more experienced in a variety of equine disciplines. However, there are some GOLDEN rules to remember when setting out to start horse riding, especially for your children. In the end your child´s life is in...

dosolivos 14.07.2009 · Read review
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Marymoose rides a Plumed Horse!

Advantages: Food was absolutely fantastic
Disadvantages: Service not absolutely perfect, and toilets nothing to shout about

...Hubby and I are enjoying the last of our DINKY (Dual Income No Kids Yet) days before settling down and starting a family. So, having booked our hotel for our weekend away in Edinburgh I decided to look for a nice restaurant for the Saturday night, as hubby and I do like our food! Having had a lovely meal in a Michelin Star restaurant in Jersey last year I decided to look at what was on offer in Edinburgh, and found that there are currently 4 restaurants with a Michelin Star (if you want to find one near you visit - http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/01/18/306085/top-michelin-rated-restaurants.html). I looked at the websites of all four, and decided that it would be the Plumed Horse that we would visit ? based mainly upon cost I have to admit (some places you can pay £80 a head before the drinks)! Booking...

marymoose99 01.05.2009 (15.05.2009) · Read review
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Review of Plumed Horse, Edinburgh

Horse Riding in the wild west of Spain!

Advantages: Great horses and people, lovely views, close to airport and village.
Disadvantages: Very hot in August, definitely need a hire car.

...I was looking on the internet one day for a Horse Riding holiday in Spain. I found a couple, but none that really interested me. Then I went on ebay and just typed in "Horse Riding Spain". (I didnt want to spend ages on there!!!). There was a listing on there that interested me. The listing said they do riding in the mountains and desert. I didnt know Spain had a desert! I had rode before in the costa del sol but although where I rode was very nice, I was only allowed to ride in the arena. The roads were much to dangerous to go out and the school only catered for holidaymakers who were beginners. I wanted to find somewhere I could ride out and see the area. I would class myself as a confident rider, but could not ride a horse that was too strong or excitable. The first thing I did was too study their advert and I saw they...

dottyabouthorses 16.11.2006 · Read review
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Review of Horse riding holidays at Desert Riders Spain

Reasons to Ride..

Advantages: therapeutic qualities, relationship and trust between yourself and your horse is extremly rewarding,
Disadvantages: None it is worth everything

...I started riding when i was 9 years old im 16 now. I started as i did not have alot of friends and school and i found it to be a great get away. I suffered from a form of bulimia between the ages of 11 and 13 where my body was rejecting food. The main cause of this i belive was the stress of changing schools. i become so week i couldnt ride any more and that for me was a turning point i made my self eat and i made my self stronger so i could get back in the saddle. The only time i felt completely free and away from the world is when i was having a good canter in the field it drained all the stress away and made me better i advise every one to ride. Many riding schools i have been to through out the years range in prices. from £9-£15 child for 1 hour £15-£25 adult...

Teddymai 30.05.2008 · Read review
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The Horse And His Boy - What A Ride!

Advantages: A great addition to the Chronicles of Narnia!
Disadvantages: Less of the story is spent actually IN Narnia but the story is very griping!

...The Horse And His Boy is, chronologically, the third book in C.S. Lewis' "The Chronicles Of Narnia". The chronicles as a whole are something that i'm growing to love. During my childhood, i watched the BBC dramatisations of "The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe", "Prince Caspian And The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader" and "The Silver Chair". To this day they still bring back strong feelings of nostalgia (and i've recently bought them on DVD, can't wait to watch them). I also had the full set of books as a child (they were originally my mothers) but i never read them. I wasn't the reading type back then (how that's changed!) Then, in 2005, Disney brought out "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" movie and, again, those feelings of nostalgia resurfaced. That was in 2005. By December 2006, the DVD was out and i watched it again and still loved...

hypnoticstate 14.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of The Horse and his Boy - C.S. Lewis

Horsing around

Advantages: Good play value
Disadvantages: None

...on this horse. There is a white jump so the horses can practice jumping them and. Some other fencing too. There is a red cart for the cart horse to pull. (The others can pull it too.) There is a person with a hat on ready to ride a horse and someone who can sit and drive the horse cart. There are some green basic duplo Lego bricks and a brown brick, the brown brick has a picture of apples on it I guess it's really a box containing apples for the horses. A water trough for the horses to drink from too. The prize cup for the winning horse is silver colored. Then there is the farm cat too a duple cat to watch the actions. There are enough bricks here to make a good home stable for the horses your child practicing their fine and gross motor controls. There are plenty of items to help develop your child's imagination. Feed the horses, ride...

mumsymary 09.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of Lego In & Around Town: Horse Stables

Your Riding, Your passion, Your horse (magazine)

Advantages: Horse answers section, good experts, sound advice.
Disadvantages: Pricey, articles not always relavent, lots of advertising.

...care and riding questions answered. In this section readers can write in with their horsey conundrum and a selection of experts write replies. The great thing about this page is that even if your question and the exeperts response is not printed Your Horse Guarantee that EVERY letter gets a personal reply from the relavent expert. The experts range from equine nutritionist, vets and show jumpers to Solicitors who are experts in equine law. Regulars - this section includes readers letters, what is on in the next issue and out and about - what to do and where to go this month. Competitions and offers - Each month Your horse has a good selection of give aways. These can all be entered on one form for ease of reply. Gear guide. This includes a section called tried and tested in which products that testers have been using...

MrPillsy 26.08.2004 · Read review
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Review of Your Horse

Horsing Around!

Advantages: Encourages imaginative play, robust
Disadvantages: Slightly expensive

...What is it about girls and horses? I remember as a child myself being completely captivated by these creatures (probably because, despite the fact we lived on a farm, my Dad constantly told us that we categorically could NOT have a horse - something to do with them wrecking fences and not earning their keep!!) and our girls seem to have inherited this fascination. At not quite three, they are still a bit young for horse riding, but they were delighted to receive this Lego Duplo box of equine delights as a gift. This is a relatively new product - it was only launched in 2007. It contains a good variety of pieces - stable building, fences, horses, little people, pony trap, a cat, a trough and "standard" building blocks. The stable itself consists predomiantly of a large roof piece, two gable ends and two walls - so...

carcraig 14.04.2008 (09.10.2008) · Read review
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Ride in Clint Eastwoods hoofprints!

Advantages: Stunning views, well trained horses, friendly hosts, amazing value for money!
Disadvantages: Very hot in summer! Take lots of suntan lotion!

...(yes, canyons, it sounds like arizona or something not spain!!!) They've got a really good arena aswell, so if you want any lessons or want to just do some jumping or flatwork then thats there for you. Their horses are really well trained and they really know what they're doing. I love Spain but i've often found some Spanish trekking centres sort of treat their horses like cattle. Carole and Robert treat their horses like family and they are very experienced. Carole ran BHS approved riding schools in the UK all her life practically and you can really tell. I would class myself as an experienced and very competent rider who's just been out of the saddle for a long time due to work and other commitments. going to Villa Roxmar just made me pine to own my own horses again!! Or at least make more of an effort to get out and ride back in...

pickseh 25.11.2006 · Read review
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Review of Horse riding holidays at Desert Riders Spain