http://katiebisson.co.uk My little world of nonsense Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:54:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Wednesday it was an early start to drive up to West Wilts for the BE90 regional final. We arrived without getting lost (mainly thanks to the satnav function on my iPhone!) which gave me enough time to jog round the XC course which i'm sure amused a few jump ... http://katiebisson.co.uk/?p=182 After 3 successful intro (BE90) runs I made the decision to try a step up to prenovice (BE100) at winkleigh. Walked the course on Saturday and thought it was fairly meaty with a few decent questions with lots of steps up and down, 2 ditches and two offset doubles although ... http://katiebisson.co.uk/?p=178 Well me and Fleur are in print. Does that make us famous?! Probably not! But yes if interested we are in the results section of the June 17th issue of Horse and Hound for our Moreton result. We also have a 5 page article in the July issue of HORSE magazine ... http://katiebisson.co.uk/?p=177 Well yesterday was our third intro and also our last chance to qualify for the grassroots regional finals. Thankfully the secretary had given us nice late times so we set off at 9:30 to arrive just under three hours later giving me chance to jog round the xc course before ... http://katiebisson.co.uk/?p=176 Sunday saw our second BE event, again at Intro level, this time at Pontispool. I have been working hard over the last few weeks since Stockland Lovell on our dressage and in particular focusing on getting Fleur to really engage her hind quarters and round through her back especially in the ... http://katiebisson.co.uk/?p=174 Well we have done it, I can now call myself an eventer after completing my first Intro (BE 90) competition at Stockland Lovell on Saturday. :D Although the course is known for being one of the most technical in the area, its a venue I know and like and Fleur was ... http://katiebisson.co.uk/?p=170 I was lucky enough to be chosen to participate in an XC masterclass with Lucy Wiergsma which was held at Winkleigh by HORSE magazine on Tuesday. We trundled along arriving nice and early as there was no way I wanted to be late! We met the other pupil and then the ... http://katiebisson.co.uk/?p=167 Now lets see what has happened in the last 4 months? Hmmm well got engaged over xmas :-D that probably the biggest news Darrell then had to spend 7 weeks in Norway with the army but we actually had more snow in the UK. The darn snow meant I couldn't ride for almost ... http://katiebisson.co.uk/?p=165 The move is over Fleur is now in situ in her new yard and has settled in really well and me and Darrell are now in our house complete with ebay bargain £12 sofa!! A trip to Ikea was required at the weekend but most of the unpacking is now ... http://katiebisson.co.uk/?p=161 OK yes no posts in a while but that is for the simple reason that life hasn't been that exciting so hadn't really had anything that warranted posting! Well exciting news now is that I am moving and it is now only 3 weeks away. I will be moving to the ... http://katiebisson.co.uk/?p=155