Hi everyone, I hope you are all enjoying the great spring weather. Although the warmth has been lovely we could do with some proper steady heavy rain for a few days, as the ground is getting pretty firm. It has been great to get out eventing, and my young horses are progressing smoothly…with […]
Read moreDear all, Having been away in March it’s great to be back eventing again! I haven’t got off to the best of starts though – King Louis has been a bit lame (better now) so is missing the first couple of events, I was ill with Covid, and Bovington Horse Trials next weekend has been […]
Read moreHappy Christmas! This is my final update of 2021: With Christmas around the corner, and British Eventing releasing the 2022 fixtures list imminently, we can start to dream about next years plans and aims. My horses have done well during their winter’s break – the mild weather, with the grass continuing to grow, has been lovely […]
Read moreYesterday was ‘Therapy day’. Calypso was already feeling a little sleepy after his lunch (we all know the feeling), so his ‘mum’ Julia decided to put on his new Bucas Therapy rug. Little did she know that she was in for a real treat. “He usually dozes off and nearly falls on his bum, that […]
Read moreOnly a couple of weeks away until the start of the 2020 event season! But what a ridiculous amount of rain we have had..it will be interesting to see which early events manage to run. My 4 horses for this season have been gradually getting fitter..except dear Tilly who cut the front of her fetlock […]
Read moreFrequently asked questions regarding the Bucas Therapy Rug. What does the Bucas Therapy do? The Therapy material in the Bucas therapy range stimulates blood circulation and promotes oxygen supply, this promotes recovery and helps with waste disposal created in the muscle. How does this work? Due to the mesh weave of the fabric, the natural […]
Read moreJanne Friederike Meyer-Zimmermann was born in the German region of Schleswig-Holstein and has always felt most comfortable on the back of a horse. Even as a little girl she knew she wanted to ride, but she couldn’t have imagined that one day she would grow up to be one of the most successful showjump riders […]
Read moreThe 2019 event season has come to an end for me and my horses. Tilly continued successfully through her autumn events jumping lovely double clears at her last 3 events. Although she qualified for the 5yr old National Champs, I decided that she had learnt plenty for a 5yr old this year, and I didn’t […]
Read moreBy Victoria Gill, Science reporter, BBC Nature The team placed the sticky model horses in a fly-infested field Why zebras evolved their characteristic black-and-white stripes has been the subject of decades of debate among scientists. Now researchers from Hungary and Sweden claim to have solved the mystery. The stripes, they say, came about to keep […]
Read moreThe hottest fashion shades for Spring – Bucas Freedom Turnout Rugs Bucas has introduced two hot to trot fashionable shades for the limited edition Freedom Turnout Spring/Summer 2015 collection. Hot off the catwalks – the new CHERRY PINK and HEDGE GREEN will brighten up any rainy summer’s day. The Bucas Freedom Collection offers a colour […]
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