First show of 2018 at Dorset Showground with results as follows; Graddus T - Newcomers 1.10m 0+4f - Foxhunter 1.20m 0+4f Zarina  - 1.10m open Double Clear 2nd Place - 1.20m open Double Clear 2nd Place Charlotte Lee - Finally a round up from the weekend at... | Facebook Finally a round up from the weekend at Dorset Showground when i made the de...

​A quick trip to Moreton this morning with just Eddie on the lorry to get his last 90cm Novice double clear before the cut of at the end of the month. Safe to say job done and he popped round clear for 3rd place. Second rounds here we come!

Another busy 2 days at Chard this weekend. First day on Friday 21st the horses all jumped great. Eddie started the day off with a naughty spook at the big Champagne bottle wings for 4f in the 90cm Novice; maybe he's more of a cider drinker! Then he redeemed himself and jumped a lovely double clear in the 1m discovery to qualify for the scope tacklo...

​On Sunday 9th April the team headed to Chard with Eddie, Zarina and Fergus. Fergus is playing catch up after his winter having fun out on the hunting field. A bit of an up and down day which began with Eddie jumping a good round in the 1.10m Newcomers for an unlucky 4f at the last fence in the jump off. Fergus started his showjumping career back w...

​On Saturday 1st April the team headed to Chard for 2 days of competition. Day one was a flurry of double clears with Eddie jumping two lovely rounds in the 90cm Novice and 1m Discovery to come 4th and 7th respectively. Then Zarina pulls a win out the bag flying around the 1.20m. With entries astronomically high I decided to withdraw from the 1.30m...

​On Monday 20th March I took the long trip up to the home yard of Matt Lanni for 2 days of intense training with Eddie and Zarina. After a long 4 and a half hour drive we arrive in the fantastic surroundings of Matt's home at Halefield Stud. I was scheduled to have a session on each horse on both the Monday and the Tuesday in order to get the maxim...

On Saturday 11th March we had the pleasure of welcoming our first livery to the yard with Bob arriving safe and sound all the way from Scotland. Bob was accompanied by his lovely owners Lucy and Lewis and we are looking forwards to their future on the yard!       

​On Sunday 5th March the team headed to Chard with Eddie and Zarina. Eddie was starting to show his consistency thanks to our recent training by jumping a lovely double clear in the 90cm British Novice class. He then followed this up with another great double clear to come 2nd in the 1m Discovery class. Zarina continued her run of form to come...

​With the World Class Pathway on pause some fellow showjumpers have taken their own incentive to continue to organise training days for the UK's talented young horses. With Matt Lanni as the lead coach the training days are being run in a similar format to the World Class Pathway days previously held. It was with excitement that I headed up to...

​Saturday 28th January 2017 saw the team travel down to Kings Sedgemoor Equestrian to compete. Eddie jumped a lovely round in the British Novice for 4faults in the jump off phase. He made light of the height and was much more settled so I made the decision to enter him into the Discovery 1m class. It most definitely a good call and h...

​As ever with horses plans can change at the flick of a switch so on waking up on Saturday 21st January 2017 I had Fergus bathed and ready to go hunting for the day. Alas the British weather was not on our side and temperatures of minus 6 meant that we were frozen solid and hunting was to be cancelled for the day. Not wanting to stay at home for th...

​On Monday 16th January 2017 I travelled up to Hill House Farm, Frome with Graddus T aka Eddie for a days training with Matt Lanni kindly organised by Wiltshire Area. This was a fantastic opportunity for Eddie to have his first jump away from home for 2017 and have a good training run before our first competition of the year at the weekend. I ...

​It's sometimes nice to have a break from competition and turn your hand to something a little bit different and that's what this winter has been made of.  Zarina is still on her holiday until the end of the month and is absolutely loving being a fluffy mud monster! I on the other hand cannot wait to get the clippers out! So with Zarina out of...

​I have received conformation that unfortunately I did not make it as one of the six selected riders to take part in the Step Up To Gold scheme for this year however I was delighted to be selected as one of three reserves. With over 50 applicants to choose from it is a pleasure for me to be recognised as one of the talented riders that shone out fr...

The new home for CSL Equestrian

​It is with great excitement that I can announce that we now have our own purpose built yard and have settled into our new home! Horsehill Farm near to Sturminster Newton is the new base for CSL Equestrian and boasts the following facilities; 14 large airy boxes - 10 in a court yard and 4 in a large barn 10 acres of individually fenced paddocks Was...

​Since the team have arrived home from Belgium it has been an opportunity for me to concentrate on producing 5 year old Eddie ready for next year. We have attended a couple of local clear rounds to start building his confidence away from home, getting used to travelling, warming up and jumping straight around a course with fillers etc. He has ...

The British Showjumping Step up to Gold initiative is aimed at progressing and establishing riders at 1.35m/1.40m Gold League Level. ​ The programme consists of: • National and regional training days with Matt Lanni and a regional coach. • Strength and Condition coaches working individually with riders to develop a training programme • Sport Scienc...

​The team had a fantastic trip to Bonheiden in Belgium as part of the final stage of the International Experience Programme. With plenty of excitement and anticipation we headed out to Belgium on Wednesday 21st September 2016. I took Zarina to compete in the 2 star classes, Hillviewfarm Fergus to compete in the 1 star classes and Graddus T came alo...