Category: Our everyday life
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DP Jerez SKL – 2 YEAR Update
Ad in collaboration with DP Saddlery LP and Deuber&Partner Back in June 2020 I had the incredible experience of having two amazing saddles delivered on my doorstep. I promised you a six month update review on both, and if you would like to read my first impressions (link) for the Jerez SKL first, you will…
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The reindeer saddle pad: FAQ
One of my most commonly asked questions! Why do I have a fur under my saddle? So here’s why, along with the 18 FAQ’s that tends to come as follow-up questions! To read the study I’m referencing, you can find the abstract here (clickable link). While it’s a small study, there are a lot of…
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Dear pentathlon riders; a rant.
I need to write this, because my blood is boiling. And you need to read this, because I refuse to believe you are as ignorant as some of you pretend to be. The poor quality of the riding in modern pentathlon showjumping has gone under the radar for long enough. I understand you have been…
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The magical phenomenon that is respect
It’s been “forever” since I shared anything here on my blog, but lately my fingers have wanted to write a longer piece of text – and as we all know, longer pieces of text aren’t Instagrams strongest side. You see, for a while now I’ve been asked about my thoughts about respect. Between horse and…
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DP Jerez SKL, first impressions
Ad in collaboration with DP Saddlery LP and Deuber&Partner The second saddle from Deuber&Partner is on the writing block today, you all voted for me to write about the DP El Campo first, so here’s the link to that post! This time, I’ll give you my first impressions on my dream saddle, the DP Jerez…
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Video: My WEIRD saddle pad collection
Hey! Look at me go! It’s been requested for quite some time that I should make a few YouTube videos, and as I also realised I really need to become better at editing videos… Yup, I willingly buckled under pressure. Months ago I asked you what videos you wanted, and the big majority wanted me…
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How I grew my Instagram
Every Q&A I do, this question pops up. Seeing as my studies today require me to spend seven hours reading a beginner guide to blogging (and a WordPress step-by-step guide), I decided to procrastinate and write this blog (on my WordPress site) instead. Sorry, professor, I have more interesting things to do! Building your social…
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Throwback: March 2019
Sometimes I find myself looking through old photo folders on my laptop, and I thought it could be interesting to take a trip through memory lane, for March 2019. We had some family fun in the snow! Diego had some really, really nice moments in the lunge. And.. uhm.. some interesting moves too We had…
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How to keep your feet warm
This is actually a question I recieve quite often! How do I keep my feet warm when I’m out and about in the snow, and several degrees below freezing point? How do I keep warm when I’m “stuck” on horseback for hours in icy wind and temperatures? Well… here’s my tips for you all! I…
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A beginners guide to leather crafting, pt 3
Okay! The newbie is here to instruct other newbies – no offence to us all, but I guess the reason you’re here is to either learn something new or to judge my newbie skills, so I figured we’d just get it sorted right away! This post is number three, you can read part one and…
Emma Wold 