Jacky GreenMar 152 minSwalcliffe Park & LincolnshireAnd yes, it's still raining and yes, it's still muddy. Swalcliffe Park can add considerable wind to that as well but on Saturday three of the younger horses w...
Jacky GreenMar 52 minTweseldown... and we are off! Well, yes, actually, literally off. The start of the season for Sammi, Hels and three uber smart advanced horses, Hunter Valley ( Gizmo), Finduss PFB ( Loui...
Jacky GreenFeb 202 minShow Jump training in Belgium Sammi departed on her mini break to Belgium on Friday 14th February which meant she missed both Storm Dennis and Valentines Day. I am sure Ed was relieved t...
Jacky GreenOct 20, 20192 minLe Lion d'Angers XC & SJAs is often the case the going on the cross country was a million times better than it was in the dressage and the 6 year old track caused few problems for s...
Jacky GreenOct 18, 20191 minLe Lion d'Angers DressageFriday morning dawned in a typically "Le Lion" type of way.. cold and misty! But the rain had cleared again which made riding more pleasant although the gro...
Jacky GreenOct 17, 20192 minLe Lion d'AngersLe Lion d'angers... the World Championships for 6 and 7 year olds....is always a destination event for the best young horses in Europe and further afield wit...
Jacky GreenOct 13, 20192 minBoekelo Show JumpingFinduss PFB ( Louis) looked magnificent at the jog this morning thanks to Hels who had him literally glinting in the sunshine. We seem to have Boekelo's rain...
Jacky GreenOct 12, 20192 minBoekelo Cross CountryHeading out as pathfinder for the Aussies meant that at least Sammi didn't have to hang around all day....but the downside is that you have no real info on h...
Jacky GreenOct 11, 20192 minBoekelo dressageAnd Family von Birch have sauntered off to the land of bicycles and Grolsch for the week with one tall orange pony ( that would be Finduss PFB or Louis as he...
Jacky GreenOct 6, 20192 minDauntsey SaturdayStill muddy but valiantly heading ahead and Sammi was back with 4 rides at Dauntsey for the Saturday. To be fair, they were four super rides with lovely you...
Jacky GreenOct 5, 20192 minDauntsey (Friday)While other events hit the abandon button when the rain starts falling Beanie Sturgess simply concedes that the river is now not an option for the October ev...
Jacky GreenSep 23, 20192 minBlenheim SundayAs the rain set in on Sunday morning we sat in the tent watching the CI4*S cross country and mourned the end of summer! Direct Tullyoran Cruise ( Tully) had...
Jacky GreenSep 22, 20192 minBlenheim SaturdayEd and Charlie joined Sammi for a beautiful Saturday at Blenheim Palace with what surely must be one of the last days of summer. As crowds poured in through...
Jacky GreenSep 19, 20192 minBlenheim ThursdayPhoto credit Jane Hamilton... Sammi all smiles after dressage ( and pleased to be alive after the warm up!) Sammi and her crew ( well, that would be Hels) ro...
Jacky GreenSep 17, 20193 minGatcombeA busy weekend for Team Birch at Gatcombe but with the sun shining and some lovely horses the three days flew by. Although by Sunday Ed, as you can see from...
Jacky GreenSep 6, 20192 minBurghley Young Event HorseTwo lovely young event horses for Sammi to ride in the 5 year olds class and whilst it was a very big deal for Direct Golden Girl (GG) and for Kincooley Read...
Jacky GreenAug 24, 20191 minMillstreet SJ and XCWell we might have always known that a certain Sammi Birch is a pretty amazing jockey.... Wayne Roycroft famously said she had " the best eye in the business...
Jacky GreenAug 23, 20192 minMillstreetPhoto credit: Sammi Birch. It is just possible that I may have missed a couple of the young horse runs as Sammi has actually been eventing since Burgham alth...
Jacky GreenJul 29, 20192 minBurgham CI4*SA family outing for the weekend which meant home in peace and quiet for Hels who opted to send Flo and Lilly and something tells me Hels must have looked at ...
Jacky GreenJul 22, 20192 minAston Le WallsA very successful weekend at Aston Le Walls with the 8/9 year old advanced class being the main destination class for Finduss PFB ( Louis) as part of his pla...