Riding

The ugly truth about natural horsemanship

27 March 2021 9:00 am

The rope riders came down the driveway slowly, their horses veering this way and that, side to side, forwards a…

Sarah Maslin Nir enjoys the rides of a lifetime

24 October 2020 9:00 am

The appeal of a book called Horse Crazy risks being limited to those who are. Yet many moments in Sarah…

Back to Exmoor, scene of prep-school rides on rough ponies

24 October 2020 9:00 am

Exmoor I am heading to Exmoor for the first time since I was last there in 1977 — and as…

Save me from middle managers dressed up as Spiderman

28 April 2018 9:00 am

‘You’ve got your essay on your back, then?’ said the stable yard owner as I headed out with Darcy on…

My horse is a psychopath — and you’d better believe it

10 February 2018 9:00 am

Why do people find it so hard to believe that a horse can be a psychopath? Not an obvious, screaming…

You owe it to yourself to visit John Clare country

2 August 2014 9:00 am

This has been a terrible year for horseflies. It’s bad enough if you’re human: often by the time you swat…