a plan for the future One of the things we’ve noticed lately is that everyone seems to be having a lot of conversations about the…
Uncertainty The majority of the conversations we hear at the moment concern uncertainty. How long is this thing going to last?…
Adaption There’s a slightly strange feeling in the air at the moment, as there is lockdown but not lockdown. People are…
exam crisis One of the aspects of our work at HorseBack that we are most proud of is our Youth Development Project.…
visitors One of the things we have missed at HorseBack during lockdown is welcoming visitors. Now that the rules have relaxed…
grief This week at HorseBack we have been thinking about grief. There is so much of it about in this time…
confusion The Coronacrisis feels as if it entering the age of confusion. Nobody quite seems to know quite what the rules…
unsung heroes Our brilliant farrier, Mark, was with us this week, and as we watched him do his sterling work we thought…
silver lining As our regular followers know, here at HorseBack we are devoted to searching for silver linings. Every cloud has one.…
armed services day Today is Armed Services Day, and we pay tribute to all the men and women who have served, at home…
thanks for the help This week, we are meditating on the theme of help. During these long days of the coronavirus, we have been…
new life As the lockdown regulations in Scotland ease slightly, our beautiful mares, Chexy and KayCee, have taken advantage of the new…
Mental Health Awareness Week It is Mental Health Awareness Week, something that is very close to our HorseBack hearts. When we started HorseBack, we…
A new member to the team At HorseBack, we are determined to find the rays of light in these uncertain times. That’s how we get through…
a feeling of ‘blah’ The lockdown, we discover, is taking people in very different ways. We are currently getting anecdotal reports of a sort…
The 2.6 challenge The 26th of April was to have been a banner day for HorseBack. We were lucky enough to have a…
The Stories of Hope The great story of the week is that of Captain Tom Moore. You will all know the remarkable tale of…
Community Spirit In Britain, the coronavirus crisis has moved into the phase of the big numbers. Even though the scientific advisors and…
Archie’s Tribute We have some sad news. Our beloved Archie has gone. It was very quick and very sudden. Emma put him…
Lockdown There is a rather beautiful and unexpected paradox in this time of isolation and lockdown. Although we at HorseBack are…