Barney Goes Up a Grade

Posted by Beryl on Jan 18, 2010 • (2)

Barney has been upgraded to Intermediate Eventing and has his first Intermediate show this weekend.  We plan on getting him to 1 star in time for SA Champs, and for Rod to do Elementary dressage and D grade with him.

Sponsored Horse: Blisterin’ Barnacle

Posted by joburg on Jul 9, 2009 • (1)

My muttered curses when “Barney” arrived were not unlike those of Captain Haddock of Tintin fame, which inspired his name.

He was sent to us as horse for my wife, who had had enough of riding her rather ungenerous first horse, because he was a really nice person, generous and brave. I was somewhat sceptical as [...]