All articles in ‘Herbal Horses’

Tamsy Looking Goooood

Barefoot Gem

Gem & I went to the Summerveld Jockey academy show this weekend. This is only Gem’s third time jumping ‘barefoot’ in an event and she’s going well…in fact, she jumped so big I think I’ll be needing super glue to keep me in the saddle! Some thought we were crazy to take an 11 yr old [...]

Riding on the Beach

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Viking & I enjoying a much needed trot on Noordhoek beach this past weekend. It really was a perfect day – Whales were out, the sun shone bright and my boy was an angel.
Life is good.
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Seldom Seen out and about

The weekend before last my mom and dad took my brother Woody and I to the dressage show at Linbro park.
Thankfully we had nice weather all weekend, even though friends had told us how cold it would be.  It would appear we left the cold weather in Polokwane and enjoyed the nice winter warmth.
Woody is [...]

Sponsored Horse: Sangoma

Sangoma is a bay gelding with a white star and 2 white socks on the hind legs his nick names are Goma/Sangi or pops witch is sort for popeye because when he gets excited his eyes pop out very cute. He is an all rounder and we are currently doing e-grade showjumping and novice eventing.
His [...]

Sponsored Horse: Razdi Raindancer

Hi, my name is Kyle Store, and my horse’s name is Razdi Raindancer (Dee for short).  We compete for the Herbal Horse team in the North West province (in Potchefstroom).  Raindancer is a 17hh black SA Warmblood gelding – only 5 and half years old.  He has loads of personality, and an attitude to match!  Like [...]

Sponsored Horse: Permissible

Hi there!  My name is Heidi, and I live in Bloemfontein.    My horse’s name is “Permissible”.  He is a 10yr old TB gelding.  I am currently doing Novice Dressage on him, but plan to upgrade him to Elementary just after the SA Champs in Sept.  We are doing our first musical kur next weekend, and [...]

Sponsored Horse: Blisterin’ Barnacle

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 [...]

Sponsored Horse – Gem

Hi my name is Gem,
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I am a ‘hot chick’ 11 year old chestnut mare living in Summerveld, Durban. Yes, of course, I’m an ex-race horse..my racing name was Thief of Hearts and I left some of those geldings standing, let me tell you! After my racing days I lived with Bianca Roberts, who introduced me to [...]

Sponsored Horse: Seldom Seen

Hi, My name is Tag Gray.  Stage name – Seldom Seen.
I am a 12year old Boerped Cross mare, and have been with my mom and dad since I was an unbroken two and a half year old.  I was originally purchased as my Dad’s project… for him to break in, train and ride.  He even [...]