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Feel the fear and ride anyway – May 2019
What a month! The countdown to my first events felt like it lasted forever, mainly because I was really looking ... Read Article
Feel the fear and ride anyway – April 2019
I’m absolutely buzzing to be writing this after finally managing to get out for a hack after work this week. ... Read Article
Feel the fear and ride anyway – Spring 2019
It’s confession time – I’ve broken nearly all my New Year’s resolutions. I’m no thinner, I haven’t made the effort ... Read Article
Feel the fear and ride anyway – March 2019
So, it turns out that managing my time with two horses, two jobs and a load of household chores can ... Read Article
Feel the fear and ride anyway – February 2019
I can’t tell you how happy I am that days will soon be getting longer. I’m pleased to report that I ... Read Article
Feel the fear and ride anyway – January 2019
The days are shorter, the temperatures have dropped, and your bank balance is dwindling after stocking up on what feels ... Read Article
Feel the fear and ride anyway – December 2018
We’ve all got our fantasies, right? For example, there’s nothing I enjoy more than a sunny midweek hack or curling ... Read Article
Feel the fear and ride anyway – November 2018
I was chatting to my friend, Sharon, on one of our many hacks, when that ever-lingering question occurred to me – ... Read Article
Feel the fear and ride anyway – October 2018
I’m preparing for my eventing regional final and I’ve got a lot of work to do! Because of the hard ... Read Article
Feel the fear and ride anyway – September 2018
I’m relieved to tell you that I’m having a much more productive stint since the last time I checked in. ... Read Article
Feel the fear and ride anyway – August 2018
So many people – friends, riders I teach and strangers I get chatting to on trains or in the post office ... Read Article
Feel the fear and ride anyway – July 2018
It wasn’t all that long ago that I found myself getting very upset about lying to my husband. Most days I’d ... Read Article
Feel the fear and ride anyway – June 2018
We’re now a few weeks into lighter nights, brighter days, thinner rugs and mouthfuls of moulted fur, and I feel ... Read Article
Feel the fear and ride anyway – May 2018
I start this month’s column with a confession – I threw in the towel. Despite being motivated by the lighter evenings, ... Read Article
Feel the fear and ride anyway – April 2018
I hope you’ve all been enjoying more daylight hours and maybe even managed a post-work hack already? For me, the hard ... Read Article
Feel the fear and ride anyway – Spring 2018
Ahh spring, how I loathe thee and love thee in equal measure. On the upside, you bring lighter nights and the ability to ride ... Read Article
Feel the fear and ride anyway – March 2018
So here we are again. It’s a new year and the opportunity for a fresh start. It might not seem ... Read Article
Feel the fear and ride anyway – February 2018
My name is Victoria Brant and I’m a self-confessed wimp. Only 18 months ago I found myself sobbing into the ... Read Article
