When Lions Roar: A Hume chats to Finlay Calder
Finlay Calder was the British and Irish Lions Captain to Australia in 1989 – he was a sportsman in the amateur era. Who better then to talk to ahead of the Lions tour of 2013? Q. You grew up in Haddington, playing rugby with your twin brother and watching the local team. [...]
Kelso Races Ladies Day
Judging Best Dressed Is Not As Easy As It Looks It is such a blessing when the sun shines. Especially after the spring we’ve had. Especially for Ladies in their frocks, hats and heels. And shine it did for the many hundreds of Ladies eagerly waiting for their goody bags as they entered [...]
The Owner’s Perspective – Back from Badminton #2
How Does It Feel To Own A Horse That Could Go All the Way? Since the nail biting conclusion to last week’s Badminton, when Kiwi newcomer, Jock Paget became this year’s surprise winner, we’ve been looking forward to a debrief with our old chum Cameron Crawford. If you read our posts, Borders Talent [...]
Emily – Back from Badminton
Post-Badminton Update on Borders’ Rider Emily Galbraith If you read our posts Borders Talent at The Badminton Horse Trials and Badminton Trot Up – Timing, Flash and Bling, you’ll know all about Emily Glabraith and her horse Timing. At 26, Emily was one of the youngest riders to compete at last weekend’s Badminton [...]
Eoin Fairgrieve talks Spey Casting and Photography
Eoin Fairgrieve has been professionally teaching fly casting and fly fishing for over twenty four years. In 2000 Eoin set up an angling development program called ‘Tweedstart’ to encourage more children to take up fishing and has since taught over 7500 children Eoin has written two children’s educational fly fishing books called My First [...]
Royal Windsor Horse Show – 70th Anniversary
8 – 12th May It really is a time of feast for equestrian types: after all the excitement of Badminton – we’ll be posting an update later – comes the Royal Windsor Horse Show, this year celebrating its 70th Anniversary. The RWHS began in 1943 as an effort to boost morale on the [...]
