October Inbetweener - We're in print!

Worth its own blog post
Words fail me :D

Not only has Mr Grumpy transformed me from a 'terminally terrified' person too scared to get onto a horse into a 'mildly worried' person happy to try almost anything - he has got us into print - TWICE in one month!! Not stock photos this time either, actually about us!

The amazing Equetech photo shoot is written up in December 2017 Horse and Rider magazine, and the SEIB BRC Quadrille Finals are written up in November 2nd 2017's Horse and Hound!

Love him :)

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