It’s the little, arguably mundane things that bring meaning to day to day life, and equestrians can pinpoint a set of very specific items or situations that bring them joy.
Which one of these small wins do you find the most satisfying?
1. Freshly cut grass verges
2. Hacking on a sunny (or at least dry) day with a friend
3. The smell of newly opened bag of chaff
4. When your tack is clean (even better if someone cleaned it for you)
5. Your horse’s whinny
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6. A stack of full haynets
7. A tidy muck heap
8. A freshly mucked out and neatly brushed back bed
9. Matchy matchy sets in your fave colour
10. Thursdays, when your copy of H&H lands on your doorstep
11. A freshly stocked sale rail/bargain bin/last chance box at your local tack shop
12. Seeing your horse take a nap (how is he so cute?!)
13. When horse sport is on the TV
14. A perfectly fitting rug
15. Watching your horse play with his friends in the field
16. Dry gateways
17. Poo picked fields
18. New speed limits on your most loved hacking routes
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Former H&H showing editor and deputy features editor
Born and raised in the Lake District, Alex has grown up on the showing scene. She has qualified and competed ponies at the Royal International, Horse of the Year Show and Olympia and has first-hand knowledge of the current issues in the showing world as well as the horses, ponies and riders who compete in the sport. Alex joined H&H in January 2018 as showing editor, cementing its place as the leading equestrian publication for both showing reports and current showing news in the UK. She moved on in October 2024 to pursue other opportunities, but continues to write for us on a freelance basis.
