Hello and welcome to my first blog. My name is Craig Barr, I am a 22 year old event rider from Cheshire. I am based on Somerford Park with Andrew Heffernan, I have been working for Andy for over five years now as his head groom and one of his second riders. I have been Eventing for many years now but have never made it past Novice level due to horses going lame at the wrong time but I hope to correct that with my new ride for 2010, the 9yo Kilkee who I hope to been doing well with round intermediates and 2 stars at before the end of the season.
So December has started and I have just started back on the yard after an amazing month travelling around Thailand with my girl friend and fellow event rider Sarah Stretton and fellow eventers and good friends Ben Hobday, James Sommerville, Max Gordon, Georgie Spence, Rose Bridgwood, Faith Cook and show jumper Tom Davison. Possibly one of the best times of my life.
But for the last week it’s been back to the British winter and reality. The yard is busier than ever this year, we have sixteen horses in at the moment and just to keep me going when ever I go down to see Sarah on my day off she drags me to her yard to ride her horses, so its all go at the moment. Kilkee is back on the yard after been kept in light work while I was away by one of the girls I work with. He has been going well and will be heading out for his first pre-season show jumping show next week. I will be hoping to get out to a lot of winter dressage and show jumping so me an Kilkee can come out fit and flying next season.
So until next time I wish u all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy (and hopefully not too blurry) New Year!
