Wet weather proving a real headache for yard

It has been incredibly quiet for me of late as the ground is terrible and it means that I am not able to get the horses out that I want to, both over jumps and on the flat.

There are plenty of flat horses ready for their first runs but there’s no point in flogging them on heavy ground. You have to think of their long term careers. It’s frustrating, but you can’t control the weather.

So I have been off on a bit of ‘R and R’ in France to visit my son and his family, picking up my grandchildren from school and mowing their lawn instead of my own. There is even a photograph on Twitter as proof! I have been here since Monday and am heading home tomorrow.