Who doesn't love a Bank Holiday?

The last couple of months feel like they have been full of bank holidays and I cant say that i'm complaining! This weekend I took advantage of the extra day off work and went along to the fantastic Hertfordshire County Show at the showground in Redbourn. We had a fantastic day (despite a few drops of rain) and I would thoroughly recommend this as a great day out for all. There is plenty to do, see and eat and drink! You can spend hours wandering around the trade stands, watching the show jumping and showing classes and don't forget the amazing Devils Horsemen and Shetland Pony Gold Cup. Don't worry if you're not a horse lover, there is lots to see and do for everyone- wander around the craft tents, shopping marquee, make friends with the farm animals (including the basset hounds) and watch the incredibly fast Flyball Team. Unfortunately my camera battery went dead rather quickly...but I did manage to get few snaps of my lovely day out.

How cute are these lovely shetland pony foals? I am lucky as two foals have been born very close to my house so I love going past them every day watching them have fun in the fields whilst mum watches on in amusement!

One of my favourite heavy horse breeds- The Suffolk Punch. I watched a very impressive display of their skills and power and got to meet them after. Such handsome horses.

So after a great day out at one county show i'm off to another this weekend- The Cambridgeshire County Show at Wimpole Home Farm on Sunday 5th June 2011. I've never attended this one before so i'll let you know how I get on! I may even see some of you there.

Here Comes Summer!

Last weekend saw the first glimpse of Summer and here's hoping its the start of a lovely sunny season (but with bank holiday weekend coming up i'm not holding my breathe!). We made the most of it at the weekend and headed out for a hack nice and early. When we got back to the yard it was lovely to give the horses a gorgeous bath- Barney thoroughly enjoyed his full on wash and was glowing bright white by the time i'd finished with him! It's always nice to see those feathers sparkling...

With the warmer weather its time to pack up your Winter rugs for another year (perhaps after a thorough wash that is). I had a good old sort out at the yard the weekend and with limited space I bought some of the rugs home and put them in to my Bentley Horse Rug Storage Bag. If you're short on space why not keep your garage neat with one of these bags?

In addition we all know that Summer brings with it many flies and we spend no end on fly repellant! At The Horse Diva we now stock the fab new 2 in 1 fly repellant and skin tonic with neem and Lemon Eucalyptus essential oils. This is great for keeping flies away and keeping your horses coat in fab condition for the show season.

On that note I am heading down to the yard to hack out on this glorious evening. It's great being able to ride before or after work- we love the summer!!!

Have a great bank holiday- i'm off to Hertfordshire County Show- let's hope its a good one!