The Marys

23/08/2025

Great day fence judging- 2 straightforward fences, with good views of several other fences. It’s going to be a long day tomorrow. We have to be on site by 7am.

23/08/2025

Watched a bit of show jumping before heading onto the XC for fence judging. Weirdly Alex Hua Tian did a beautiful round until his horse refused at the last.

22/08/2025

Lovely day at Scone Horse Trials. It’s a new venue but I was impressed with the set up and Izzy Taylor, who led a course walk, said the riders were all really happy with the facilities for horses and riders. Numerous of the world’s leading competitors here, along with native breed pony showing and great trade stands.

21/08/2025

Looking forward to spending the weekend at Scone Horse Trials. Fun day tomorrow, including a course walk, then fence judging on Saturday and Sunday. Lots of top riders competing, including Tom McEwen, Ros Canter, Pippa Funnell, Ryuzo Kitajima, Alex Hua Tian and locals Ian Stark and Wills Oakden.

12/07/2025

Keep cool in the heat, by any means available!

09/07/2025

I love this! What a brilliant way to reduce the risk of rabies. Lickable vaccines, who knew?

A gel that bats lick off one another’s fur could help prevent rabies outbreaks in cattle, a growing problem in Latin America

02/05/2025

Good to see that the Competition & Markets Authority has revealed the corporate greed and protectionism besetting the veterinary sector.

The regulator is considering a range of measures to limit vets bills including price caps.

12/01/2025

Wowser! Go girl 😍

A former eventer and point-to-point jockey who hunted into her 80s celebrated her 100th birthday with parties, a card from The King – and a ride on a “lovely” mare. Elizabeth Breton’s centenary came on 31 December and she told H&H she had been hoping to have a canter on her regular ride Lily...

11/12/2024

Just a wee reminder…

The 12 Dangers Of Christmas! ❌🎄

It's that time of year again. During the festive season you have to be extra vigilant with your pet and the possible toxic dangers in reach.

If you believe your pet has eaten one of the 12 dangers, please call us as soon as possible.

09/11/2024

Just a wee reminder…

We've already had a couple of naughty pups snaffle some raisins this week, and they've had to come in for emergency vom jag 💉🤮 followed by activated charcoal ⚫

🍇Raisins and grapes contain a toxin which can cause acute kidney failure in dogs and cats. The toxicity is idiosyncratic - that means it is not dependent on the dose (amount) eaten, and some could eat lots of raisins/grapes/current/sultanas and be fine, whereas others could eat two tiny raisins with catastrophic effects.

Please keep the mince pies, panettone, and christmas pudding away from your pets, and if they have managed to snaffle ANY then bring them in to us asap!

07/09/2024

Defender Burghley Horse Trials is always a thrilling event. I watched from my sofa this time but wonderful to see some of my friends in the top 10 after a very tricky XC. 3rd was Zaragoza by my beloved Cevin Z, 5th was Chilli Knight by the sweetest stallion, Chilli Morning, and great to see Alex Bragg in the top 10, giving Quindiva a beautiful ride and WFP saying "Alex shows how it's done!"

24/08/2024

Thrills and spills on the XC today. We were judging a tricky fence this morning, log followed by corner that even caused Ros Canter a run out. This afternoon we moved to a straightforward gate. Ian Stark is 71 and still riding XC at 4* level! Incredible. And I got a nice shot of world no 1 Tom Mcewan.