Simon Grieve’s eventing blog: ‘it hurt — a lot’
Simon describes the rollercoaster that is being an event rider
Professional event rider Simon joined our blogging team in spring 2015. Simon runs a busy eventing yard, with horses competing across the levels up to five-star.
Simon describes the rollercoaster that is being an event rider
Simon reports back after a rollercoaster week at Badminton
Find out how Simon and Splash’s dressage went at Badminton
Simon shares his thoughts on the season gone by and looks ahead to 2019
Simon has been putting some industry experts through their paces
Simon has some terrible news to share with us
Simon has enjoyed some promising results recently as he prepares his horses for their autumn campaigns
Simon reports back from Bramham and talks us through a recent trip he made to London
Simon reports back on what he has been up to since Badminton
Simon and Splash have completed Badminton with a clear cross-country and are starting to think about the next big ‘B’...
Splash has passed the first vet inspection and Simon has had his first look at Eric Winter’s cross-country course
Simon has arrived at Badminton from where he recalls the first time he realised he wanted to ride there
Simon's eventing season has finally got under way after the weather's best attempts to thwart it
Simon updates us on his early season plans and his own fitness plan
The eventing season is far from over for Simon as some of his up-and-coming horses show great promise
Simon reports back with a final blog from this year's Burghley
Find out how Simon got on at Burghley yesterday ahead of cross-country today
Simon explains how his dressage went with his first horse at Burghley
Simon let's us know how the trot-up and his first cross-country course walk went
Simon explains the final preparations his two Burghley horses have undergone before heading to the event this week