Catherine Lorimer's Guide to Life

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This week I have an altercation with a guy on Instagram.

I meet up with an amazing group of positive minded people for a walk up Old Man Coniston, organised by Adventure Solos 

And I give Fell Pony Merlin a bath.

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Catch up with the yard antics in this week's podcast as Jane and I head off to the gallops for some Fellwell fun.  Sarah organises an agility competition in which Jane and I get competitive, I manage to canter Merlin past some washing, then Jane and I have an altercation with a woman pulling a wheelie bin while out hacking.

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This week at the yard where I keep my Fell pony Merlin we have been making hay. Find out about what's involved, why you need to feed horses and pony's hay and haylage.

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This week a few of my horsey friends from the yard had a go at doing some pony agility, which is not the same as dog agility.  Its essentially desensitising them which will help them to cope with some of the scary things that we see out hacking such as white lines on the road and wheelie bins, because they are really Daleks in disguise.  It was great fun so have a listen, there are videos of what we did on Instagram so why not give it a go.

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I have always thought that it seems strange that we stand at funerals talking about how wonderful the person was and all the funny and amazing things that they have done.  I think that we should tell them when they are alive to hear it for themselves.  So with this in mind, this weeks podcast is dedicated to my friend Jane.

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This week I am continuing with the equine theme and I show the differences in riding two different horses on a trail ride while in South Africa.  There are snippets from each ride, which were taken from the head camera that I wore and consequently it is a poorer sound quality, but it gives you an idea of what the rides were like.  I rode two different types of horses for these rides, the first ride was a 15.2hh chunky thug type and the second was a 17.2hh appaloosa horse who was new and had been used for dressage.  You can tell from my voice that I ride both horses completely differently.  

The last section is about the Llanymynech horse trials that I helped Jane with cross country stewarding and some of the amusing moments that we had during the day.

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One cold and dark winters morning my friend Jane and I were filling hay nets at the yard when she asked if I would be interested in going on a horse ride safari to South Africa with her. Yes was my reply and this weeks podcast is about that trip where we had the most amazing time and have made some treasured friends from all over the world and with the beauty of social media are able to easily remain connected to them.  

When you do an experience like this it really pushes you outside of your comfort zone and you question yourself.  It helps you to deal with any issues that you are facing in your life and you come out stronger.  I have come back not afraid to be myself, not holding back anymore, no longer fearing the consequences and I am a much better and more confident rider.

I hope you enjoy listening to this podcast as much as I enjoyed the trip.

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This week I am chatting to Equestrian Adventurer Fran McNicol about climate change that we have noticed through our travels She also chats to me about her trip across Mongolia where she met and fell in love with her now Australian husband Duncan.

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Have a listen to this weeks podcast as I chat about body image, how the female ideal body image has changed through time and how being thin is perceived as being beautiful. 

I chat about what I think of my own body image and come up with some solutions about how to improve my own body image. 

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