Journal

By Jane Pitman 2014 I’m not quite sure why I have a “thing” about old stable buildings, but a “thing” I most certainly have! I’m a stable spotting anorak according to my friends. “Surely once you seen one, you’ve seen them all” they say. Well no, not quite. They come in all shapes and sizes,

Iran is not particularly synonymous with horse riding holidays. It is well-known for ancient ruins like Persepolis and famous for the Shiraz grape, the cities of Isfahan, Susa, Azerbaijan and Tehran, along with the black drapes of the chadar and Caspian sea sturgeon. Carpets spring to mind too, wonderful silk ones with patterns of intricately

Horses have long been used as a means of transport, but they have also had to be transported themselves. Horses prized for their strength or superior conformation have sometimes been moved many thousands of miles, as the heavenly or celestial horses were taken from Central Asia to present to the Chinese Emperor. Horses, particularly valuable racehorses, are

Book Review by Stephanie S in Montana. I wanted to let you know I just finished The Alchemical Horseman and absolutely LOVED it!  I never wanted it to end! What a fabulous book!  Well done, Jeremy!   It spoke to many issues very close to my heart — the insanity of industrial civilization and where we

The Chateau of Chaumont’s name is derived from the Latin ‘calvus mons’, which translates to ‘bald mount’. From its prominent position overlooking the Loire since 990, it is clear that its origins were defensive, it was built to defend Blois. The Chateau nearly bit the dust in 1465 when Louise XI ordered it to be

Watch the whole event as it happened on YouTube now. Caroline Anns-Baldock and Her Campaign to Establish a Museum Of The Horse in the UK At around 11 am on Saturday, 26th September Caroline Anns-Baldock will be riding, in the guise of Lady Godiva, her bright chestnut racehorse down Whitehall to No 10 Downing Street. Caroline’s dramatic

The Pilgrims Way is an ancient road, much travelled by pilgrims following the murder of St Thomas à Becket in 1170. The original route began at Southwark at the site of St Mary’s Priory an Augustinian order, which has now become Southwark Cathedral. An Augustinian foundation existed also in Canterbury and is an interesting site

This is a story of the Silk Routes of Western Turkestan, of the deserts through which they were driven, and of the cities which define them; of journeys through space and time, through deserts, mountains and millennia; and of a solo journey on horseback along the fringes of the Kara Kum, or Black Sands, of