I’ll start with the very simple and first part of our name, Jockey. We used the word Jockey for my mare Sky who had previously been a racehorse, I didn’t want to use her name in the brand name but wanted to represent her as she was my heart horse and is the reason I … Read more
Following on my post of ‘losing my heart horse’ I wanted to follow up with what we all experienced. The moments after Sky died were awful, but I’m so grateful for the people who were at that yard for their support. The ones who came over, were so lovely or helped me in some way, … Read more
In this blog I’ll be talking about the loss of my horse, so if any of you might find this triggering, please don’t read on. However, I wanted to post this because it’s not something that’s talked about too much and I hope it can help someone. It was the 29th of December 2022, and … Read more
Hi! I’m Rhiann, I’m 24 years old with 2 horses on DIY, a dog and a 5 month old baby. Wondering how I do it? Read on! It’s not a secret in the equestrian community how demanding the horse lifestyle can be. Horses drain us physically, mentally, and financially. With my son born in December … Read more
Just back from the Royal Norfolk show, we went up on the Sunday to set up. As usual, nothing goes very smoothly! I met my dad at work, and he had put all the bits we needed to set up the tent in the trailer. I specifically said, ‘have you got all of the tent, … Read more
Hi all, I’m a bit new to this so please bear with me whilst I get into the swing of things! My name is Billie, and I am an ambassador for the wonderful, Jockey & Jill. I have recently been asked if I would like to get involved in Jockey & Jill’s website blog to … Read more
So, you all know that I like to be as honest with you all as possible, and I try to keep things as positive as I can, but I also want to be real with the realities of running a small business. I was asked to attend a charity fashion show a while ago and … Read more
What a week…! We’re now back from our first ever Badminton, it has been the most amazing experience! We have met some of the most incredible people, some amazing contacts for the future and me and mum spent a week together without falling out! It was the journey from hell driving up there, what should … Read more
Relatively early start for a Saturday. We wanted to get up there early because we needed to fix his fence. He broke out every single day I was away on holiday! I wore my grey leggings, 1/4 zip and my paddock ponchos kept at the yard. It was quite mild though and I was actually … Read more
2nd and 3rd March We are so excited to announce that we will have a trade stand at the National Equine show 2024 at the NEC in Birmingham. This comes after the success of our trade stand at the London international horse show back in December 2023. We will be releasing more information as we … Read more