Chris - resident queen of shops

, Female

United Kingdom

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A Bit About Me and my Horse(s)
My world revolves around horses - professionally & personally.

I'm the resident shopping queen on the site - running the barnmice gift shop - which means I get to spend my days shopping for fabulous products from all over the world for you to enjoy(it's my perfect job!).

When not in the office, I enjoy having a go at all riding disciplines but my main interest is dressage. I'm also a little bit obsessed with Sport Horse Breeding :-) especially Hanoverians & I'm proud to own 3 fabulous horses, all bred in the UK.

Confusingly, 2 are almost identical full brothers & their stable names are podgy, pg & p, so it gets a little confusing, thank goodness for stable name plates when other people are looking after them for me!
Country
UK
Do you have any pets?
3 Horses & 1 Dog - that's enough for now!

Comment Wall:

  • Kathy

    Hi Christina,

    He's a Percheron/Andalusian cross.

    Mar 18, 2008

  • Barbara F.

    Hi Christina.
    Love that dog - and that necklace!
    Just got back after a three-movie flight. I'll be in touch later this week and will be looking for lots more pic's of your many animals!

    Mar 18, 2008

  • Kathy

    Hi again,
    So that horse isn't mine - he was a boarder's horse that has since moved away from my barn. But I did train him and use him to teach a few lessons on. He was the best horse to lunge a rider on! He does have terrific movement but you have to be really correct to get him moving forward.

    Mar 19, 2008

  • Tish Cohen

    Christina, your little dog is a sweetheart.

    Mar 24, 2008

  • lily

    the dog in your picture is gorgeous , if you look at my pics you can see my dog.

    Mar 27, 2008

  • lily

    not quite sure what breed he is (hes a rescue dog ) but we think he might be a jack russel

    Mar 28, 2008

  • Anna Bruce

    Hi Chris
    How are you? Just thought ought to touch base...
    South African event riders having horrid time of it with their girl bidding to be the first at the Olympics this summer having a sore horse - not sure if it'll be right in time... and, my friend who is after sponsorship just discovered his horse has pulled a supspensory and got hock spavins... needs sponsorship more than ever now as nothing nice to ride!! Any suggestions? How are your gees? Anna

    Apr 21, 2008

  • Kathy Carter

    Hi there, hope you OK? Do we have a venue for the Spencer lesson next week - also need to sort out your screening! Please drop me an email or give me a bell so we can finalise details. Hope you are enjoying BarnMice!
    Thanks

    Kathy Carter kathy@sirenia.co.uk

    May 12, 2008

  • lesley bruce

    you know you have now given me another place to hide when I should be drawing. ooooh dear!!!

    May 20, 2008

  • kc

    Thanks!
    I have a blog website... its: http://caseystrainingtrip.blogspot.com/
    I will also probably post the same blogs here too.

    May 27, 2008

  • lesley bruce

    midnight oil why do we burn it. ah ha!! zzzzzzzzzzzzz

    May 28, 2008

  • Tish Cohen

    The Royal, definitely. It's a date.

    May 28, 2008

  • L

    Sorry i have a new account because i forgot my password! oops lol
    aww thankyou!
    yes i was at Burrows a couple of weeks ago were you competing?
    Laura x

    Jun 3, 2008

  • karen S

    HI christina. I am happy to be your friend on barnmice. (Your dog is so cute). I hope you enjoyed the videos and that you can make use of some of the information. Take care.

    Jun 4, 2008

  • Maria Wynne

    Hi Christina!

    Just found your post! Apologies. I was a bit preoccupied when I received it. Birth of my son Theodore Denman! How the devil are you and how are the Hairy Ponies?

    Jun 5, 2008

  • L

    Heyy,
    ohh i think i saw her was she at Hartpury the other day aswell??

    umm yer that was my Dad walking him, we have to do that beacuse he is a stallion just in case hes a bit excited!
    and that was my young pony Aero, thank you!!

    Luv Laura x x x

    Jun 6, 2008

  • kc

    hey
    aww thanks for reading my blogs! its so much fun here i love it!
    unfortunately i'm leaving on the 13th of july, so i wont be able to g to the show. Is there anymore that u know of before then? i would love to go to one...

    Jun 7, 2008

  • L

    oww no! :(
    no the palomino stallion is in germany
    are you looking for a pony?
    Lurve Laura x x x x x

    Jun 9, 2008

  • kc

    Hey yeh i'm in the UK now. I really wanted to go to Hickstead but I'll be up in Yorkshire! Do you know of any other shows not this weekend but next weekend?

    Jun 26, 2008

  • Morgan Sparks

    love your dog

    Jul 2, 2008

  • Joyce Heuitink

    Hi Christina!

    Thank you for the comment, his name is Wup, he is an approved breeding stallion in The Netherlands, by Welt Hit II. He is lovely!

    Greetz
    Joyce

    Jul 14, 2008

  • Becky-Lou Kogstad EqTPM

    Hi Chris,
    As a Trigger Point Myotherapist, I check for range of motion, look for tp's (knots within the muscle), use various techniques to reduce these knots that can storten range of motion. Then apply stretching and exercises to re educate the muscle memory. Thats the short of it. I am currently working on a website, www.rosehillfarm.ca should be up and running within the week.
    I dont know of any certified TPM's in the UK, mostly in the US as that is where the schooling is. I am one of 3 in Canada.
    Hmmm maybe I should come to the UK and do some clinics? that would be a lot of fun, and I have never been there.
    Becky-Lou

    Aug 18, 2008

  • Geoffrey Pannell

    Hi Chris, glad you like them , nothing very recent I'm afraid , starting to get back into comps again after a break of about 10 years. Cheers , Geoffrey

    Nov 11, 2008

  • William Micklem

    Hi Chris...thank you for your comments re the Micklem Multibridle. It is truly designed from the skull of the horse - from the inside out - because I am only too well aware that so many horses suffer from cranked up cavesson and flash nosebands, when the sensitive tissue on the inside of the mouth is squashed and bruised and lacerated between the protruding outer edge of the upper jaw molars and the noseband on the outside, and from too low dropped nosebands which often fracture the fragile nosebones. Look at the picture of the skull on my web site. Having found the right design for this it was a no brainer that it would also work wonderfully as a lunge cavesson or bitless bridle as well as a standard bridle. We need exert our influence as coaches and ensure we have better fitted tack. Regards, William PS The Micklem bridle has exceeded all my expectations...horses go so well in it and I my smile gets bigger!

    Nov 13, 2008

  • Mary-Joe Figueira

    Hello Chris

    Sorry this message is so late. I am not always on the site. Sometimes I think the computer is attached to my hip as I work all on a computer and then come home and view some more.

    Thank you for your post on the Baroque group. I own a dun Lusitano. He is 5 years old. Unfortunately I notice a bit of gray coming through. I think he will eventually turn gray as he gets older. I wanted a gray, got a dun. The one nice thing about having a dun is that he covers the dirt well.

    Love your pictures, especially the one on the beach. I have yet to ride on the beach. One of the things I would like to do.

    Mary-Joe

    Dec 30, 2008

  • Barbara F.

    Hi Chris,
    I visited the Chat Room, but just missed you!

    Jan 6, 2009

  • Michelle Synnot

    omg, you have a manchster terrier! me too! they are the best!

    Jan 13, 2009

  • Nicky Graf

    Thank you Chris! Love your pooch!

    Feb 6, 2009