FACEBOOK smascebook I used to think – a public sounding post for all those smug people who have mucked out and disinfected their stables, been on a 15 mile hack, perfected their flying changes and cleaned all the tack they possess.
THE festive season can be frantic with visiting family, preparations and the usual rush and bustle, with Christmas trees, gifts, food and drink and a good game of racing demons at the top of the agenda.
Hard facts are often what is needed when it comes to fighting for benefits to the equestrian industry so a large part of a development officer’s life can be spent collecting evidence.
BHS Scotland has certainly been living in interesting times for the last month and as a result the development officer (me!) has been behaving like a particularly demented buzzing blue arsed fly.