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farm Corner House Farm Riding School teaching riding and horse care. We offer balanced seat, dressage and jumping lessons.
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We participate in an internet dressage competition on a monthly basis and have won Riding School of the Year 2010/11, 2011/12 and 2012/13.

19/08/2024

The foal at the stables was entertaining himself with a stick 😆

14/08/2024

A dust devil at the stables. A yearly wanted to to play with it😆

09/08/2024

As well as being interested in geology I am interested in archeology. The salt lake area of Larnaca used to be very large city in the late Bronze Age. On a hack I had noticed a dig site so ride over and asked questions. They pointed me to some building ruins and invited me back, without Captain, to look at the the graves they were digging up. (I wasn't allowed to take photos.) I helped sieve the soil and was allowed to take very small pieces of broken pottery. It was fascinating watching in person what I have seen on tv many times.

01/08/2024

I am interested in geology and Cyprus is full of interest. This video is taken close to Captains stables.

28/07/2024

Congratulations to Lily on passing her Level 1 Stable Management Progression Test.

24/07/2024

I had a good time at the races this evening, with Ann Rollo and Irene Soteriadou . One of the horses I bet on won!!

23/07/2024

Had to take a photo of this gnarly old olive tree I saw on a hack.

19/07/2024

Now that I don't have to muck out stables, mow fields, throw hay bales and carry 50 lb bags of feed and bedding, I needed to find another way of exercising. I bought an exercise bike! (I already had the kettle bells and dumb bells.) So, every evening I cycle for 10 minutes and lift weights at the same time and then jump in the pool. Hopefully with it having a reclining back my parents can use it to!

14/07/2024

Congratulations to Lily and her Dad who went out on their first hack together on their horses Raven and Zara. You are both great students who want to learn.

05/07/2024

About a week after Captain arrived at the new stables a foal was born. I arrived about 4 hours after he was born and have enjoyed watching him grow and develop over the last month. Captain is very interested in the foal and nickers when he sees him🥰

30/06/2024

Had a lovely hack this morning, not too hot and a nice breeze. (About 30c, 85f.)

26/06/2024

Before moving to Cyprus Captain was a 'self loader' onto a trailer. He went on two planes and probably 6 trailers/ lorries before arriving at the stables in Cyprus! Since then I have had problems getting him on a trailer. 😟 Now I have my own I have been practicing with him almost every day and I am pleased to report I am able to load him on my own.

21/06/2024

Yesterday all my transportation needs were met! In January I bought a car, to get to stables and back, and yesterday I picked up my new trailer all the way from Germany!!

17/06/2024

It has been very hot here, (40's or over 100f). One of the stables dogs cool off by going for a swim. It is lovely to watch.

15/06/2024

Congratulations to Lily on passing her Level 1 Riding Progression Test.

12/06/2024

Had a lovely hack on Sunday climbing up and down some hills near the stables. It was windy too which helped with the flies and heat. The grey stone to the left is actually lava stone and is hard for Captain to walk over. The green area is a stream bed where bamboo is mostly growing.

09/06/2024

After 6 months of hoping Captain would settle in the wide open spaces of the salt lakes, I moved him to a small private stables only 8 minutes from my parents home. Here the hills surround the stables in each direction and as there are only 10 horses he gets the individual attention he 'demands'! (Those who knows him know what I mean by that)🤣

06/06/2024

Summer has come a little early year - 41°C or 105°F!! Yesterday, today and tomorrow. Thank goodness for air conditioning and a swimming pool!

02/06/2024

In Cyprus we get what is called 'dirty rain'! This is what is looks like on a car. The car is dirtier after rain than before. We also get dust from the Sahara desert which lowers visibility of the hills and covers every surface and makes your eyes itchy. Oh what fun!!

23/05/2024

We went out for a greek dinner as my brother is visiting from England. We started with greek salad, pitta bread, hummus and tzatziki (yohurt with cucumber) and olives. Then we had pork belly strips, chicken kebab and sheftalia (greek sausage) and chips, followed by traditional Greek galaktoboureko (custard pie with honey.) We are all very full!!

15/05/2024

I found a 5ft long snake skin in the garden today. We are hoping it is a black snake!!

05/05/2024

Just arrived at the stables and this happens! I am told it is unusual for it to rain in May!

30/04/2024

Today's view out on a hack.

20/04/2024

Almost all the hay has been cut and baled and the stubble will be plowed in so less chance of fire during the really hot summer. Oat hay, which is the most popular, is dried for a few days for cows, but has to be dried for about 10 days for horses! The stems are thick, unlike grass hay in the US and UK, so take longer to dry out. (Cypriots - correct me if I am wrong. This is what I was told.)

14/04/2024

I gave Captain a carrot ball to entertain himself. This ball used to be Bernies. It is always funny watching them try to get the carrots!

11/04/2024

This is the view behind the stables.

09/04/2024

I visited another riding stables this last weekend. This one is about an hour away along the coast from where Captain is stabled. They were having a small dressage and jumping show. The sea breeze helped keep the flies away.

02/04/2024

On a Sunday I ride out with some of the Germans at the stables. This week we ventured over to the salt lakes and paddled in the water.

31/03/2024

Those close to me know that my plan was to swim as soon as I got to Cyprus and my dear friend Audrey Ellam gave me a wetsuit as a birthday/going away present. Today was the day I finally managed to get in the pool! The outside temperature was 26°C (80°f) and the pool water was 17°c (62°f). I did wonder why I did it to start with, but the suit did it job 😁 and it was good exercise!!

21/03/2024

When I am missing Red I play with the dogs at the stables, in fact any dog I see!!

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Larnaca
7647

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The foal at the stables was entertaining himself with a stick 😆

A dust devil at the stables. A yearly wanted to to play with it😆

I am interested in geology and Cyprus is full of interest. This video is taken close to Captains stables.

Had a lovely hack this morning, not too hot and a nice breeze. (About 30c, 85f.)

It has been very hot here, (40's or over 100f). One of the stables dogs cool off by going for a swim. It is lovely to watch.

Just arrived at the stables and this happens! I am told it is unusual for it to rain in May!

I gave Captain a carrot ball to entertain himself. This ball used to be Bernies. It is always funny watching them try to get the carrots!

This is the view behind the stables.

On a Sunday I ride out with some of the Germans at the stables. This week we ventured over to the salt lakes and paddled in the water.

I went in search of a beach to ride on.

It seems odd to be talking about hay growing in February, especially as Cyprus is in the northern hemisphere not the southern. They grow oat hay and alfalfa only here. Other kinds of hay have to be imported.

The weather is all over the place today, sunshine, clouds, rain and now hail!!

We rode a new track around the nature reserve next to the stables.

This is the view from the dressage show stables.

This is part of my journey home from the stables. The speed limit signs are kilometres not miles. The hills are limestone in my area. You can also see the wind turbines producing electricity.

Lovely trail ride this morning 🙂

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Corner House Farm Riding School teaching riding and horse care. We participate in an internet dressage competition on a monthly basis and have won Riding School of the Year 2010/11, 2011/12 and 2012/13. We offer english, dressage and jumping lessons as well as trail rides as part of a lesson.