Tash Saddlery & Leather Repairs

02/02/2025

I’m so glad I stumbled upon this.

02/02/2025

10/10/2024

With Felicity's Leather – I just got recognised as one of their rising fans! 🎉

04/10/2024

04/10/2024

There have been times I'd put just R100 worth of fuel in my tank, while other times, R1050. I've had just R50 to feed myself and I've also had R2000 to go out to eat. I’ve had a house full of food and other times I didn't have any. I’ve been in stores cashing out with no worries and I’ve also had to add it up and put things back on the shelf. I’ve paid my bills in full and other times had to pay late. I’ve given money and I too have had to ask for it.

We all have highs and lows in life, some certainly more than others, but we’re all just trying to make it through this crazy life.

No one is better than anyone else, and my heart is sad for those who think that they are. No matter how big your house is, how new your car is, or how much money sits in your bank account - we all bleed red and will eventually fade from this earth. Death has no discrimination neither should your actions in life.

The people who pretend they love you so much will leave you standing in all the storms just so they can shine.

Be kind to others. We are all here to serve. Stop the power-tripping...over-sized egos won’t get us anywhere. Know that not everyone has the same heart as you.




Very few will actually read this far, but if you’re genuine, I challenge you to copy/paste and post this with a picture of yourself.

05/09/2024

For all the Archery fans - try mounted archery! Sure it will add to the fun.

30/08/2024

For those riders looking for some different disciplines “ TRY MOUNTED ARCHERY.

20/08/2024

“First you go with them, then they go with you, then you go together “.
~Ray Hunt

The first step of that is about giving up control, which I think is one of hardest things for people do, with horses and with life.

20/08/2024

But what about THAT article about horses forward planning?
I have had a ton of tags and direct messages about THAT Guardian article.
The intimation is that the study disproves our current belief that horses can't be naughty or disrespectful.
Firstly, this is a fantastic example of the need to read the study (I will post link in comments) , not just someone's interpretation.
Once you read the study some things become clear.
Firstly, this is behavior shaping. This study is not assessing a horses ability to plan in advance without behavior shaping.
Secondly, in the methodology 12 repetitions were performed over a 5 minute period. This means the study proves a horse can plan around 25 seconds in advance.
They STILL aren't plotting your demise and spook points overnight.
Horses STILL only do one of two things :
What they think is the right thing ( learned behavior), or what they think they need to do to survive ( reactions).

I think some people think I am questioning the intelligence of a horse when I mention this stuff Quite the opposite actually. I believe "in the moment" intelligence is a more advanced state of being. Look where forward planning gets us. A constant state of anxiety.
I don't even like the terminology sometimes used, which is that horses lack "higher function". They certainly can plan a few tasks ahead, over a few minutes.
I would still argue that horses are smarter than humans, they just think in a different way to us. This means they don't have man made concepts like naughtiness, deceit or respect.

There is another level to this. Some people are sharing this article in celebration of a horses intelligence. I love this. Some are sharing it to justify the need for harsh "discipline". I don't love this. The advances in Horsemanship since we have stopped trying to punish "disrespect" have been far reaching, with safe, happy and relaxed horses, as opposed to obedient time bombs.
Discipline without understanding is always abuse.

11/06/2024

Results from the 2024 Natal Championships Tournament, held at Shongweni Polo Club, from 07 - 09 June:
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A SECTION - Lolo Ross

Winners: Fundamentum
1. E Storah
2. R Bryden
3. J Groenewald
4. G Watson

Runners-Up: Ignition Group
1. R Santini
2. S Rattray
3. B Crowe
4. A Lavarinhas
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B SECTION

Winners: Smiths Property Group
1. T Van Eeden
2. J Spilsbury
3. T Spilsbury
4. A Johnson

Runners-Up: Sunstoppers
1. J Williamson
2. B Gace
3. G Williamson
4. G Brooke-Leggatt
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C SECTION

Winners: Shongweni
1. R du Preez
2. J Mandy
3. G Evennett
4. R Gillitt

Runners-Up: Purple Rocket
1. A Gace
2. C Bryden
3. T Timm
4. M Mgudu
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MVP: G Watson
Best Playing Pony: River owned by M Pohl
Best String: B Crowe
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KZN TEAM - IPT 2024
1. M Osborn
2. T O’Sullivan
3. B Crowe
4. B MacGibbon

30/05/2024

Wishing all the teams playing in the Lions River Polo tournament a fun filled weekend. Support the Cornerpost tack shop - they have some amazing goodies.

21/05/2024