Taking inspiration from the recently completed infamous Bury Farm Bareback Challenge, I thought I’d share a few tips and tricks on learning how to ride bareback and how to do it successfully. If you follow my Instagram page @lily.equestrian you’ll know that I have quite the reputation for my bareback riding, especially after snagging 2nd place at the Bury Farm Bareback Challenge 2019. I am constantly being asked to spill my secrets on what super glue I use, alongside many questions about...

Hello! My name is Lily Chandler and I’m an 18 year old equestrian from the South East of England. Unlike a lot of people I know, I didn’t grow up around horses, nor have a horsey family. My mother put me and my sister in riding lessons when I was 5 and she was 16; she hated it, I loved it. I started in a local riding school, cried when I had my first fall, got back on, fell off again, got back on again. That pattern hasn’t yet changed, now 13 years down the line. At age 7 I got my first po...