26th October 2018

Marty and the Mood Diary

Last week, I had friends visit Wednesday lunchtime. I was surprised by how mellow and friendly Marty was when we arrived – four hours earlier, when I’d done morning chores...

21st September 2018

Marty and the Baby Photos

Once there was a dark, stormy night in spring, when, deep down in their holes, the wombats knew not to come out, when the possums stayed quiet in their hollow...

7th September 2018

Team Half-Ass and the Birthday Weekend

I turned 32 on Monday (not 33. I spent the entire day thinking I’d turned 33 until Ben mentioned my actual age that evening; I thought he’d forgotten how old...

29th June 2018

Team Half-Ass and the Photoshoot With Equine Photo Design

Facebook followers of Mulography and Horsemanship Magazine will no doubt have already seen a few teaser images from the photoshoot we did a fortnight ago with Anita of Equine Photo...

8th June 2018

Team Half-Ass and the Dressage Tests

A few weeks ago, Marty won me a free entry to Sparkle Pony shows (not the Burning Man definition … well, maybe. This is Marty we’re talking about). Sparkle Pony...

20th May 2018

Vlog: Treating Xato’s Eyes

The last month or so has been manic. As well as having the June/July issue of Horsemanship Magazine to put together, I also had The Mule journal to get out...

11th May 2018

Team Half-Ass and the Bank Holiday Ramble

I sure hope you like photos because there are a lot coming up. Last Saturday, we took the mules out for a hike in the Punchbowl. It was a nice...

4th May 2018

Marty’s Mighty Masterful Mule Tale – Autumn 2017

Marty has a regular column in The Mule, which is the journal of the British Mule Society. He says some fairly outrageous things sometimes but I try not to police...

13th April 2018

Marty and the Fourth Gotcha Day

Today is Friday 13th, so it feels very apt that it is also the fourth anniversary of Marty arriving in my life. I don’t think I’ve ever actually made a...

23rd March 2018

Marty and the Man Troubles

I apologise for not putting out any blog posts last week – as usual, the magazine deadline has been a busy one, particularly as I’ve been working extra hours at...