British Eventing News written by Nicola Strong
“For the horses, they’ll be fed when we get to the
yard at 7am, and then be turned out for either the
morning of afternoon, and worked the other end of
the day. They have lunch at 1pm, and the last feed
at 5.30pm when we leave, and they always have a
‘proper groom’ before bed.”
Below are an example of what Flora might do
with her horses in a standard working week
but she explains it’s difficult to be too specific;
“I always tailor the work to suit the individual
horse so one horse’s week might be quite
different to another depending on what they
need to work on.
The indoor stable block
Example winter schedule
Day
Activity
Flora and Bayano
Flora Harris
Flora Harris believes she has the best string of
horses she’s ever had. Flora has been eventing
for the past eight years, and in 2011 made her
Badminton debut with Law Choice – a horse with
whom she rose up through the ranks, and retired the
same season.
Losing a top horse through retirement can be
devastating for a rider making a name for them self,
but Flora’s work of past years has come to fruition
now with the emergence of her younger horses.
For an eventer to ensure longevity within the sport,
they need to consistently produce horses to top
level, and keep their younger replacements coming
through the ranks behind them.
Last year Flora achieved her highest UK ranking to
A Day in the Life
of Flora Harris
date moving up to 23 , thanks in no small part to
the aptly named Am