Simon Grieve's eventing blog: 'much to my excitement, things were only going to get better'
Simon has enjoyed a victorious start to the eventing season and is enjoying a new bit of luxury in his life
 
			Professional event rider Simon joined our blogging team in spring 2015. Simon runs a busy eventing yard, with horses competing across the levels up to five-star.
 
				Simon has enjoyed a victorious start to the eventing season and is enjoying a new bit of luxury in his life
 
				As Simon gears up for the eventing season, he has welcomed a new arrival that doesn't have four legs
 
				Simon updates us on his busy pre-eventing season schedule
 
				Our eventing blogger shares with us what he has been up to over the past few weeks both on and off a horse
 
				Simon updates us on what he has been up to during the off-season from eventing
 
				Our eventing blogger gives us a guided tour of Pau cross-country course on video and explains why retiring was the right thing to do
 
				Simon and Boz have smashed their dressage test at the French four-star event, scoring a PB but the cross-country looks like a real test
 
				Simon and Boz have arrived in the south of France and are preparing for their dressage test later this afternoon
 
				Our eventing blogger has decided to take his faithful four-star partner to the French event this week and will keep us posted throughout
 
				Simon has had a busy few weeks where he and his horses have enjoyed some first time experiences
 
				Simon explains how in eventing, one week you're flying high around a four-star and the next you are getting slam dunked into the ground
 
				Simon reflects on a great week at Burghley with his four-star partner
 
				Our blogger tells us about his fourth Burghley cross-country clear — and just how much he loves Bozzie
 
				Our diarist reports back on the Burghley cocktail party and shows us his and Bozzie's little world in today's video
 
				Our eventing diarist tells us how he prepped Cornacrew for a good test — and how he has to find his brave pants
 
				Cornacrew is feeling full of beans and is 'smiling from ear to ear' after passing the trot-up earlier today
 
				Our eventing blogger is very excited to have arrived at Burghley and will be updating us on his progress each day during the event
 
				Our eventing blogger has had a busy week, including a traumatic wake up call causing him to run down the road 'like a possessed idiot'
 
				Simon is gearing up for the big "B" and has been super busy with his younger horses too
 
				Simon has enjoyed a month bursting full of events with young and old horses alike, plus his four-star horse has made a return to competition
