I can't beleive how quick this season has come round! It seems like only yesterday we were all snowed in and the thought of galloping cross country seemed a distant memory!
All the horses are back in work now, at varying levels. It's amazing how they look like hairy ponies incapable of popping a cross pole, with big bellies and long manes when they come in off their holidays only to be transformed with a bit of elbow grease, sweat, (sometimes tears!) and hard work into a string of classy event horses.
2011 is my second season based at Newhall, well it will be my first full seson as I moved mid season 2010. Having such great facilities will really help in my prep for the start of the season, which is only 6 weeks away. I have ten horses in, four with 4* potential and would love another 4* horse, either syndicated or owned. So if you have a suitable horse looking for a new rider for the season give me a call.
Badminton hasn't been ruled out again this year so Henry supporters need to watch this space to see what he's going to be up to and Jack may be heading for one of the bigger events like Burghley, but as you all know the horses will keep us on our toes for the season to come.
My loyal supporters and sponsors from 2010 will all be on board for 2011 and will hopefully be joined by some new and exciting ones this season, if anyone fancies buying me a new horsebox I'd be more than happy to come to an agreement on sponsorship!!! ( I can but try!)
The early part of this season will be taken up doing 'the locals' starting at Moreton in March and I will be holding a few clinics and demo's through the start of the season, so if you like further details on clinics and one-to-one training then drop me a line or email me at aaron@aaronmillar.co.uk

Hope you all had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year. We had record amounts of snow over the Christmas period so I was happy not to have too many into ride. I'm busy planning my campaign for 2011 and will be back soon to update you all on my plan of attack for this season, which beleive it or not starts in just 9 weeks!

All the horses are enjoying their holidays, the cold weather means they are all really well rugged up and have plenty of hay. It's only a matter of weeks before some of them come back to the yard and get clipped and tidied up, it's amazing what a few weeks of roughing off can do to them, they look more like hairy yaks than smart event horses! After a few weeks hacking and roadwork they will start a bit of schooling and jumping training, the youngsters will start going out to a few unaffiliated parties to get some education before the start of their event season.
As much as I enjoy having the time off i always look forward to them coming back, they each have such individual characters it seems quiet without them.
Henry as always will be eager to get on with things, he's a seasoned eventer who knows the ropes, and he will have another busy season in 2011 focussing on some 4* events.
2011 looks like it's set to be an exciting year, with a few new horses and new owners on board, and as always I'll make sure your all updated through this site and of course

So Novembers here and the yard is like a ghost town! All the eventers have either gone home to their owners for a well earn't rest or have been turned out to rough off for a few weeks. Aldon was a great last event for me, I won the CCI* on Captain Hook, my first three day win. We'd been lying second to Astier Nicolas (FRA) but a clear show jumping round promoted us above him as he had a fence down.
I have a 3 year old in for breaking but apart from a few to school I am taking a bit of a break. Staff get a nice break at this time of year also as they have worked so long and hard since the start of the season.
Looking at 2011, I will be sitting down over the next few weeks and drawing up short/medium/long term goals for those horses coming back in December and also looking at ways to make the logistics of a large yard work. The 2010 season was hectic and I'd like to put more planning in place for the 2011 season as like all similar riders the want to ride as many horses is sometimes detrimental to the immediate plans for them. So 2011 will be more about quality not quantity for both me and the horses.
As always we will be welcoming back quite a few of the regular 'stars' of the yard after their break, and no doubt we will see some new faces, so what this space for the horse updates!
Sadly a few of my rides will be looking for new 'homes' over the winter, as much as i hate to loose them, it's the nature of the sport and i'm sure they will go on to do great things for their new owners/riders. So if your in the market for a nice new horse for next season check out the 'for sale' page and give me a call.
I hope that you all had a great season and look forward to seeing everyone out and about next year.

The yard is looking somewhat empty now as many of the horses have gone home for a well earned break over the winter. The handful that are left in have been aimed at the end of season events. Dantino and Butterfly are contesting Aldon International this weekend and then thats me done for the season!
I always look forward to the horses finishing the season fit and well, some have done outstandingly well and other haven't reached expectations, but thats horses for you! The winter, as always brings all the odd jobs that need to be done, and a well earned break for those on the team that have worked so hard to support me, the horses and their owners over the long eventing season.
I will spend the winter working on some of the younger and less experienced horses that will be making their debut in 2011 and also planning event programmes and aims for those horses coming back in 2011.
The yard move has definately been a positive point this season, but next year i will be limiting how many horses i have in perminantly as having all this space has encouraged me to fill all the boxes which has in turn been difficult to run all horses as planned.