I HAVE travelled to the Winter Equestrian Festival each season for the past five or so years. I always find I learn something new and come away feeling like my mind has been opened up to new ideas, whether that be in relation to systems for horses, building and maintaining clients or the general evolution and growth of the sport.

The enthusiasm for the sport and the sheer concentration of horses and horse people in one place makes it impossible not to learn something from someone. This year I landed in WEF for week five which also coincided with the Palm Beach Masters World Cup show at Deer Ridge Farms and the grass Stadium jumping week.