Chris - resident queen of shops's Page

Catherin is the first artist to feature in the new Barnmice Shop Gallery. You can see a selection of her wonderful work here.

I asked Catherin 5 questions so we could all get to know her.

How do you get your inspiration for your art?

Im really lucky to live on a small property and have lots of animals around me, they inspire me and always bring a smile to my face. From Banjo my old red cattle dog (who is… Continue

My very very bad dressage trainer told me about these beauties today & I so so want a pair but the fact that they will only be sold through Jimmy Choo rather than normal Hunter welly stockists doesn't bode well for affordable pricing!

Before I became insane & spent all my money running 3 competition horses I had a serious shoe addiction - I'm trying to justify these on the basis that it… Continue

Here in the UK we are experiencing the heaviest snowfalls for the past 20 years. Now I know that compared to the Canadian members of Barnmice, it really isn't all that much snow, but for us UK peeps it's snowy, & cold, & icy!

Luckily, one of my international Xmas presents was a pair of very long & very warm Roots socks - I'm assured that these are essential winter wear for Canadians. Well I'm converted!

So today I lunged my 3 horses by moonlight in the snow (sadly I don't have an o… Continue

My favorite horse :-) This is Podge aka Provence, my baby Hanoverian in his 7th week under saddle (he managed to get a couple of weeks on the subs bench with silly knocks in the field).

He is so much fun to ride & I'm not looking forwards to Monday when it's back to work &a… Continue

My fridge is full, the last of my online shopping arrived today (nothing like cutting it fine!) & I'm looking forward to a few days of good food, great company & lots & lots of riding :-)

I hope everyone has a lovely festive season & those of you with yards full of horses still manage to take some time off to enjoy.

Christina