Amy Winehouse took a break from her songwriting mission in St Lucia to go for a horse ride on the beach.

Opting to go bare-footed rather than bare-back, the singer ditched her beehive and let her naturally curly blow in the breeze as she trotted along.

Amy has wasted no time in picking up where she left off on the paradise island, where she spent over a month in December and January.

When she wasn't in the saddle, Amy was hanging out with pals and getting tactile with one beefy-looking male in particular.

It's reported that the Rehab star was sent packing back to the Caribbean after record label bosses decided her new material was too heavily influenced by Jamaican reggae music.

It's believed Island records have agreed to build a studio at the house she's recntly bought in St Lucia, in a bid to facilitate the writing process.

It's a hard life...

See Amy's equestrian skills below