My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
As a follow up to yesterday’s post, here are links to some thorough articles on how to pull a shoe that’s loose or twisted. Probably all of us has arrived at the barn to find their horse hobbling around with a shoe that’s half off and it’s really important to know how to get that […]
Read MoreJust this week I’ve been following a thread on COTH called Best practices: When your horse throws a shoe. In it, the poster asks how other riders deal with the naked foot until the farrier can come and tack the shoe back on. Much to my surprise, several people said they would pull the shoe […]
Read MoreWith live streaming video of events such as Rolex and Badminton, I’m rapidly becoming an armchair equestrian. While Rolex coverage cost $12.99 this year, thanks to Horse & Hound Magazine, you can watch the cross-country phase of Badminton 2009 for FREE! Go to http://www.badminton-horse.co.uk on Saturday May 9 for all the excitement of cross-country at […]
Read MoreAccording to an article in the Daily Telegraph, Moustachioed horse evades barbers, there’s a 10-year old Shire cross in the UK named Alfie that has grown a moustache that rivals some of the most famous in history. Apparently Alfie is quite proud of his facial hair. He won’t let his grooms near him if he […]
Read MoreJockey Calvin Borel had a pretty good weekend. Imagine riding the winning horse in both the Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby? He is the first jockey to win the Derby weekend doubleheader since 1993 and I believe only the seventh jockey ever to achieve to win both races back to back. After watching him […]
Read MoreHere’s an interview with Mine the Bird’s trainer, Bennie Woolley before the running of the race when he laid out their running strategy. Thanks to a brilliant ride by Calvin Borel it worked out beautifully.
Read MoreWow. Just wow. The 135th Kentucky Derby was an amazing race. When Calvin Borel asked the gelding for a move, he took off like a rocket and won the Derby by 6 3/4 lengths leaving many of us wondering, who is that horse? It’s not often that a 50-1 long shot wins a race like […]
Read MoreDuring the countdown to the big race I’ve been looking at one of the main spectacles at the Derby: Women’s hats. The competition in this arena is fierce with entries ranging from the fabulous to the fantastical. Here are some of the hats that called to me along with a link to a slide show […]
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