My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
While the racing world is celebrating the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years, American Pharoah’s connections have shared their financial success in some very meaningful ways. Bob and Jill Baffert are giving back to the racing industry by donating to organizations that support jockeys and horses. The couple announced they will donate: $50,000 to […]
Read MoreWow. Just Wow. It only took 37 years, but today, American Pharoah won with a wire-to-wire run, pulling out at the end to win by 5 1/2 lengths over Frosted. That horse has an amazing gallop — he just floated around that track. In fact Victor Espinoza said the horse is like riding a cloud. […]
Read MoreOn Sunday Freedom and I rode in a Hunter Pace. For those of you who haven’t the chance to try a Pace event, it’s a timed ride that replicates a fox hunt. A team of riders sets an “ideal” pace and each team tries to replicate it, without knowing exactly how long the ride will […]
Read MoreToday in Baltimore the track was very wet — beyond “sloppy” — and Victor Espinoza was worried that American Pharaoh wouldn’t like getting mud in his face. So he made the decision to hustle American Pharaoh out of the gate and bring him right to the front. Turned out to be a great plan. American […]
Read MoreThey don’t call Andrew Nicholson Mr. Stickability for nothing! Hard to imagine how he stayed on. Watching it in slow motion makes the concept even harder to grasp. Even more amazing is that the horse
Read MoreWith a perfect show jumping round, William Fox-Pitt secured the lead in the 2015 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, overtaking Andrew Nicholson who had lead the field on Nereo after Cross Country. In a rare misstep, Nicholson misjudged the second jump and then had two rails, moving him down to 6th place. Chilli Morning, a […]
Read MoreAt the same time that eventers were glued to the USEF’s coverage of Rolex, the Kentucky Horse Park hosted another big event — the 2015 Kentucky Reining Cup. The ride shown above by 22-year old Laura Sumrall and her horse Wimpy Top Model, won the 2015 Freestyle Reining Championship — which seems to be the […]
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