My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
Great race! Right up to the end. 19-1 longshot VE Day just squeezes out Wicked Strong at the end giving Trainer Jimmy Jerkens a 1-2 win in the $1,250,00 Travers. Gotta love those races that keep you on the edge of your set right up to the end.
Read MoreThanks to Denny Emerson’s Facebook feed, I do! And you should subscribe, too. He posts a wealth of information. The word “cavaletti” has the same roots as the word “cavalry” and “cavallo”, Italian for “horse”. And although we trot horses over cavaletti, the name has nothing to do with actual horses. It`s a diminutive term, […]
Read MoreMy first horse, Bogie, loved cats. His particular favorite was a barn cat who resided at Red Raider, a barn in Ohio that I boarded out back in the mid-90s. He was never happier than when his cat came and visited in his stall and he would nuzzle him with such gentleness. I always wondered […]
Read MoreLast year, shortly after Zelda came to my barn, she broke my Micklem bridle. She did it while I was tacking her up by deciding to leave. She was slow and deliberate. She knew I couldn’t stop her (she’s large) and she kept going, stepped on the reins and the stitching broke. The bridle was […]
Read MoreOn this July day it’s too hot here for me to ride. In fact too hot for the horses to spend much time out of the barns (their choice). Whenever I go over to the barn, they are standing in their stalls looking at me with an expression of irritation, like, can’t you please do […]
Read MoreWho knew that you could buy your own, rare Przewalki horse for a mere $600? Only on Craig’s list! The ad says, This horse is rare if you look it up they are critically endangered and they have them in zoo’s (sic). This horse will walk up to you in the field and sometimes he […]
Read MoreYou’ve gotta love this horse. He makes the best babysitter!
Read MoreIf you’re like me, you have plenty of horse stuff in your car — all the time. But perhaps not the other things you might need. This weekend we went to the beach. I packed the car with everything I needed . . . except a leash for my dog. Luckily (and predictably) I had […]
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