My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
Living outside of Boston we are surrounded by history. Today, the Old North Bridge Hounds rode out of Longfellow’s Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Mass. The Inn has been open since 1716 but it became famous when Henry Wadsworth Longfellow made the tavern the gathering place of his 1863 book, Tales of a Wayside Inn […]
Read MoreFreedom is pretty pleased that we decided to keep Zelda. He is, in fact, quite taken with her. She enjoys the attention . . . up to a point. He can be a bit too persistent, leaving her begging to go back in her stall. To give them the chance to get to know each […]
Read MoreIt’s the time in the spring when the turtles lay their eggs. Many of them choose the field where we ride. Some of them are small, cute painted turtles. When they see a horse coming, their immediate response is to draw in all appendages and stay very still. Some of them are snapping turtles. They […]
Read MoreIt appears that California Chrome may have injured himself leaving the starting gate at the Belmont yesterday. The horse was bleeding from his right front heel and trainer, Art Sherman, thinks he caught it with a hind leg coming out of the gate. Jockey Victor Espinoza tweeted this photo of the injury last night. My […]
Read MoreToday was one of those perfect early summer days. Low 70s, no humidity, a nice breeze and bright sunshine. Zelda and I set off this morning with Charlie and Marianne, meeting our friend Meta and her cute pony Ruby to ride in a hunter pace. After so many hunting disappointments — work conflicts, rain — […]
Read MoreA fly bonnet that looks like a fox! Gotta love it. You can get yours from the Creative Seahorse Shop on Etsy. Click the photo to go to the listing.
Read MoreI’ve had a PeeWee bit in my bit box for several years. I originally bought it for Kroni, my Trakehner, because he had a thick tongue and a low palete. The PeeWee bit is good or horses like that because it’s a relatively thin curved mouthpiece sits neutrally in the mouth and with rein contact, […]
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