My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
Moving barns is giving me the chance to explore a whole new trail system. I’ve hunted through some of the territory before, but there are so many more trails than those I’d seen. The first few days I felt like I was in a do loop. The wooded trails all looked the same and I […]
Read MoreThis spring we’ve had short hunting season. We had so much snow on the ground for so long that when it was finally warm enough and dry enough to hunt, neither I nor my horses were in any kind of shape. Now, suddenly, the season is coming to an end (this is the last weekend) […]
Read MoreHere’s another amazing example of a rider (jockey Nate Hubbard), who refused to let gravity and bad luck bring him down. In fact, Hubbard held on for dear life after the filly, Sweetwater Oak, stumbled in the home stretch. He was still dangling from her neck as they crossed the finish line in second place. […]
Read MoreEven before the move, the friendship between the horses was obvious. They look out for each other. They stand guard when their friend sleeps. And they worry when they are gone. For the two weeks that Curly and Zelda were at the “old barn” alone, they stayed very close to each other. Although Curly didn’t […]
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 MoreStage two of the big move took place today. Zelda and Curly joined Freedom and Willow at their new home. Zelda went over first (Curly has some stability issues standing in the trailer so I decided to take them separately). There was much rejoicing when she saw her old friends, including a good old run […]
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
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