The FEI World Equestrian Games, featuring top riders from around the world in eight equestrian disciplines, are being held outside Europe for the first time since their inception in 1990. These world championships of equestrian sports will be held at our very own Kentucky Horse Park September 25-October 10, 2010. The WEG comes around every [...]

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This has been going around the horse blogs for last day or so, so I knew it was only a matter of time before I became the next victim, er playmate….
I’ve been tagged by Grey Horse Matters (grey horses are my favorites by the way)  to share seven weird or little known facts about me. [...]

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I love my Google Alerts. Most of the time there’s nothing terribly interesting, but from time to time I find some real gold nuggets. Today I discovered Woodend Farms, a non-profit organization in Barrington, IL that focuses on caring and training retired thoroughbred racehorses.
My horse, Penny, was a racehorse we bought off the track 14 [...]

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I’ve always thought that part of what makes riding bareback so much fun is the higher level of bonding it creates with your horse, and I was reminded of this yesterday.
It’s been cold, so I’ve been riding Marahute bareback for the added warmth.  (In reality, I’ve just been too lazy to drag my saddle and [...]

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I’m still working on catching up on Practical Horseman reading, and the October 2007 issue ends with a hilarious glossary of judging acronyms. Kim Ablon Whitney explains that using shorthand is an essential skill for judges watching horses and their riders tackle the same course all day. She says…
“the trick is to come up [...]

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Have you ever seen those lush, rolling Kentucky pastures that go on for miles? Gorgeous, large, well-kept, well-equipped barns? Large stalls bedded knee deep in straw with nutritious alfalfa hay and sparkling water? Sunny hillsides, clean ponds, and shelter from the elements? Oh, and a prominent horse council that is looking out for your well-being [...]

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I saw this video over on Equine Spirit’s blog and just sat watching, mesmerized. This is the Metropolitan Mounted Police performing a drill at the 2006 London International Horse Show. It will blow your mind.
These horses do all kinds of crazy things … jumping through fire, jumping side by side, jumping towards each other over [...]

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