Last Laugh
Wild Equestrian Games
They’re here! What we’ve all been waiting for, the ultimate in Equestrian sport: the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky.
Are you going? I have tried every which way to figure out how I might have an up close and personal pre...Read Full Story
It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t got that Bling
The road to happiness is paved in rhinestones. At least in western pleasure it is. For starters, I’m showing my age by calling them rhinestones. Call ‘em what you like: Austrian crystals, Swarovski crystals – we all know they’re just rhinestones wi...Read Full Story
Horsekeeping Hints
I like to give public service announcements, or handy hints, especially to new horse owners or riders. I’m not that knowledgeable, but that never stops me. Based on personal experience, here are three tips for you on gene...Read Full Story
Horsercise
Just read an article the other day on fitness ideas to make you a better rider. I read it lying on my couch, because utter relaxation helps me absorb new ideas better.
Also, in order to make sure I remembered what I was reading, I took ...Read Full Story
More Horse Show Daffynitions
It’s been a couple of years since I created a resource of horse show daffynitions for the neophyte horse show parent. Another show season is here, and it’s time to update the list and include a few references for riders and trainers as well. Here we go:
<...Read Full StoryWords to Live by From the Horses’ Mouth
All great horsemen talk about how horses are our teachers. It’s true, isn’t it? The lessons we learn from them are amazing. For example, here are some of the pearls from the equine ocean of wisdom. If you apply one or two of these every day, your life will be ...Read Full Story
A Little Respect, Please
Friends, I don’t often do this…but this month, I’d like to use my powerful position here on the last page to make an appeal to each and every one of you.
Simply, it’s this: stop hatin’ on my Arabian horse....Read Full Story
New Year’s Un-Resolutions
We’re another year older, and hopefully another year wiser. But if we’re really wiser, we’ve learned this year not to make those pesky New Year’s resolutions. You know how it goes; we make them, we write them down. We read tips about keeping them....Read Full Story
The Spirit of Getting
I’ve discovered the 21st century version of a letter to Santa. It’s the query to Google.
We all know Google is the Book of Knowledge, or what passes for Knowledge in the shadowy world of the Internet. But it may be taking the place of the letter t...Read Full Story
Last Laugh
Hmmm…what’s this in the mail? Ah! A premium book from my favorite show. It’s nearly midnight, but I just HAVE to take a look.
(Reading while head is nodding, eyes closing….) Looks like a good shooooowww…ZZZzzz. (Cue dream music)....Read Full Story
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