Major upgrade for HITS Ocala in the works

August 16, 2019 | Comments

by Nancy Jaffer The sale this month of 16 HITS shows in California and Arizona means an upgrade for the company’s offerings in Ocala, Fla., according to CEO Tom Struzzieri, who now will be able to direct his focus toward…

UnSmooth Criminals

February 10, 2016 | Comments

(Today’s post is a ‘take two’ of a blog that I thought I had posted on Friday, but realized today had never actually gone up on the blog, due to vagaries of the cyber universe) Here’s a prediction for you: I…

Rio – No Brainer 2016

January 29, 2016 | Comments

I know I promised a more optimistic 2016 prediction to follow the weekend’s frowny emoticon post about my expectation (low) of the FEI and EC in the coming year. But, given the doom-and-gloom stories that keep coming out regarding the upcoming Olympic Games,…

2016 Fortune Telling – Part One

January 23, 2016 | Comments

As usual, Welly World has hijacked my life, leaving me with little free time and a hoarse voice from all the social interacting that comes from cramming half the horse world into a few square miles. Since I am making so little headway on…

K-Rob, Clairvoyant

January 18, 2016 | Comments

The future is now. Literally. I’m late with my annual crystal ball peek into what lies ahead in our beloved horse world, but in the spirit of better-late-than-never (and besides – there are still 346 days left in 2016), I’ll…

The Year that Was

January 10, 2016 | Comments

Happy 2016! Before we get to January’s mid-month ‘equator’ and it becomes too late to talk about 2015, here is my annual best-worst-most-least-etc list for the past year: Best sporting moment for Canada – even though the Show Jumpers won Pan Am…

Correction: Equestrian Sport Productions Announces Cancellation of Trump Invitational Due to Unreasonable Racist Events

December 23, 2015 | Comments

(Click here to see the original announcement upon which today’s post is based) For Immediate Release Palm Beach, FL – December 20, 2015 – Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) announces that the Trump Invitational, due to be held on January 3,…

DC-Leaks

December 20, 2015 | Comments

Based on the number of texts, emails and Facebook messages I’ve received with this link I’m guessing many of you have already seen the news item exposing the change that has been made to the Dressage Rio criteria. I want to…

Lauren goes Viral!

December 17, 2015 | Comments

Click here to see what I’m talking about, then please come back and read the back story. I’ve known Lauren Barwick as an amazing, inspiring person ever since I first met her in 2002 when she needed a Para Dressage freestyle….

Un-Sport Canada

December 15, 2015 | Comments

Before I launch into today’s tirade, I would like to take a moment to apologize to my international reading audience. I realize that when I post about things specifically Canadian, I may be boring you. Today I am at risk of…