All horse lovers and racing fans know that the first Saturday in May is Kentucky Derby Day, often called, “the most exciting two minutes in sport.”
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I heard they call this weather “spinter”…when winter just won’t let go of spring! Training has been sporadic at best. The ground just gets dry enough to do a little bit of speed training and then it snows/rains again. I …
I’ve now been back in the saddle for more than a month, and while I feel like I’m getting a little stronger every ride, Luc likes to remind me that I still have a long way to go before I’m …
Joe Boustead of Canterbury Outpost is our saddler. He came yesterday and checked the saddle fit on our horses then turned to finding a saddle that fits Spring Song, my American Horsewoman’s Challenge 2014 partner. Spring is a Holsteiner/Thorough
The first Montreal Polo Club was formed in 1899 by members of the Canadian Hunt Club and a pool was formed to buy polo ponies and to cover other expenses.
It would seem that I was right last week when I mentioned that while I may be older, I’m not really any wiser. This week I did something I haven’t done since my early teenage years. I made the very …
Here are photos from my first ride on Spring Song on April 7, 2014. Ann Clifford took the photos and Dominique Maida (Spring Song’s owner) placed the obstacles in the arena. Spring Song and I had already played with the …
Dr. Brennan of the Center for Animal Nutrigenomics and Applied Animal Nutrition at Alltech, Inc in Nicholasville, KY, and Dr. Urschel of the Department of Animal and Food Sciences at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY (and fellow Canadian
I was recently asked ‘If I wanted to compete and still use clicker training, how would I ever ride a whole dressage test? I click and treat for every behaviour, which means my horse stops to get his reward.’
The …
The horse I’m partnered with for the American Horsewoman’s Challenge is Spring Song (Holsteiner/Thoroughbred filly) coming on three years of age. I’ve got from April 1 to October 3 (first day of the competition in Oklahoma) to take her from
