October 2018

Jane and I slept luxuriously late, getting underway at 6:30.  We waltzed in, in time to see our good friend Melanie, who had been up all night braiding, but still beautiful and cheerful, even when cross eyed tired… The horses did not hold their late breakfast against us.  Both Derry and Bart are very cheerful, […]

We had an early start this morning.  The best thing about early days at the horse show is dark, quiet mornings.  It was quite cool – we had dressed the horses last night in anticipation of the change in the weather.  Bart and Derry were happy to see us, and morning chores sped us to

The American Royal is a venerable old “heritage horse show”, a remnant of  the old days, when there were fewer horse shows, and the special ones , like the Royal, were anticipated with excitement. I first attended The Royal as a spectator, in the 1970s.  It was quite a thrill to see the famous jumper

The old ladies hit the road this morning, a late start, as usual, thanks to Bart’s desire for a little more beauty sleep… here he is at 8:59 AM – our planned departure was 9 AM. I reminded him of our plans!  Here he is at 9:05 AM… Finally, with the help of an apple