August 2019

45 YEARS AGO I attended the Kirkwood Horse Show for the first time. In 1974, it was also Scout’s first horse show. I never bought a picture, but I saved a proof. Apologies to the forgotten photographer for scanning this proof (and you can see why I didn’t buy it!). After all these years, it […]

Our grand Kentucky escapade has come to an end. Saturday dawned cool and clear but stressful for me, since it was Classic Day. And stressful for Jane because, well, stress is just part of horse showing. The horses were not at all stressed, enjoying their morning amble and graze, followed by a visit from Jane

Today the horses had breakfast, went for a graze, and then had their Bemer treatments from Jane McClaren While the horses were being pampered and enhanced, Jane Walters and I cycled up to the Rolex Arena to watch Emily show Paddy in the Low Amateur Owner class. It is a beautiful venue, a beautiful day,

Another beautiful, cool morning, and I started with the breakfast of champions. Not Wheaties – complimentary horse show donuts! I ate one for myself and one for Jane, who doesn’t eat donuts. The day began with Kris giving Jane a flat lesson on Derry (“flat” means not jumping). The show is HUGE. There are over

Horse showing is a roller coaster – one day a peak, soon there’s a valley. Here we are yesterday (photos by Shawn McMillen Photography) We awoke to a lovely, cool morning and I was reminded, as every day, how lucky I am to see this face waiting for breakfast… Note the pallet ingeniously placed to