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This has been a long day!  On top of which, the blogging learning curve has thrown me for a loop… And I forgot my camera at the show, so there won’t be many pictures… We planned to leave at 7:30, but Bart had already fallen asleep for morning nap #1, so we were delayed…  Jane […]

The St. Louis National Charity Horse Show is always a special show.  It is now held at the National Equestrian Center in Lake St. Louis, like many other shows, but it has a different vibe, and feels significant.  It could be the resonance of years past in an old lady’s memory (my first Grand Prix,

The #oldladieshorseshowing and their trusty steeds Derry and Bart have the day off.  The hot weather has broken, jackets are out of the closet, and early this morning Jane and I headed up to the NEC to watch  youngladieshorseshowing (there were no boys in the class) in the Zone 7 Equitation Championship this morning.  Harry

A better day, and a good finish! We had a turtle view just as we were about to leave – X rated!!  But since we love box turtles, we thought it a good omen… We loaded horses at 1:30 PM and left for our last day of showing this week.  When we arrived at the

“It’s not enough to learn how to ride, you must also learn how to fall.” —Mexican proverb Both Jane and I spent a productive morning at home getting mowing done before the predicted rain.  The rain was initially predicted for Thursday, but we got lucky and it did hold off all day today, so at