Actually, I’m more than that. I’m disgusted. But I couldn’t figure out how to turn ‘disgusted’ into a Daily Show-esque headline. If you haven’t heard the news, please read this short announcement sent out by the Saudi Equestrian team, which even comes with explicit instructions to the media on how to use quotes: Statement regarding […]

Cause I try. And I try. And I try. And I try. I can’t get no Saudisfaction. Come back tomorrow for the rest of this sorry song of corruption and fair play,  schmair play. Some advance reading for tomorrow’s post. 1. FEI list of yellow  card recipients over past 12 months; more specifically, the first […]

The good news is, weather has been just grand here at Bromont for Cross country and for today’s impending show jumping. The bad news is, June 9, 2012 was not Canada’s finest hour.  Another bit of good news:  it was a safe day on cross country, with few falls and no injuries of any significance. […]

Greetings from cross country day at Bromont, where the sun is shining and there is nary a cloud to be found in the sky. The forecast is for warm but not hot weather today, which is good news for the 145 or so horses and riders that will exert themselves more in ten minutes than […]

A new milestone achievement for me: I’ve been called a lot of things in my life, but this is my first ‘erudite’ (I’m choosing to believe it was said in earnest and not in irony). What makes me even happier about the two comments on my FEIDAY post is that both of the individuals who made […]

No, I don’t love Bromont. I ADORE BROMONT. What a little slice of paradise in which to hold a three day event. And on first contact, I can honestly say this is the smoothest running machine of an FEI competition I’ve seen in a very, very long time. Maybe ever. I caught Sue Ockendon, Event […]

If they keep this up much longer, I’m going to recommend we add a new day to the week just to have time for all the reflection and commentary necessitated by the FEI’s many and varied activities. One thing the FEI seems to be madly in love with is themes. I wonder if they have […]

I can’t stay away. Just when my travel schedule was calming down so that I could spend a bit more time riding my horse, walking my wiener (dog) and messing about in the garden, the final observation trial for the Canadian and US Eventing Olympic Teams beckoned irresistibly. So I will head east to La Belle […]

Gawl danged Europeen varmints! According to an article in the Saudi Gazette over the weekend, Abdullah Sharbatly, one of the two Saudi show jumpers who received  bute-related suspensions and an invitation to skip the Olympics, has declared that he suspects foul play in the positive tests of his horse and that of Khaled Al-Eid. Sharbatly even went […]

Wow! Did you see the Preakness last weekend? If not, please do take a moment to watch this video before reading on. I really don’t know a thing about racing, but I think it’s safe for me to say this was a jockey’s win – or whatever you call it when a race is won […]