A wonderful 17 days has come to an end and Vancouver did a great job hosting the games. It felt like the city was a spring break destination for the last few weeks, it’s been non-stop partying. I think it is safe to say that everyone across the country is PROUD TO BE CANADIAN! This week I am […]

One of my duties in the frozen wastes is to put together the ongoing videos of our horses and to format them and put them up on YouTube.  I really enjoy watching the videos, and this year I have encouraged Selena to try to take video of as much as she can, it’s almost like […]

Good thing the Olympics come to town only once in a life-time. I’m exhausted and I’m not even participating. Of course I’ve been supporting the Games in my own way – shouting until hoarse as Canada scored over and over and OVER against Russia yesterday being just the most recent cause of instant patriotism and […]

Whistler was a blast! It felt like spring up there, actually all of Vancouver is like spring! You would never know it’s the winter Olympics with the sunshine we are having! Every street in Vancouver is crowded with people swarming everywhere – you hear the National Anthem being sung every other minute. You really feel […]

I had spoken to David at training camp and he said “we might not run Colombo cross country at RH2” because he is an older horse and has already been very successful there. Saving his legs for the WEG’s and all. Dressage warm up felt great. He was moving forward nicely and most important (for him) […]

The competition season in Ocala is reaching fever pitch.  Everything seems to go slowly and be very civilised in our base in Florida until the end of January, from then on it’s bedlam.  Horses going to all kinds of shows at all kinds of different levels, training camps, clinics, lessons, xc schooling – it seems […]

There is much to ponder in the horse world right now, but I just have to talk about how much fun it is to live in the city where the Olympic Winter Games are taking place. No, I’m not joking. It really is a source of great pride among the populace. Of course it’s not […]

The opening ceremonies were very well done. It really showed the different cultures and our history with the Aboriginal. The organizing committee really took the opportunity to embrace Aboriginal people through story telling. I must say, Vancouver has really come together as a city. It’s been really fun going downtown to all the different events they have on. […]

Well as if I didn’t get wet enough on the Tuesday before the show… Friday’s dressage was a monsoon. The rain was pounding sideways and the temperature was five degrees. It was miserable like this all day, the rain never gave up for a second. All my horses were very good about it. Poor Solo went last […]

The year has barely started and it’s already shaping up to be a blockbuster. The FEI alone looks set to provide me with enough material to post on an almost-daily basis, never mind those USEF press releases which are every bit as stellar as they have been in past years; Cees Slings and his technophile team […]