Are you contemplating the exciting yet slightly daunting prospect of attending Normandy 2014 (and if you don’t know what I’m talking about then clearly you aren’t)? If so, I have a few tips to help you prepare for your adventure. The first thing you will need to do is learn how to correctly pronounce the […]

That’s right, it’s now less than a year to the opening ceremonies of what I’m sure will be a truly spectacular WEG 2014. I still don’t dare to expect it to top Jerez 2002, which remains my all-time favourite horse sporting event, ever – but if anyone can give the Spanish a run for their […]

A couple of weeks ago, a reader named Catherine left a comment with the request that I weigh in on the recently announced Dressage Canada elections. I could be lazy and answer by simply sending Catherine to posts on this same topic from past years. Calling the annual change in guard on DC’s committees an […]

There are certain things that just don’t talk to you (unless you are a paranoid schizophrenic, that is). Things such as food. And animals.  I know what you are thinking: there goes K-Rob, off on another non-horse tangent again. But no. The theme for today’s post comes directly from my inbox and is absolutely horse […]

It’s a typical non-championship-year summer. There’s plenty going on, but none of it so mind blowing that if you missed it you’d feel out of touch. I know, because I was somewhat off grid for a couple of weeks, and it didn’t take me long to catch up with things. So here are a few […]

Just in case any of you out there have been checking back for my usual once-weekly rants, I want to apologize for my inactivity the past two weeks. I’ll have a ‘real’ post up in the next two days, and there is no shortage of material waiting to be shared, what with the two week […]

I was planning to go on my annual rant about the chuck wagon races at the Calgary Stampede (four dead horses this year), but I am having what could only be described as a truly lousy weekend, and need cheering up. Enter my four legged best friend Chorizo to carry the day – and my […]

So CBC Montreal did a story on Bromont’s ‘still in the running’ bid late last week.  It claims Bromont ‘vows to bid again’, but unfortunately (for the Bromont bid committee) it also includes this nail-in-coffin quote from Canadian Heritage Minister Pierre Manoni: “Due to the current fiscal environment, the government of Canada is not in […]

Well, that’s that then. Bromont did not get WEG, as was announced by the FEI on the most ironic of dates, Canada Day. I’ve noticed the FEI’s Communications Dept. has developed a taste for wordy, strange headlines (such as this one); yesterday’s Bromont rejection letter is a perfect example: “Canada to remain in mix as bidding process […]

As is customary whenever I find I’ve got under people’s skin, today’s blog is dedicated to rebutting the rebuttals left on last week’s post. First of all, I have to once again say that knowing such important people as the EC Prez read my blog tickles me beyond pink. I feel it is only appropriate […]