Last week the FEI issued a press release filled with invisible smiley emoticons about the Bromont bid proposal they ever so graciously heard in Lausanne. The first thought that crossed my mean little mind was that, just a few years ago, someone from the FEI (I think it was Alex McLin but it might have […]
As any devout cover-to-cover Horse Sport readers out there have no doubt noticed, I have a new monthly column in that magazine that goes by the name At Issue. Each month I look for a topic that I believe is relevant, timely and preferably at least a wee bit controversial, and then I dig in. […]
Sigh. Sometimes I feel like such a meanie for picking on EC the way I do, but they really give me no choice sometimes. Resistance is futile. When the subject line “Northern Dancer named as Equine Canada Horse of the Year Recipient“, appeared in my inbox, I wondered if I was to shortly receive a […]
Some rather un-tropical weather can be partly blamed for the lack of turn out for last night’s CDI-W Freestyle at the Global Dressage Festival. Only the mortification of my companion kept me from wearing a big toque to the show to catch the last few freestyles of the evening. Canada was the dominating force out […]
I’ve been soaking up the sun of Welly World for a full week now, and thought I ought to report on all the Canadian action down here. There has been a lot. The WDM Palm Beach had more Canadians than ever before, with four entries, which made up more than 25% of the total this […]
Looks like that crystal ball needs some repairs after all. 2013 is already turning out to be a sizzler, and it’s only January 25th. Here are a few items I’ve been storing in my inbox to share with you this week: 1. The FEI has yanked Guadalajara’s 2015 World Cup Final hosting gig: in an […]
Given that I blogged about this very topic yesterday, I thought I ought to share with you this morning’s FEI press release declaring Canada the only country still in the running to become the FEI’s next top model (host of WEG 2018). I also wanted to direct your attention to a post on the Facebook page […]
My crystal ball repairman If you are wondering why it’s taking me so long to get my 2013 predictions up here, it’s because I just got my crystal ball back from the repair shop. I was getting nothing from it when I sat down and gazed at its opaque surface last week, so I assumed […]
Well hello there Raging Roll Kür Grannies, and welcome! I must commend you for one thing: signing your vitriol with your names. I have to say I was a bit surprised to have provoked so much hissing and spitting over the ‘top ten list’ item that I added as an afterthought because I was struggling […]
Happy 2013 everyone! Apart from a handful of toddlers with longevity in their DNA and a very few centenarians, we are all experiencing the only year of our lifetimes that is a ’13’. Just remember, though. Superstitious people have bad luck. Before 2012 fades too far into our rear view mirrors, I thought I’d better […]
