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Follow the Yellow Brick Road

I’m off to see the Wizards, The wonderful Wizards of dressage. Isabell Werth is a whiz of a wiz, if ever a wiz there was. If ever, oh ever a wiz there was, Kyra Kyklund is one because Because, because, because, because, because Because of the wonderful things she does. I’m off to see the […]
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Yes We Caen

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 […]
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Countdown to Normandy

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 […]
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Epic Fail

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I would be closely watching the European Championships in Herning via FEI TV, but something got in my way and I found myself on a plane bound for Paris last week instead of setting my alarm for 3 am to watch the Dressage and Jumping action on live […]
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Back by Unpopular Demand

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 […]
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Hearing Voices

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 […]
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Midsummer Morsels

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 […]
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Be right with you…

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 […]
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Scandia-lized

What is it with those Swedes and Danes, anyway? Earlier this week I wrote my column for issue #5 of Horse Sport International. As is frequently the case when I write articles that seek to dig out the kernel of a controversy, I was left with some musings that I was unable to include in […]
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The Chorizo Files: dog vs. marmot

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 […]