I’ve done it! I’ve finally cracked the code that explains everything at DC. And it’s so simple – I can’t believe it took me this many showers and long walks with the dog  to solve the riddle. Must be that forest/trees t

The Royal is over, Christmas is coming and most barns are experiencing a small lull in the clamour. Our barn seems to go flat out from December the first until Eventing night at the Royal, then finally, two or three weeks of calm. Our own personal &#

Vitall just had his final check-up this past week and he is A-Ok! He has been going amazing, feeling better than ever, and now we have the green light from his ultrasound showing that everything looks good and we will be back in the show ring in no t

Can you believe there needs to be a part 2, after my checked bag didn’t make it to Europe with me two weeks ago? Well, it happened again on the way back, only this one was twice as testing of my ‘don’t lose your mind’ credo. A

Tip #1: when the airline loses your luggage, don’t lose your mind. I knew Chicago was trouble when I booked my flight. I’ve been separated from a checked bag there before, but the itinerary was so good, and my options (on Air Crap points)

The document you will find by clicking on the link below is not for those who lack patience, focus or the ability to wade through acres of meaningless tripe to find the filet mignon. But for those of you with sufficient curiosity about what CAS concl

One of my wittier, more clever friends emailed me a few weeks ago with a new term she thought she was coining: ineptocracy. She did her due diligence though, and was mildly devastated to learn that someone had beaten her to the punch and already inve

I have just received an official statement from Yvonne Losos de Muñiz in which she explains the reasons for her retirement from dressage competition. I know you don’t need an introduction to who Yvonne is, and chances are you have already lear

Brr, Brr, Brr. It’s fall time already. It feels like summer just flew by. But Halloween is around the corner one of my favourite holidays. To my dismay Holland doesn’t celebrate Halloween. Nevertheless, Oslo and I will have to have our own Ha

As this post proves, I did not burn up like a piece of space junk upon entering Vancouver’s atmosphere, though the jet lag has been epic. Even Chorizo has it – demanding breakfast at 2 am, falling deeply asleep for hours in the afternoon