Right now there is a lockdown on all horses in every stable. Horses are not allowed to be transported at the moment due to a rhinovirus outbreak. Lots of shows have been cancelled. But the main problem is not the horses it’s the people who travel f

If you haven’t yet taken a gander at my new blog ‘low-down’ on the site of Horse Sport International, you are missing out. I must confess that although I suppose I ought to feel mortified that the FEI has given me a slap on the wris

Today’s post begins with a bit of free advice to my favourite dysfunctional organization, Dressage Queen Canada: it’s not always the case that something is ‘better late than never’. Today I received a cheerful press release en

It has been hectically quiet since the drives to Florida. Life in O’Hanlon Eventing North and South has been at full speed ahead. We run two barns thousands of kilometers apart for four months of the year. We don’t only split our horses,

Remember a few weeks ago I hinted that I would have an exciting announcement to share with you? Well, it’s finally time, now that my new blog is up and running. In keeping with the tone of this blog – Straight-Up – the new one is ca

I’m back!!! Just wait till you hear my excuse for not posting last week. The dog didn’t eat my homework, but the dog is certainly involved. Please do not read on if you are one of those people who lack the empathy with animals that would

Thankfully we seem to be finding our way out of the cold snap because even though I am from Canada, I was not used to those temps being from Vancouver. Nevertheless, I had some fun the last weekends in the cold. I was out on an ATV in the woods near

  It’s now a week since I took wing and departed from the Wonderful World of Welly. I continue to love the place a little bit more every time I visit, though I do wish that the topographical relief in south Florida wasn’t due exclusi

It is freezing here… I have never experienced such cold weather. For the last five days it’s been between -5 and – 18 and with snow. But thankfully the sun is shining the last few days – that makes you feel a little bit better. I have now

I’ve got just a little time before the freestyles start, so will quickly bring you up to speed on the GP Special this afternoon in case you couldn’t get yourself to any internet to watch the live feed. I can tell you that if I thought Adr