It would be far too optimistic for a cynic like me to say ‘the people have spoken’, but at least SOME people have spoken – in response to my post regarding the latest ignoble activities in DQ Canada Land. Please, please please every

My test didn’t go as well as I had hoped for this past Friday. Vitall felt great in the warm-up, everything felt really good, he was soft and supple and all the exercises were going smoothly. But as I rode down centre line, I could feel him jus

Who says you can’t fire a volunteer? The folks at Dressage Queen Canada have just proven that you can, indeed, do so. You don’t even have to give notice or a severance package.  Sweet! Just when I was lulled into thinking it was going to

Between FEI TV committing an epic fail with the European Champs coverage and my busy week writing legitimate articles, I have yet to see most of the GPS and freestyles from last weekend. What I HAVE managed to do, though, is notice how all-over-the-m

All I can say is it was amazing! First of all, I could have cried for Patrik Kittel – his Bronze medal is so-welled deserved. He has worked so hard for it. I have been watching his progress with Scandic over the last year and it’s been a long roa

(NB: Today’s post will consist entirely of cliches) Raise the flag for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, who won team gold over previous Dressage Captains of the Universe Germany and Holland! Lower the boom on FEI TV, wh

This past week I spent in Rome, Almafi coast and Pompeii. It was amazing. The weather was 30 degrees every day. Great destination for a budget trip – I certainly found some great places, and when you’re a student or under 24 all the major tourist

While the Horse-Canada.com website (and this blog) were getting a face lift, the PR machine at Equine Canada squeaked out a little bomb of a press release which announced that EC has mended its fences with the hell no provinces and soon all the sheep

Hi everyone. I know some of you are sad about the lack of a post in the last few days, but I promise to have something up shortly! Summer hours, you know…

A month flies by, filled with road trips and of course the usual ups and downs of competition. Our next outing after Bromont with the two Intermediate horses, Solo and Woody was the Stuart Horse Trials CIC** near Rochester New York. Selena