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Table Scraps

Here it is, my final parting shot from WEG – it might not be the last thing I say about it, but this will be the last post I dedicate entirely to it. I have to clear my mental shelves between now and my flight to Amsterdam tomorrow night. Gotta mak
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Back in Holland

It’s been a sunny but cold first week back in Holland. I am also learning what Jet lag is about now. Before I never suffered from Jet lag at all, I could bounce back between time zones no problem. But my last few trips I’ve not had the sa
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A tear or ten for Totilas (and for Edward)

With all the hoo-ha on the www about today’s ENORMOUS ANNOUNCEMENT I feel compelled to  say something, even though I am too sad to want to.  Cees Visser and Paul Schockemoehle, you may be making financial hay from this transaction, bu
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Now what?

Other than the all pervading move that is?  I have to give it to Selena, when she decides she wants something, she goes all out to get it.  First it was the Olympics…. check! Then it was a medal… check! Now it would se
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I’m Allteched out

Sitting here waiting for the closing ceremonies and wishing I had ear plugs to block out the act hired to play as people find their seats (who sound like this was their first time singing together), I’m looking forward to going home and hugging all
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@!#%$!

Aw rats. Rats, rats, rats. It must suck to be Eric tonight. Although maybe not quite so much as it sucks to be Rodrigo. I know I should be happy for Abdullah. I know I should. I’m trying to find it in my heart. Is it just sour grapes that I feel th
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Le Capitain L’Amazing

You know you are really excited about watching a horse jump when it gives you goose bumps AND an adrenaline rush. That’s what I felt a few minutes ago when Eric had one of his classically beautiful clear rounds in the first of two rounds in th
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Home Sweet Home

It has been a whirl wind trip with Sara. Three weeks went by so fast and she’s had a wonderful time with her horse who is just gorgeous. We also got to see lots of other young horses at IPS horse group. The inspector for KWPN came out
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So close, and yet so far

Booo hooo. I really thought Canada had a shot at another medal. It just wasn’t our night. It also wasn’t the Americans’. Like Rodrigo said yesterday at the press conf when he was asked to comment on the top three teams’ prospe
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Nail Biter!

Tonight is going to be INSANE. If you aren’t going to get the coverage live on TV but have access to the internet, get thee to FEI TV forthwith. There is less than a rail separating the top six teams going into the Nations’ Cup second round tonig