Here I am, sitting in Paneera Bread waiting to see when our truck will be ready to drive us back to Canada.  Last week the ‘check engine’ light came on and Selena hot footed it to the Ford dealership.  They gave it back to her t

I am a firm believer that peer pressure can be a very powerful incentive for behaviour modification (see the naughty list on my website www.applausedressage.com if you don’t believe me). So, with that in mind, I am pleased to provide you w

After this weekend I am feeling very inspired. I went to watch the Final at Brabandt in Den Bosch which is a convenient 20 min drive from the barn. I finally got to see Edward Gal and Totilas and their performance really does give you

Maybe not the pen, but the World Wide Web seems to wield a hefty, if virtual, sword. Today I received an official statement from the FEI by email – I was informed that my blog on the Michael Morrissey whippy-whippy misdemeanor had been duly not

Today was a day out of the ordinary. I spent my birthday at a reining competion which was actually really fun and made me feel as though I was back home. They even had big trucks and trailers. Europe went has gone slightly wild west. Twanny, one

It was very exciting to be asked to represent the sport of Eventing at Can Am, and Selena and I were both looking forward to it.  It was also fun to have Selena at home for a weekend since we don’t get to see each other much in the winter.

Yesterday I received a press release that announced Belinda Trussell is the Dressage Canada Equestrian Athlete of the Month for January. Today I was informed by a second release that Ashley Holzer is the Dressage Canada Equestrian Athlete of the Mont

My muscles are so sore! I think my body has gone into shock after having vacation for 6 weeks. I have been back riding every day and to the gym as of Monday. I also spend about 10 minutes stretching this morning. It’s amazing how much strength

Hi folks – wow. Now I know what kind of post to write when I’m feeling lonely and want to hear from people. Not only did I get more comments to the ‘Shame’ blog than any other since bringing Straight Up to Horse Sport, but I a

Since bumping my comments on the FEI’s new website last week in order to air my thoughts on helmets, I learned something even more heinous that doesn’t paint a very pretty picture of certain people who represent Mission Control