It’s all about the basics. The basics are what is difficult in dressage. Once you know your basics you move up but in so doing we tend to forget about the “basics”, even though they’re the back bone of every exc

                A day with the big guns. Today Anky’s was very busy. Patrick Kittle was training with Scandic and later this afternoon Hans Peter came with Nadine and one other horse not sure who it

Before I go blabbing about my predictions for the next year, I want to make it clear that by no means am I a reliable fortune teller. I am also no gambler (been to Vegas five times and never once even put a coin in a slot machine), so these anticipat

It was a very long drive. The weather was good and it didn’t snow much, just a tiny bit in Denmark. Vitall was really good on the ferry from Denmark to Germany. He was traveling backwards and had lots of space to put his head down and

I just got back from visiting Solo in Ocala.  Boy, he has a nice life.  As soon as it gets just a little bit too cold and the ground is too icy, he and his buddies head south.  This time he shipped really well.  If you remember, t

I have spent the last few days packing up because I have decided to go and work with Anky and Sjef for a bit. The Dutch have the winning system and I want to learn what its all about and get in on there secrets. I have loved my time at Jan’s an

Happy new year everyone. I hope you welcomed in this second decade of the third millennium in the style that best suits your individual tastes. My blog on Horse-Canada.com continues into 2010, which promises to be an exciting year with WEG finally to

I’ve had a great two weeks at home. Couldn’t have asked for a better trip. We had a nice Christmas dinner, my little nephew dove into the turkey! I was completely stuffed after dinner and definitely did not need another meal for days. My

The last week went by really fast. The Christmas party was a lot of fun, the food was fantastic but not as amazing as the performance. I was so impressed by the singing. They sang mostly Swedish Christmas songs which I didn’t understand&nb

Not that the pot hasn’t been getting stirred in Horse Land – and I’ll get to that in a bit – but last week I did start a top ten list that begs to be completed. I’m still struck by how this two island country in the South Pacific can simult