The World Cup Finals in dressage and jumping have just finished. The show jumping was a spectacular competition, won by the defending title who is also the current Olympic Champion, with two other former World Cup champions in third and fourth, so no

Eventing has been the poor relation of the Olympic disciplines pretty much since horse sport was included in the Games, but suddenly two schemes have been announced in the UK, and one in the USA that might change all that. All of them have large priz

Can’t believe I have been in Wellington for three years. Feels like yesterday I left Europe. Palm Beach Equine has been my home for the last two years with the horses. It is walking distance to Global Dressage Show grounds – we just cross the

Sammy was a star. He rather clambered over one fence because there was ‘mud’ on the other side and he really wasn’t sure about ‘mud.’ However Selena had been expecting it. If you remember, he had looked at the mud when she was schooling him

Do you find small furry animals get dropped off around your barn? At our last barn we once found a kitten out in the middle of the fields miles from anyone or any buildings. It most certainly didn’t seem feral as it was very keen to come home with

April Fools Day and we got caught as ‘fools’ unintentionally. Today Derg Boru did his dressage and stadium in the Intermediate division at Rocking Horse. His owner Megan Woods was unable to ride him as planned and Selena was given the ride in her

Information flow from EC to the people formerly known as members is less like water from a tap and more like pushing on a zit until it yields the white stuff. There is a great deal of information on the EC site, but finding it is an exercise in patie

The UAE was reinstated after signing a legally binding agreement to do better. This was promptly forgotten in the 2015-2016 winter season.

Today I have to get papers from vet’s office to ship everyone home. The winter fun is drawing to a close. This weekend is the last Florida horse show and then next week we leave for The Fork and we don’t turn South again. I need to get ha

This morning I started off right at 8:30 a.m. with Sammy Xc at Longwood. He was wonderful, the only thing he didn’t like was a muddy spot. He is a brave boy, but mud is a concern when you have lived your life as a dressage horse…lol. Afte