Just a quick post – the internet is not holding up to the enormous media traffic of tweeters, Facebook posters and bloggers like me, so I’ll just say I’m so glad I was able to get to these last two days of competition and witness th

 There are jumps in there somewhere Yesterday I had a brief chat with a German journalist who betrayed just a hint of derision at the style of delivery here in Vegas. ‘This is Vegas’, I said to him. ‘Yes, it IS Vegas,’ he rep

I’ve just discovered the cure for a belly ache. Watch Valegro. Some of you know me as a somewhat cynical, even jaded observer of equestrian sport. It continues to surprise even me that every time I see Valegro perform all the hair on my arms

Not having watched the GP, I’m seeing everyone for the first time today. And I have to say it’s some very impressive quality out there. All kinds of new talent too. Agnete from Denmark lit the place up early on with her delightful horse

So I know there are at least a few of you out there who have been wondering what’s up with me and the lack of posts these past two days. I am sorry for the silence. Believe me, it wasn’t by choice. On Monday we headed off to Valley of Fir

…is going on this blog! That’s right folks, I’m Sin City-bound for the World Cup Finals this week. For those of you who can’t be here, I’ll do my best to bring you all the observations and opinionations you won’t 

I’m heading off for a little Easter break to do some overdue deep breathing of fresh air where the only sound is that of the noisy, silly flickers who are desperate for love.  The post I had planned to write this week got a hole blown in it

Well that’s that. In a wholly predictable, anyone-could-have-called-it manner, EC’s bylaws have fallen flat on their face. Again.  It couldn’t be said they were voted down by a landslide. You can’t call a few pebbles a landsl

Hello from sunny Florida, where I am presently enroute with my last session of saddle fitting clinics for the winter. The last three days have been absolutely amazing. I have enough pictures and stories to fill this blog for weeks! I truly love the b

There is a glimmer of hope that at least the UAE’s equestrian federation, the EEF, is not quite as untouchable as it thought.