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Do puppets have birthdays?

puppet: /ˈpʌpɪt/noun: a movable model of a person or animal that is typically moved either by strings controlled from above or by a hand inside it ~ Oxford English Dictionary It has come to my attention, both directly and through the Chinese Whi
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Woe Nellie

Or maybe that should read ‘whoa bellie’, as in Bellissimo.  A plague of locusts does seem to be descending upon Signor B. I can’t make a first hand report on the visuals at the new dressage facility, aka Equestrian Village (without
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Non-required reading

I know it’s probable that if you come to this blog you also check my Can-Con blog Straight-Up on a regular basis, but in case you don’t and are disappointed that I haven’t yet posted an update on the yellow-tape situation at the GDF
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How I didn’t spend my weekend

There were a lot of international horsey things going on this past weekend, none of which occupied my waking hours. The first thing I didn’t do was watch Rolex on live streaming. I think  seeing Mandiba fall off the bank and break his ribs at
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His & Hers World Cup

Boys jump and girls do dressage. Sounds like a tired old gender stereotype, doesn’t it? But if the demographics of the entries in this past weekend’s World Cup Final in Denbosch are any sign, that stereotype isn’t yet ready for buri
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Is that a flashlight in your pocket, or?

Just have to share this photo with you, which came attached to a press release announcing that Rio de Janeiro is a partner of the CHIO Aachen. The opening line of the press release is as follows: “It is hardly possible for messengers to be more
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In Trouble Again

Yes, I’ve done it again. I’ve attracted the attention of the FEI by blogging about the IDRC. The email I received from the Communications Dept. started out by telling me there were ‘a number of inaccuracies’ in my post ‘
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What in the Welly World?

What are they up to now, those crazy  show organizers?  Thursday I received a press release announcing that stalls at the new Global Dressage Festival facility will be available to rent through the off season. I haven’t yet heard if that̵
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FEI Family Feud

Oh my goodness. Where do I begin? The FEI has been dishing out so much blog material lately that I have that feeling like when you order a pizza from your favorite delivery joint, and when you open the box you don’t know which piece to eat firs
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Only in Florida

They really do march to the beat of a different drummer down here where the palm trees grow and the wealthy drive golf carts. On Monday, just six days after the Welly World elections swept Bob Margolis into the mayor’s seat, the Achilles heel o