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Why Do They Do It?

Canadian eventer Lesley Grant has fallen in love all over, with a new horse named Jojo, after retiring her long-time partner, Timber Spirit, five years ago.
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Akaash’s Top Ten List

As promised at the bottom of my At Issue column in the May Horse Sport, today I am sharing with you today the oeuvre that Akaash Maharaj produced in response to my request for input on what advice he might offer EC’s new CEO.  I was unable
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The ‘ics’ of Horse Slaughter

Way, way, WAY back when I was an undergrad, I flirted for two years with majoring in philosophy. I enjoyed many philosophy club meetings with like-minded argumentative nerds (remember those heady, fun-filled evenings, Margaret Boyce?) where, our tong
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Rolex Wrap-Up

Rolex was everything we hoped for. Both the boys were doing their first four star. To have one ‘newbie’ at the four star level is stressful, it turns out that two is absolutely nerve wracking. After all, really and truly, until you are finished,
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Being the Best Coach I Can Be

As you know, I have been chronicling the difficulties associated with being Superwoman. This week, I will talk about my quest to run a successful business. Most of our regular clients have been with us since we started. Clinics we have done over and
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Bute and the (dead, soon to be eaten) Beast

Did anyone catch the 16 minutes of infamy the Canadian horse slaughter industry garnered from Global TV’s show 16×9 last weekend? It was so awesome, and I mean that in the worst possible sense. As most of us were getting ready to greet the
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Never Fear, Super Wife is Here

If you’ve been following my blog, you know that I’ve been describing the challenges I face as I strive to be a super woman, mom, wife, business person and rider. This week I will talk about my quest to be a super wife. My husband is my prince
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Bunny Hops

In the increasingly bizarre world of FEI press releases, this week we were told about a ground-breaking (pun intended, of course) footing study. Never one to shy away from self-aggrandizing, the FEI yodels across the top of its announcement that the
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The End of WEF

Time just flew by here in Welly Land. I feel like I just got here and it’s already over. It’s been a fantastic few months reconnecting with old friends and making new ones. I’ve had a blast working with my youngsters and developing them can
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Road to Rolex 2014

It has been a long gap, but in all fairness this time it was not all my fault. I wrote our adventures way back in March and the email gods chewed it up and spat it out as gobbledygook never to be resurrected. Soooooo, it’s now nearly Rolex and to b