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Bromont Aftermath

The weeks have galloped by again. So many things were set for ‘After Bromont….’ The build up to a major three day event is long and unwavering. Sometimes it can be too hot/cold to ride some of the others, but a horse that is being b
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The Chorizo Files: dog vs. marmot

I was planning to go on my annual rant about the chuck wagon races at the Calgary Stampede (four dead horses this year), but I am having what could only be described as a truly lousy weekend, and need cheering up. Enter my four legged best friend Cho
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Update

It’s been a little while since I have updated everyone.  Unfortunately  Vitall  bumped himself getting off the truck a week before Aachen I was so disappointed!!! He had been going fantastic and I was even more excited to debut my freestyle.
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Further doom and gloom

So CBC Montreal did a story on Bromont’s ‘still in the running’ bid late last week.  It claims Bromont ‘vows to bid again’, but unfortunately (for the Bromont bid committee) it also includes this nail-in-coffin quote fr
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Bid Busters

Well, that’s that then. Bromont did not get WEG, as was announced by the FEI on the most ironic of dates, Canada Day. I’ve noticed the FEI’s Communications Dept. has developed a taste for wordy, strange headlines (such as this one);
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Canada Day Special

As is customary whenever I find I’ve got under people’s skin, today’s blog is dedicated to rebutting the rebuttals left on last week’s post. First of all, I have to once again say that knowing such important people as the EC P
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Past Imperfect

Given the overwhelming evidence (see the dirty laundry list below), I’m tempted to think EC has been watching too much Jon Stewart. But the difference between The Daily Show and the material published by EC’s M&C dept. is that The Dai
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A little bird told me…

I was recently asked if I could do some tweeting at a competition, so I consulted with a colleague who is very much in the know about twitterverses and such like. The first warning I received from that person was that you have to be extremely careful
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That’s a (wet) wrap!

Don’t worry Bromont, I still love you! If a little rain was all it took to make me shun a place, Vancouver would be just about the last place I’d spend my winters. And springs. And autumns. We have good summers here. We really do. I swear
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Thank You to Our Supporters

Now that the excitement has died down… I have not been to many of Selena’s shows over the past three years. Since we moved to Balsam Hall in Kingston, it has been so busy (and so much fun) at home that my outings have been limited to Fair