Happy 89th, Royal Agricultural Winter Fair!!!
Friday, November 04 2011
The Royal – Nov. 4-13th in Ontario – is more than just a horse show, says our friend and colleague, Michelle C. Dunn, who for the past three or four years has handled both the Royal’s photography and PR. It is a celebration of the Royal’s motto – “bringing the country to the city” – and the livestock side of the show serves to remind kids of all ages that ‘real life’ means growing food to fill all those pretty packages that line supermarket shelves. The opening night of the Royal offers spectators a double header of equestrian excitement. The uber-popular horse hockey returns with NHL legends Darcy Tucker and Mark Napier ‘facing off’ on horseback with Curtis Joseph and Darryl Sittler. We have been hoping for years to run away to the Royal to assist Michelle – maybe next year! This sounds almost as much fun to watch as indoor eventing – Rolex Kentucky 2006 being where we met Michelle for the first time, as numero uno photographer for Marty Bauman’s Classic Communications team in the Rolex 3-day event press center.
- Published in Lauren Gallops, Z-Blogs
Market For Lemons
Wednesday, October 26 2011
WITH ONE SIMPLE RULE CHANGE, THE USEF COULD DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE HORSE INDUSTRY. Here’s How: “The Market for Lemons: Quality Uncertainty and The Market Mechanism” is a paper written in 1970 by economist George Akerlof about the used car market. It sounds like another boring paper that no one but the heavy breathers could stay awake for. But it won the Nobel Prize for the author, because of its widespread application for the real world
- Published in Injecting Perspective, Z-Blogs
Testimonials
Monday, October 24 2011
Here are some of our subscription readers’ testimonials. You can add yours in the “Speak your mind” section at the bottom of this page.
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- Published in Announcements, General
Cheaters
Sunday, October 23 2011
“Once a horse figures out he can cheat you, it’s damn near impossible to get him to stop.” These words were spoken by a friend who trains western pleasure horses, talking about how one of his horses “cheats “ the rider in one direction, by contorting his body in a way that makes him more comfortable on that lead. He can tune the horse to go better with some basic dressage, but as soon as the client gets on the horse, it reverts immediately back to its more comfortable way of going, robbing the rider of a decent ribbon. I think the quote can be used in almost every corner of the horse world. Horses “cheat” us in any number of ways: stopping at jumps, not landing on both leads, refusing to load on trailers, the list is almost infinite. In some cases, the horse is just plain being naughty, and needs consistent discipline. In most cases though, I believe there is a consistent underlying cause. 0 Faults I don’t hear it as often as I used to, but some people talk about “one-sided” horses
- Published in Injecting Perspective, Z-Blogs
Nine Things
Thursday, October 20 2011
Festival in the Country The week before Fair Hill International CCI3* and 2* (October 13-16) was soggy, so much that fields were flooded and I rode strictly on the roads, foregoing hunting on Thursday because the footing was so slippery. Friday was overcast with intermittent showers as I donned my wellies and fleece and headed down to Fair Hill, Maryland to go walk the course. Between leaving the vendor tents and the far side of the course, clouds blew in with yet another rain shower; fortunately fleece is still warm and comfy even when wet. View of clouds and raindrops in the water at fence 22 for the 2* But glory be! Saturday began cold and as the morning progressed past 6 A.M., the sun rose and it turned into a perfect day spend in the country with blue sky, bright sunshine and magnificent foliage in yellows and crimson. It doesn’t get much better than that. Creature comforts The organizers of the event thoughtfully placed many, many trash barrels everywhere. You didn’t need to carry that empty drink bottle more than a few steps.
Off Centerline
Friday, October 14 2011
Catching up: The press releases say one thing; the applications with USEF say another and the Village orWellington and residence are all confused as to what is happening. Yes folks – turmoil inWellington over dressage inWellington. Who woulda thought? Stay … [Read more]
- Published in 11-2011, Off Centerline
November 2011 Table of Contents
Friday, October 14 2011
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Departments
4 Letter from the Editor 39 Sidelights
40 Sport Psychology
50 Side Shots
60 Equine Law
88 Needy Nags
Directories 84 Stallions |
- Published in 11-2011, Front Cover
Asides
Friday, October 14 2011
Catching up: Matt Coppola tells us he was one of four boys invited toChina to represent theUS in a polo tournament the first week of October. We want photos, Matt!
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Ingate
Friday, October 14 2011
Catching up: Want to know where to find just about everybody after hours during the Alltech National Horse Show? Check out Pearse’s Place, Taylor Harris Club and the Gracie Street
Garden. These are going to be happening places. In … [Read more]
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Tuesday, October 11 2011
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