Day 7 of my Journey of the Spirit to the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. The importance of a thing can be judged by the effect. Rolex has impacted my life in both the short-term & the long. Previous Horse hated, in no particular order: mud, uneven terrain, outside courses, & solid fences. Eventing was notContinue reading “Aftermath”
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From Inside The Ropes
Day 6 of my Journey of the Spirit to the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. Time to be positive. Originally, I planned to indulge in a rant on the state of American riding, cross-country and otherwise. However, after reading Donna Freedman’s post on not cluttering up email inboxes, I realize any complaints would only add onlyContinue reading “From Inside The Ropes”
Foto Friday: Celebrity Mounted Games
Day 5 of my Journey of the Spirit to the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. The best show on the grounds is Big Name Riders doing cameos in the Prince Phillip Cup. For the nonhorsefolks among us that means big people on small ponies playing horseback games at top speed. This works because a) so manyContinue reading “Foto Friday: Celebrity Mounted Games”
Digital Killed the Party
Day 4 of my Journey of the Spirit to the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. The press tent isn’t fun anymore. I have the gray hair. I’ve done the time. Let the curmudgeoning begin. Back in the day, when the competition and the press conferences were over, writers and photographers were done. No horses to photograph.Continue reading “Digital Killed the Party”
Riding at Rolex
Day 3 of my Journey of the Spirit to the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. There was a microsecond where I felt what it might be like to be a Rolex competitor. It was both an illusion and one of the high points of my life. It happened thusly: In April of 2010, Rolex was practicingContinue reading “Riding at Rolex”
Peregrinatio in Stabilitate
“Pilgrimages of the heart, not of the feet.” Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks Ken Jennings [Scribner 2011] Both horses are in high investment/low return mode at the moment. Instead of perseverating on their lack of progress, I will spend this week in a journey of the spirit to Central Kentucky. InContinue reading “Peregrinatio in Stabilitate”
How Do They Know?
Work: day off. Too distracted. Ramblings for the Day: This is the third (fourth?) time Mathilda has gotten injured on the weekend. My personal favorite was when I was out of town, called home on Friday night, and got, “Hi, can’t talk. The vet is coming up the driveway.” Having worked in an ER, GregContinue reading “How Do They Know?”
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