One night I found myself sitting at a working horse Clydesdale show horseless after losing mine to colic not long before, when I struck up a conversation with a good friend who I hadn’t seen for a while. After a … Continued
My Horse, Jet, was born the son of a Kentucky Derby winner. Lil E Tee was a longshot when he won the derby in 1992. Not much was made if his pedigree, or of his talent. He won when he … Continued
When I was looking for a horse last year, I first thought I wanted what almost every rider seeking a horse wants — an already well trained, ‘made’ horse that was going to take me to the levels I wanted … Continued
Forrest Gump had his time at the track. He was born in 1999 and raced in PA and DE. He ran a total of 14 times and only won once earning a mere $26,000. It seemed that his trainer and … Continued
PJ’s story is a long one, but I’ll start from the beginning. My mother, Andrea, is a trainer and for a large part of my life we lived on a horse farm in NJ where my mother ran a training … Continued
This is my big gray Thoroughbred gelding, Sterling. He was a dressage champion who suffered a tendon injury and went to auction when he was about ten years old. A horse broker recognized him from his show horse years and … Continued
I grew up devouring all horse stories, loving especially the ones about the horse nobody could ride or the one nobody wanted. There was something about horses that always sparked that buried treasure excitement, that recognizing something special. But it … Continued
My heart goes out to the people of Colorado, Montana, and all who are affected as they fight the devastating wild fires. But somehow, I’m not surprised to hear that horse folk are going out of their way to help … Continued
This horse named “Freedom” came from the auction yard because we just couldn’t resist that face. Turns out he carried an older woman around sidesaddle as a field hunter and when she passed away he ended up at auction. Now … Continued
Unless you just crawled out from under a rock (or have been out riding) you probably have heard about Fifty Shades of Grey the highly charged erotic romance about a billionaire CEO and a naive young college student. The book … Continued
