Pony Jumpers!

From Wiki-How-Of-The-Day today:

How to Be Safe Around Horses: 14 steps - wikiHow

Derby Preview with an Irish slant...

Headless horseman

I have no Idea what the announcer is saying….

but you can probably tell for yourself. Watch this racing video:

 

It’s looking like a good Derby year….

Story from ESPN

$%&*! Riders Say…

Yay OTTB!

Story from the NY Times about Finders Key, one of the horses that played Joey in “War Horse”. I assume he’s an OTTB because his grandfather is Key to The Mint, who won the Travers Stakes and voted best 3-year-old of the year in 1972.

First Super baby born:

Story from The Saratogian

Zenyatta’s foal is due next.

Interesting Article on Horse Psychology

Here

Happy New Year!

And a happy story from the NY Times

Have a Bud…

I’m back!

Conan O’Brien cracks me up:

Conan O'Brien interviews Martha Stewart - watch more funny videos

Local Happenings

A foxhunt!

From Wiki-How-Of-The-Day

How to Follow Arena Etiquette While Horseback Riding - wikiHow

I find it amazing how so many long-time riders don't know or don't follow simple ring etiquette.

Remote Control Cattle Herding…

RC Round Up

Finally: A GOOD Story!

“Horseback Rider Delivers Medicine in Hurricane Irene”

Just Wrong...

Therapy Horse Dies After Oakdale Theft

Disturbing…

One has to wonder if this is practiced in US racing?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/british-trainer-johnson-banned-from-horse-racing-for-breaching-rules-retires-immediately/2011/08/16/gIQAV8HwIJ_story.html

Hey! Who is that?”

this horse is SO confused!!

http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u218/baeloclaudia/Mireya/?action=view&current=Mayamirrorage5.mp4

Happy Independence Day!

Even Axe got patriotic:

Sorry about the thumb.

My legs are past the point of hurting after i ride- now they just feel “exercised-exhausted”, like after a gym work-out. I still don’t have the confidence yet to canter though.