COTH Posts
…And Then What Happened At The Big Show
I’ve been home from the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions for a week, and this is the first time I’ve had five minutes to [...]
What Happens At Home Before The Big Show
Huzzah! I’m qualified for the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions. I’ll ride The Elvis Syndicate’s wonderful Guernsey Elvis in the Developing Grand Prix Championship, for [...]
A Week In Their Words
TUESDAY Elvis, 6:30 a.m.: Sigh. Another week of excellence. Lauren arrives around 6:15 every morning, gets her things organized, and then grabs me. Obviously [...]
Reiten Lernt Man Durch Kehren
Working students come and working students go. It’s the nature of the business, and as much as it stresses me out, I expect it. [...]
Pick & Shovel Work
I’ve made many FEI dressage horses, most of them out of horses who were complete and utter ding-dongs as children but reformed enough by middle age to [...]
The Show Season Puzzle
I like showing, but I’m not a maniac. I don’t personally feel like there’s anything to be achieved by taking the same group of [...]