The Knights of Iceland from Jeffrey Mark Barr on Vimeo showing some of their evening programs. World titles may have been on the line in another part of the Kentucky Horse Park, but the Knights of Iceland drill team rocked the house in the Equine Village show ring during the 2010 World Equestrian Games. Share [...]
A video about the Keeneland Library’s collection from the Daily Racing Form If you’re in or near Lexington and enjoy horse racing history, swing by Keeneland to checkout the library. You can look up some stories from racing’s past. Or admire the equine art on display. Or gaze at the sweeping vistas of Bluegrass pastureland [...]
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I know of no other way to get important updates to my regular RSS feed/email subscribers once news comes out, other than to write another post. The USEF Network will pick up some of the gaps and stream, for free, some of the events not covered by the other providers. Some will stream live and [...]
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IMPORTANT UPDATE: USEF Network to air WEG coverage online. Click on “Broadcast Schedule.” The Alltech-FEI World Equestrian Games are upon us. The event will make history by coming across the ocean to the U.S. for the first time. But you can’t leave work/school/the children/the horses. Let alone fork over the dough to go. I feel [...]
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Video of the endurance ride in Rhode Island Even though I recently completed the first draft of my novel, part of my job is to look ahead to other books. As part of that research, I ended up at an endurance riding event this spring. Those of you who have rigged your calendars for a [...]
Sometimes crazy contests, goals and projects merge. Lexington, KY, was my home prior to moving to this suburb of Hartford. I like Lexington so much that I often return on vacation. Shh … that’s a secret. The Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau has been running a contest involving social media. Tweet or Facebook your favorite [...]
Some of the sturdiest, easy-to-pack souvenirs are books. Unless you go overboard and buy too many, but I wouldn’t know anything about that. When you go to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (or any other event in Kentucky), you’ll be able to find equestrian gifts galore at the Kentucky Horse Park, the venue [...]
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While I was leaving a lengthy blog comment on Discover WEG with Fran Jurga, I realized I could be talking about that stuff here, too. Don’t get me wrong – I love this Discover Horses blog about the upcoming World Equestrian Games. I plan to visit regularly (brace yourself, Fran). She thinks of things I [...]
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Odds are, unless you’re taking a group of people to Kentucky for a specific job – say, to compete or to work — on the 2010 World Equestrian Games, you probably won’t be staying for the entire event. So, you probably won’t need a house. You’ll probably be looking for a hotel. If you’re on [...]
Newsflash — This weekend, we can watch the Kentucky Vaulting Cup with free online streaming video. Click here for the Kentucky Vaulting Cup video stream. You can find more info on the event on the same link as the stream. It’s taking place in the new climate-controlled, indoor arena at the Kentucky Horse Park. Click [...]
