Video of “Blaze King” from TV’s National Velvet, which aired in 1961. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant. Carole Lombard, Joe Louis, Carson Kressley and William Shatner. Then, there’s Fury (real name: Highland Dale), Blaze King from TV’s “National Velvet” and Flicka. What do they have in common? Share on Facebook
Continue reading about “Saddlebreds of the Silver Screen” exhibit at the Kentucky Horse Park
For a decade, he was THE five-gaited American Saddlebred. He won nine World Champion American Saddlebred titles. He was voted the saddlebred People’s Choice for World Champion AND Horse of the Decade for the 1990s. He spent the first decade of the new millennium greeting visitors to his retirement home at the Kentucky Horse Park. [...]
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Yes, things have been mighty quiet here lately. That’s because I’ve been out gathering some awesome things for you. I spent in KY during the final days of the World Equestrian Games, then I returned home for a couple of days to switch out suitcases and computer thumb drives before a weekend writer’s group retreat [...]
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 [...]
I’m going to promote joining an organization for no other reason than I’ve found it to be a good deal for me. For the record, I don’t get a cut if you decide to join. I receive no reward for talking up the group. Just so’s you know. But I’m going to renew my Kentucky [...]
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Tucked over by the the carriage horse barn and the old indoor arena at the Kentucky Horse Park is the American Academy of Equine Art studio. As the instructor and participants said, visitors are welcome to come by and watch them work. After all, that’s the point of having artists-in-residence at the park. The studio [...]
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You probably already know that Derby preps aren’t the only thing going on in Kentucky this week. In Lexington, at the Kentucky Horse Park, is the Rolex Three Day Event. And you have a couple of options for keeping up with the action online. Share on Facebook
Is this a trendy new yoga class? I took that photo in May 2008 during the Kentucky Horse Park’s “Parade of Breeds.” The Horse Park is getting a jump on showing the public an equestrian sport that they’ve no doubt seen, but didn’t know what it was called. Share on Facebook
Jackie of Regarding Horses and My Journey with Ace has invited me to participate in a The Six Horsey Things Tag ring. I have the impression it started as a 6 Things Tag ring, but she adapted it to 6 Horsey Things. Which we, of course, like very much. Anyway, I’m absolutely thrilled to be [...]
Gosh, there’s a lot on this blog about racing and horse shows. For a lot of horseless riders and horse-lovers, one way to keep horses in their lives is to watch competitions. As travel budgets tighten, watching events on TV or online seems to fill the bill. The Internet has turned into a virtual competitive [...]
