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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My mini camcorder and I stumbled upon a fun side story at the Grand Opening at Old Friends at Cabin Creek. Resident retiree Zippy Chippy is famous for his record of 0-100. During his racing career, he gathered many fans across the northeast. When CBS Sunday Morning visited Zippy and his owner-trainer Felix Monserrate and [...]
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This is part of a series depicting my day at the Grand Opening for the Old Friends at Cabin Creek: Bobby Frankel Division equine retirement facility. You can read Part 1 here. A couple of hours after the Little Silver Charm Mini-Golf Tourney wrapped up, the festivities moved out to the farm in Greenfield, NY. [...]
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The Grand Opening celebration and dedication of the Old Friends at Cabin Creek near Saratoga Springs, NY, kicked off – er, teed off — with a celebrity pro-am, of sorts. The biggest celebrity of them all wasn’t there, but attended in spirit – Cabin Creek’s namesake and benefactor, the late Hall of Fame trainer Bobby [...]
Video showing Little Silver Charm enjoying his preferred sport – soccer Remember the days when celebrities names were attached to golf tournaments? What used to be the Bob Hope Desert Classic is now the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Near here, what once was the Sammy Davis Jr. Greater Hartford Open, is now the Travelers Championship. [...]
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Unless you live in the southern hemisphere, winter may be getting a little old by now. Kind of a drag. So, let’s go to a springtime party on a horse farm. Let’s head over to Lee Lofland’s Graveyard Shift. Share on Facebook
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See the people giving the black horse a wide berth? They’re guests at the Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Center Open House in 2006. The horse is Ruhlmann, a millionaire champion from more than twenty years ago. Our guide told us that he bites and not to get too close to him. Too bad for Ruhlmann. [...]
Need to do some holiday shopping that feels more like contribution rather than consumption? Equine charities often have gift shops on their websites. FWIW, the links here will be to the charity’s homepage itself, instead of to the item or gift shop. Sometimes, direct links get changed or don’t work later on, especially for dated [...]
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