Dressage! Many riders hear that word and shudder, but I happen to like dressage and always have. As a kid I did some low level eventing and dressage with an OTTB named Prior. We had a great time together. When I was 15 we qualified [...]
What's better than an Hermès themed photobooth? Try an Hermès themed photobooth – for your horse. Hats off to the house of Hermès for bringing an equestrian fashionista's wildest dream to life at the Winter Equestrian Festival. Alongside their midday cocktail party to celebrate the Hermès Talented [...]
Geraldine Bidwell brings us this series chronicling the life and times of legendary grand prix rider and trainer Hap Hansen. A longtime rider and owner in the sport of show jumping, Bidwell owns Hansen’s current show jumper, the 10-year-old gelding Acer. Read Part I here, and [...]
Great inspiration is often found in unexpected places. When photographer Monica Stevenson was helping to pack up a shared booth at Dressage at Devon in 2012, she glanced down at a white table strewn with shining bits. The blue of the midday sky lit up the [...]
Today was one of those days when working with a young horse paid off. Last week I had a bit of a pity party about not feeling able to school amidst the hecticness of WEF. Fast-forward to the following Tuesday, and it was once again schooling [...]
Wellington, FL – February 18, 2015 – As the sun began to fade behind the International Arena at WEF, camera flashes set the scene for the 7th Annual Lip Sync Show benefiting Danny & Ron’s Rescue. On Sunday, Feb, 15, the Special Events Pavilion was [...]
There’s this thing about fixer-upper farms – they need to be fixed up. And while my husband and I are enjoying the process of renovating and updating our 90 year old house, it can be a strain on the piggy bank, if you know what [...]
Geraldine Bidwell brings us this series chronicling the life and times of legendary grand prix rider and trainer Hap Hansen. A longtime rider and owner in the sport of show jumping, Bidwell owns Hansen’s current show jumper, the 10-year-old gelding Acer. Read her first post [...]
Spur marks. We don’t want them, we try not to inflict them upon our horses. . . and yet, all too often, they appear. If you’ve ever seen some poor soul riding around with standing wraps stuffed sideways under the girth, ostensibly creating a barrier [...]
I think I may have been a bit ambitious when I said that my goal was to take Billy in a TAKE2 Thoroughbred class at WEF this season. That is still my goal, but it looked far off today. I have just recently started to jump [...]