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Where oh where is the Canadian Dressage Team?
Skip to content HorseAddict SearchSearch Where oh where is the Canadian Dressage Team? The Paris Olympics are almost upon us and we still do not know who will be on the Canadian Dressage team. There appears to be a controversy swirling . I had to read an article by Ken Braddick of Dressage News. com…
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Where oh where is the Canadian Dressage Team?
The Paris Olympics are almost upon us and we still do not know who will be on the Canadian Dressage team. There appears to be a controversy swirling . I had to read an article by Ken Braddick of Dressage News. com to find out what was going on Here is a link to his…
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Wordless Wednesday
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Macro Monday
Blue delphinium macro
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A thought for the day.
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The Monday Minstrel
Draft horses are usually large horses that were bred for work such as heavy farm tasks or hauling freight.Their use has greatly declined since the invention of the internal combustion engine (particularly cars and tractors.) The unit of measurement ” horse power” was invented in the late 18th century to compare the output of steam…
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When Can Bad News be Good News??
I have not posted about this before. But about a month ago I decided to get a classification as a Para Equestrian. Why? Well I know that at the end stage of Parkinson’s most people are in wheelchairs. I saw this and it worried me because I wondered how I would be able to ride…
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FOTD:Peony
This is my response to Cee’s Flower of the Day challenge. I have included the Iris above for Cee but she takes much better photos of them than I do. I In the photo above you can see that the peony in front of the one that is blooming has black spot. I think this…
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What a Birthday!!
I had a birthday last weekend . On June 9th I turned 75. YUP Seventy Five. That is three quarters of a Century. I can honestly tell you I do not feel that old. Seriously I don’t! I had a wonderful birthday. My son, who lives in England , had come to stay for a…
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Ryan Torkkeli is looking ahead to Paris
I wrote a blog post about Ryan in January of 2023. This post is an update to look at his having declared for the Paris Olympics. I asked Ryan which horses he had declared. He told me he has declared his two horses Sternenwanderer and Snoop Dog. 2, You have declared two horses . Sternenwanderer …
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Silent Sunday
This magnificent bronze horse’s head is in London at the end of Oxford St.
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Is it a Spring peeper or a toad?
At this time of year I can hear the spring peepers chattering and singing their songs in the evenings. My husband took our small schnauzer out the other evening and several of the peepers jumped into our pool which is not open yet and the water is only rain water .But this little fellow stayed…
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