During the Olympics there were a series of ads on the CBC that focused on great quotes from coaches. One was about a young woman who was a boxer. She said her coach had inspired her even before Women’s Boxing was allowed, let alone become an Olympic sport. Her coach used to say to her…
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Let’s hear it for the Grooms!
The grooms! They work to keep the horses looking perfect. When I watched the slow motion relays, of the live streaming Olympic Dressage ,I was amazed at the beautifully clipped legs of the horses and their shining hooves. And those beautiful tails! But the immaculate turn out is not all they do. They know their…
Olympians and their Equine partners!
The only Olympic sport where the team is a human and another species.
And so it begins: The Grand Prix
Up early for the CBC live stream of the first day of the Grand Prix. Today there were three groups of 9 or 10 horse rider combinations. They appeared according to their FEI world ranking. I have to admit that I did not see the first group and the first rider in Group B was…
Tokyo Riders: What are they doing while they wait?
Tokyo. The Canadian Dressage Team riders and horses are not just lollygagging about. They are busy. They are riding their horses in the main stadium arena to familiarize them with that location. After the horses have been ridden and exercised they will be washed down. They will also be handwalking their horses to give them…
Team Horses are in flight to Tokyo
The Team horses for the Tokyo Olympics are on their way and many have already arrived safely. The Canadian Dressage horses have been in quarantine in Germany. The British Dressage Team horses flew to Japan from Liege. Here are a few photos. For more detail about how horses are loaded into the crates and what…
Magic in the Old. Magic in the New.
The trick is to successfully combine the two.
Crop, 86, Cut. The Lens-Artists Challenge #96
Most of the photography I do is of horses. They are moving subjects and often at the other end of an arena. For horse shows I use a very long lens 250-600 mm mounted on a mono-pod. So I can get close with that but often it may have too much other stuff in the…
Believe in Yourself!
Believe in yourself, your horse, your dreams. Carl Hester This past weekend Carl Hester won his 66th National Championship title. Sixty six!! Here is what he posted on his Facebook page about this latest win. 11 yrs ago Barney came 3rd in the 4 year old class at Stoneleigh. Fast forward to this weekend (a…
There is Magic Here!
That I can take my horse out into the forest and know that he will enjoy it as much as I do .Magic. That huge draft horses are willing to work for us and pull wagons and listen to our instructions. Magic. Horses go into the biggest of competition rings and do their best for…
Lens Artist Challenge #53 Your Choice.
Belinda’s horse Tattoo,in a drenching downpour.
The Brilliance of Carl Hester
When I saw the ragtag daily prompt, ‘Brilliance‘ I immediately thought of Carl Hester and the day I saw him competing at the World Equestrian Games in Tryon NC last September. Why did this make me think of Carl Hester? Because he is the acknowledged master of dressage, not only in his native Britain and…
