Tag: Horses

  • Book Review: In Plain Sight by Anna Rashbrook

    Book Review: In Plain Sight by Anna Rashbrook

    What ever has happened in the past is always subject to memories,interpretations. and reactions. A writer can take events and twist and change them to his own will. And this is what I am doing now using the past to create a new story that holds on to the turth as far as it can…

  • Lens Artists Challenge The road most often taken.

    Lens Artists Challenge The road most often taken.

    This week John has asked us to show our most often taken “road” with regard to photography. Of course mine is photos of horses. Most of these photos are of horses in competition. My subjects are always moving and this ads to the challenge of getting just the right moment. But I really enjoy it.…

  • I Have Good News!

    I Have Good News!

    First of all I want to thank all the WordPress bloggers who sent positive vibes,healing vibes and positivitiy for me and Biasini yesterday. The vet came this morning and started by palpating the leg. It did look a lot better today I should add. Then we went out to the driveway and the vet’s assistant…

  • THANK YOU!

    THANK YOU!

    Horse addict now has 3002 subscribers! and 2,925 WordPress followers. I realize this is far from the “influencer ” league but for a horse blog it is not bad at all. Below you can see me at work taking photos at the Friday Night Stars at the Global Dressage Festival. So I extend a big…

  • CSIO4* Nations Cup

    CSIO4* Nations Cup

    I will not keep you in suspense about who won the Nations Cup jumping at WEF last night. It was Canada!! The first round took place in the afteroon and in the evening the top eight teams went again. The leader going into the second round was Belgium with only 4 faults from the afternoon,…

  • And now…..

    And now…..

    I can honestly tell you that last weekend while getting Biasini to the show and watching Lynsey ride him through two tests, I did not think”Gosh I wish I was showing”.Not once. It never even crossed my mind. I should be clear that I have done lots of showing in dressage for over 20 years.…

  • Water Water Everywhere.

    Water Water Everywhere.

    Having seen the photos of the disasterous flooding in New Zealand I almost hesitate to put up the WWE title on this post. But here is my WWE photo and the water is only where it should be. This is the pond at the barn where Biasini is living this winter .The area where you…

  • Seize This Day!

    Seize This Day!

    It’s being here now that’s important. There’s no past and there’s no future. Time is a very misleading thing. All there is ever, is the now.” George Harrison I recently received some news that shocked me and reinforced the importance of living every day in the present moment. I have a friend who I have…

  • Your horse is clipped. Now he’s itchy! What can you do?

    Your horse is clipped. Now he’s itchy! What can you do?

    Biasini has had his first body clip.I always find that after the clip he gets itchy and his skin seems dry. Also there is little shine to his coat. What to do?I spray him with Omega Alpha’s Herba Coat and use a soft brush to brush it into his coat. It contains citronella, lavender, neem…

  • Naturally Brown Sunday Stills.

    Naturally Brown Sunday Stills.

    Biasini has had his winter coat clipped. Horses grow in a thicker winter coat but if they are in work and training then they sweat and it is hard to get them dried off enough to put on their blankets for the nighttime. Biasini’s legs have not been clipped and will keep his legs warmer…

  • Biasini Speaks: I’m a Jumper!

    Biasini Speaks: I’m a Jumper!

    Hello Dear Humans. Don’t worry I have not given up my career as a dressage horse. I know I am good at that so I won’t give it up. But I had a lot of fun last week jumping. I knew I was going to jump when Coach Belinda’s offspring Sophie came to ride me.…

  • Sand Pounders: Part 2

    Sand Pounders: Part 2

        There were many comments on my post last week about the sand Pounders coastal patrols. Here is some more information .This is taken from an article in Horse Canada magazine, November 2014. Jarman, a World War II Coast Guard beach patrol veteran, just before he passed away at the ripe old age of 40…