Tag: Winter Equestrian Festival

Taking Flight!

Taking flight. Tina has given us this challenge for the Lens Artists challenge #144. The usual response would be birds or planes but why not horses? These jumpers are truly taking flight. Thank you Tina for the chance to show some flying horses! For readers of this post do take a look at the amazing…

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From Beijing to Biasini: My Photography Journey.

I started to take an interest in photography back in 1980 on a three week trip to China with a group of horticulturalists. That was back in the days of film. It came in handy little cannisters and you had to load it into your camera. On that trip to China I mastered the art…

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Monday Minstrel: Equestrians Shopping!

I was at the Winter Equestrian Festival yesterday.It was a busy Saturday; competition in the Grand Hunter ring, jumpers in the International ring and activity and competition in the other rings . There are 12 rings and also warm up rings so it was BUSY! I was there to collect boots from Der Dau boots…

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Let the shows begin!

Today was the opening press conference for the Winter Equestrian Festival and the Adequan Global Dressage Festival. WHO WAS THERE? Alex Granato. member of the Pan Am Games US show jumping team. Bronze medalist. Chris Payne Top hunter rider and trainer Sarah Lockman Individual gold medalist 2019 Pan Am Games and team silver medalist. Beezie…

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Coming soon to this Blog.

Tuesday, January 7 2020, is the season opening Press Conference at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. There will be a line up of leading riders from dressage, jumper and hunter disciplines. Also there will be the show organizers and the ‘Powers That Be’ for the Winter Equestrian Festival and the Adequan Global Dressage Festival….

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Amanda Derbyshire: Courage. Determination. Hard Work.

  It’s a long way from Leyland, Lancashire to the Equestrian Village in Wellington Florida but that is the life journey British show jumper Amanda Derbyshire has made. And it is not finished…she has her sights set on the Olympics in Tokyo 2020.  I had the opportunity to speak with Amanda recently about her journey….

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