June 30, 2014
On Saturday afternoon and evening during the CAA Carriage Festival, I took some photos in the open air between the barns and the indoor arena.
We had some sunshine, and some rain … and lots of beautiful carriages …
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From top to bottom: Kate Bushman, Maureen Foright, Marilyn Macfarlane, Robin Lillard Bates (protecting her hat from the rain on her way into the warmup area), Michele Blackler, and Kate Whaley.
June 27, 2014
Here are a few scenes from earlier today, the first day of the CAA’s dog, er, horse show.
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Before I give you the wrong idea, we really are here for the Carriage Festival …
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Colton Parker, seen here waiting to enter the (air-conditioned) warm-up area, won the first of several classes for junior drivers …
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If you’re in or near Lexington, come join us! The show continues this evening and all day Saturday (sessions begin at 9:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 7:00 p.m.). The pleasure-driving show takes place in the Kentucky Horse Park’s indoor Alltech Arena.
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May 28, 2014
I’ve just found out about this, I’m afraid … more than a week into the event. But better late than never, right?
If you’d like to watch some carriage-driving classes — or hunter classes, or side-saddle classes, or Saddlebred classes, or any of the other classes — at this year’s Devon Horse Show, you can watch it all, live and free of charge, at the USEF Network website. The show continues through this weekend.
Enjoy!
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May 27, 2014
Our fourth installment of the Carriage Association’s Carriage Festival will be underway in just a few weeks!
Once again, the Festival will be held in the indoor (and air-conditioned!) Alltech Arena, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. The first full day of pleasure-driving classes will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, June 27. Competitors and spectators will enjoy morning, afternoon, and evening sessions on Friday and Saturday, and the Festival will conclude with Sunday morning’s drive through the Horse Park.
To learn more about this beautiful event, please visit the dedicated Carriage Festival website.
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If you’ll be in — or anywhere near — Lexington, Ky., at the end of June, we hope you’ll come see all the lovely turnouts at this year’s CAA Carriage Festival.
May 21, 2014
For obvious reasons, I mainly focus here on all the carriage driving that takes place at the Royal Windsor Horse Show. But there’s a lot more to the show, including the ever-popular Shetland Pony Grand National Steeplechase.
These fearless kids and adorable ponies run and jump their way through several sessions each day. I just love the ponies’ manes floofy manes and flying forelocks …
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The Slower Road 