As you may have read here recently, the Kentucky Horse Park’s International Museum of the Horse unveiled its latest blockbuster exhibit last weekend.
Click here to read (or listen to the audio from) a radio report by our local public radio station.
October 27, 2011
October 26, 2011
Today, I decided to search for some new driving videos … well, new to me/us.
I have no doubt that these are of Andreas Nemitz and his Coaching in Bavaria horses on their “Lindau Messenger” trip across the Alps, from Germany to Italy, but the videos themselves don’t actually offer any proof.
First, heading down through of couple of hairpin turns on a mountain pass:
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Next, a drive along a narrow, wooded road:
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… and another clip from the drive along the same road, and over a small bridge:
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Enjoy!
October 25, 2011
A.J. and I were walking to the farmers’ market on Saturday morning and, there, in the grassy vacant fowntown lot known as the CenterPointe block (it’s a long story): a bunch of jumps. And Alltech flags. And people … and horses!
It turns out that it was all to promote the upcoming National Horse Show, which has moved as of this year from its perennial home in New York City to our very own Kentucky Horse Park. If you’re in Lexington from November 2nd through the 6th, you can find the horse show plus vendors, parties, and music, all in the Alltech Arena.
The riders who were downtown on Saturday did a little bit of walking and cantering about, a little bit of jumping, and a lot of visiting with passersby, while volunteers talked about the National Horse Show and handed out brochures. A rather brilliant promotional effort, I think.
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October 24, 2011
the World Cup season has begun
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This past weekend, in Hannover, Germany, was the first indoor FEI World Cup Driving event of the season. In this first World Cup match, the Dutch drivers Ijsbrand Chardon and Koos de Ronde finished in first and second place, respectively.
You can see Koos de Ronde’s drive in the final round below or here.
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… and the winning drive by Ijsbrand Chardon here or below:
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October 23, 2011
Judging by the logo in the corner of the image (“Morris Soffe & Son, Commercial Truck Body Builders”), I’m guessing this portrait of a Dairy Wagon was destined for an advertisement or the pages of a catalog.
But what I find fascinating is that photographer captured not only the wagon and the horse but his own shadow as well.
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(from the Jack & Marge Day collection)
The Slower Road 