You’d think that in the world’s most populous country – one with an ‘authoritarian regime’ no less – they could compell some bums into seats, even if it IS to watch third rate show jumping. You’d also think there would be at least one photographer on hand who understands that nose-first is not the most flattering perspective from which to shoot a subject (I’m talking
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Or is it? It depends on whether you are a dressage rider from Mexico. Or an eventer from Canada. The FEI Sports Forum was the talk of Lausanne these past few days. And it was the filler of my inbox. Holy sheesh that was more press releases per diem than they have during the Olympics. Have you been following this Swiss shindig? Feeling up for
Not to worry, today’s headline is not in reference to me. I have not been hauled off and beaten behind the barn by any of the several parties who might feel tempted to knock my teeth out. No, I’m talking about the sport of Eventing, which has taken a couple of power punches these past ten days. On March 11, in trademark sugar-coated style, the
I was about to blog today about the many issues I foresee arising as a result of the FEI’s new six month ban for riding in unsanctioned competitions (see my previous post if you missed it). But before I started typing I realized that if I let loose with my hail of criticism without first asking the FEI for some clarification, I am likely to
I’m sure you have all been crying in your chardonnay about the absence of a video accompaniment to my blog of several days ago, the one titled Royal Goodbye. I’ll spare you the details of the technical difficulties and get right to the good stuff. Even if you already took the trouble to read that post (and gosh, I sure hope you did since it’s
Are you too knackered to read today’s post? Well now you don’t have to! Watch my private security guard SS as he reads this post with the most delightful British accent, to give you the real feel of what it’s like here in London. If you prefer to take in this blog in silence, by all means scroll down and read on! Did you watch
It looks like not going to the Olympics is big news after all. Of course I knew why the media was all over the young Saudi woman not making the show jumping team like so many fat kids on so many Smarties. It would have been a giant leap for Arab woman-kind if she had made the grade. Now there is a whole slew of
There were a lot of international horsey things going on this past weekend, none of which occupied my waking hours. The first thing I didn’t do was watch Rolex on live streaming. I think seeing Mandiba fall off the bank and break his ribs at Badminton last year might have put me off watching online four star eventing for good. The peril of watching eventing