Saturday Links from Tipperary

This would be a nice start on the whole 'dream barn' thing. Photo from Horse Properties International on Facebook This would be a nice start on the whole 'dream barn' thing. Photo from Horse Properties International on Facebook

It seems like everyone I’ve been talking to has lotto fever. 800 million dollars is nothing to sneeze at and the total amount could be even higher by the time they draw the numbers. I’ve been idly pondering exactly what I would buy with that kind of cash, and it’s safe to say that the first thing on my list is a few horse properties and more ponies. Maybe I’m insane, but with that sort of money one could easily resurrect the olden days of USET at Gladstone. Oh, the possibilities!

Events This Weekend (FINALLY!):

Ocala Horse Properties Winter I: [Website] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]

Saturday Links:

Swedish jockey Helena Stahl defends eating her horse after it was put down

Fire crews help rescue horse from pool

Thieves wanted for chopping off horse tails in Nebraska

The haunting origins of horse culture in Mongolia

Prospective Hoskins horse buyer said she was downsizing her herd

Mother of autistic woman wins battle to keep emotional support horse

Saturday Video:

If you win the lottery and purchase your personal jet, you could buy something like this for the off-season. An adorable little ‘ranchette’ in Hawaii! Also, they mislabeled “tack room with a kitchen and space for a bed” as pool house for some reason.