Mike Panasiuk and Chuckwagon (CNW Group/Royal Agricultural Winter Fair)
The Royal Winter Agricultural Fair in Toronto – and many diverse fairs like it around the world – are a hearty reminder that each of us maintains our own lens through which we see the world. Our world revolves around the greatness of Michael Jung or William Fox-Pitt or Phillip Dutton. They define greatness to us, even though we know almost no one at the Thanksgiving table is going to know who they are.
And this guy in the photo above? Well, it seems he’s sort of the Michael Jung of the National Charolais Show circuit, a type of French cow. He won the Top Bull Yearling, Junior Champion Bull, and Grand Champion Bull Awards at the Royal Horse Show, as well as the Top Breeders Award. This feller, Mike Panasiuk, is some nice Charolais-raising 4-H kid’s absolute hero – the definition of success.
So remember, after a long week in North America, that we’re all little pieces of the people we admire, and that sometimes it’s just cows and horses.
U.S. Weekend Action:
Full Moon Farm H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Live Scores/Results]
River Glen Fall H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times] [Live Scores/Results]
Poplar Place Farm November H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Live Scores/Results]
Texas Rose Horse Park H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores/Results]
Sunday Links:
One Month Until the 2016 Annual USEA Meeting and Convention
Racehorse “Frosted” is Loving Retirement
HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties NY is the Proposed Location for 2017 NAJYRC Jumping/Dressage
West Coast Shows Taking Extra Precautions After EHV-1 Outbreak
More Research Needed into Water Treadmill Use by Horses, Says Review Team
Winter Warmers: How to Keep Horses Happy as the Weather Turns
Sunday Video:
Check out the chemistry between Tamie Smith and her new beau, Glock Pullman!
