For a time, I taught riding lessons at a barn that was very much oriented towards beginners. While I was there, I made a lot of friends. Most of the riders who were there when I was have moved on to other barns or, in the case of many of the teenagers, have gone on to college. I still see a few of them at events from time to time but mostly keep up with their lives via Facebook. I’ve had some excellent smiles this past week as many of them have come home for Thanksgiving. Seeing smiling faces with horses they’ve clearly missed during the school year has made me nearly as happy as they are.
North American Weekend Action:
MeadowCreek Park H.T. [Website] [Entry Status][Scores]
FEI Global Weekend Preview:
Central American and Caribbean Games (MEX) CCI1* [Website] [Entries] [Results]
Riobamba (ECU) CCI1* [Website]
Sunday Links:
See Wild Mustangs Like Never Before
The best horsey Christmas advert ever
Watch this and you’ll never mount from the ground again
Arizona man accused of punching Tempe police horse
Horse owners say their beloved equines are suffering after eating tainted feed
Kentucky reports fourth case of WNV in 2014
Sunday Video: Makeup commercials are weird.