Thursday News & Notes from Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS)

I’ve been the victim and the perpetrator of this crime. Photo by Glendevon Stables FB.

As much as I don’t like the cold and the mud and the rain of winter, I actually don’t mind the season, because it gives me time to do other things I enjoy like baking and knitting. Yes, I am in fact a 90-year-old grandma, but I make cooler things than your grandma. With all the increased darkness, you have to have some things to enhance your happiness that are indoor activities, and meanwhile my horses enjoy a little bit of an off season break.

National Holiday: National Hard Candy Day

News From Around the Globe:

Our thoughts and prayers are with Kailey Giancola, Laura Welsh’s groom and right-hand girl who was found breathing but unconscious Monday afternoon after a suspected fall while hacking her horse after a flat ride. Kailey suffered multiple severe injuries to her brain resulting in potentially irreversible damages and is in a coma. We will share further updates to her condition. [Laura’s Facebook]

Canadian show jumper Nicole Walker is appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after her positive drug test at the 2019 Pan American Games. Her removal from results at the Pan Ams means that Canada does not qualify to send a show jumping team to the Olympics next year, so her success in this matter has more than just a personal consequence. [Canadian Show Jumping Team Disqualified from Tokyo]

After a freak pasture accident left Shelby Bluthardt’s horse with a mangled tail and butt, his medical story went from bad to worse, and almost caused his death. However, after almost a month in the hospital, a full tail amputation, and many months of careful care, the tail-less wonder Abe is back out competing and enjoying life full time. [Back from the Brink: Abe the Bulldog Horse]

Charlotte Dujardin is definitely not a one hit wonder, with a win in the Grand Prix Freestyle win at Olympia with Mount St John Freestyle. The pair earned a stunning 87% and blew the crowd away, with a soundtrack inspired by none other than Disney’s Frozen. Her stable mate Carl Hester was second with Hawtins Delicato with an 84.47%. [Charlotte Back on Top at Olympia]

Educational Thursday: What Shape Are My Horses Feet In? 

Featured Video: Jon Holling and Rick Wallace brought out their big-gun ugly Christmas sweaters for a special holiday episode of The Horse Talk Show featuring The Rick and Jon Show‘s illustrious hosts.

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The Horse Talk Show with Louisa Barton

Posted by The Horse Talk Show on Wednesday, December 18, 2019