Equestrian

We are expecting frigid temperatures here in New England for the next few days. Overnight lows will be in the single digits (if we're lucky) and the highs will be in the low teens.

The Palm Beach Post reported today that the polo ponies that died in Wellington earlier in the week had all received an injection of the vitamin supplement Biodyl, a drug that is not approved in the U.S.

There are several horse blogs that I read on a regular basis. And regularly I find that one of them has already covered a topic that I wish I'd written about.

Over the years I’ve had thousands of lessons from many trainers. Lots of phrases stick in my mind from having heard them so many times. “Shorten your reins” comes to mind as an example.

Over these same years, there have been some true “light bulb moments,” lessons learned that have stayed with me.

The first such lesson that made this type of impression on me came when I was about 16.

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Let's face it, we've all known horses like Jigsaw and Peter Pan.

I've written before about how to massage your horse. I'm a big fan of Jim Masterson's DVD.

A friend sent me this photo of the check during the last hunt I was able to make this May.

As an equestrian I usually have a chuckle at the horse movies.

Okay, let me preface this post by saying that I've never "gotten" polo wraps. I just don't see the point. In my book they are just one more thing to wash.