A small group went to Haiti last week to help Haitian veterinarians help horses and ponies. In Haiti, many of these are working animals. I am particularly excited about this story because Javier Donatelli, the equine veterinarian who went with the group, has long taken care of my horses. Dr. Donatelli estimates that the team treated 200 horses in Port-au-Prince. Click here for the Washington Post's story on the trip.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Valentine's Day post up at Raceday 360
By Eliza
Ever wonder about racehorses with Valentine in their names or who would give his wife a horse for a Valentine's Day gift? Check out my Outrider column over on www.raceday360.com and find out. Happy Valentine's Day.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
The horses of HBO's "Luck"
By Eliza
Just read this interesting Daily Racing Form article about how the horses in HBO's racetrack series Luck are chosen and trained to be television stars. The show has been in the news because two horses have had to be put down, but this article moves beyond that sad fact to discuss details of filming, such as the ways in which trainers prepared horses to be filmed. (Waving a white towel in front of horse-actors in the gate mimicked close-up cameras, and each horse received a grade of A to F on how he dealt with like challenges.)
Just read this interesting Daily Racing Form article about how the horses in HBO's racetrack series Luck are chosen and trained to be television stars. The show has been in the news because two horses have had to be put down, but this article moves beyond that sad fact to discuss details of filming, such as the ways in which trainers prepared horses to be filmed. (Waving a white towel in front of horse-actors in the gate mimicked close-up cameras, and each horse received a grade of A to F on how he dealt with like challenges.)
Kind of like an audition.
Click here to read.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Rest in Peace, Roxy
By Kitson
I feel like Stacy Westfall and I are old friends, even though we've only met by phone and email over the years. When I talked to her last month, she kept to her promise that she'd have time to do a quick interview for a story I was working on, even if it meant sitting in her car for 20 minutes after dark at the grocery store. She needed supplies to make lunches for her boys lunches in the morning. I tried to be brief.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Sleigh Ride
By Kitson
On a ski trip in Pennsylvania this weekend, mother nature treated us to six inches of snow. The fluffy precipitation made for great skiiing, but as the first snowflakes started to fall, my mind (naturally) turned to sleigh riding.
On a ski trip in Pennsylvania this weekend, mother nature treated us to six inches of snow. The fluffy precipitation made for great skiiing, but as the first snowflakes started to fall, my mind (naturally) turned to sleigh riding.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Superbowl Budweiser "Prohibition" Commercial
By Eliza
I was just downstairs watching the Superbowl with my ten-year-old son--I am admittedly not much of a football fan--and he was explaining things to me. I was sort of glazing over when this commercial came on. I am always happy to see the Budweiser Clydesdales, as all of us horse people are, but this one spoke to me especially.
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