Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Dec 1, 2009, 3:29 pm
For all the dressage divas who forgo helmets and risk brain injury in order to look smashing on their horse, here's an option for ya. Kudos to the video producers! What a hoot.
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 30, 2009, 3:27 pm
Okay, so normally I have a "no ads policy." In fact I brag about it in my headline and logo. So I might as well explain this holiday season exception. You'll notice on the right of my blog is an U...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 29, 2009, 4:08 pm
Well, turnout is on hold for a bit longer. For about a week, Riley was on turnout in the barn's indoor arena. It was fun to watch him enjoy his freedom and his new playmate. His good-natured turno...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 28, 2009, 3:23 pm
Take a look at this Youtube all-text video. I can well imagine the kind of personal slight that must have prompted this video. The author/video creator bemoans disciplines in the horse world criticizi...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 27, 2009, 3:27 pm
In this holiday shopping season I can't help but reflect on how things have changed since I was a child. My own parents were hopelessly bourgeois, all hung up on the notion of living within one...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 26, 2009, 4:00 pm
I ran across this on Etsy. For the life of me I don't understand who this ad is supposed to appeal to -- rapstas/gangstas? the gay community? What's with the hat and glove accessories? The wei...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 25, 2009, 3:25 pm
I ran across this children's book Doesn't Fall Off His Horse about a Kiowa boy of the same name. The title made me wonder about what it would be like to be named by one's tribal community....
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 24, 2009, 4:15 pm
I wonder if Heather Blitz ever imagined that sharing wonderful Paragon videos with the world might have a down side. Specifically, would she ever have predicted she'd get picked apart by some che...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 23, 2009, 4:06 pm
ACK -- video no longer available, but... Two sons of QUATERBACK have been licensed in Neustadt for breeding at the Körung des Pferdezuchtverbandes Brandenburg-Anhalt. The Champion of the Dressage st...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 22, 2009, 3:38 pm
Again we're looking at photos from the Fair Hill inspection, USEventing blog. At the risk of sounding like Michael Kors on Project Runway, Jill Walton shows impeccable fashion sense, showing up in...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 21, 2009, 3:16 pm
One will occasionally look like they overslept... If you aren't into eventing, the horse inspections are kind of a dress-up occasion. Here Ronald Zabala-Goetschel and Che Italica trot before the ...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 17, 2009, 3:10 pm
This equestrian mom had twin boys...I know several young women -- lifelong, accomplished, equestrians -- who have recently had babies. All of them are just radiant in their motherhood. They are findin...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 16, 2009, 3:05 pm
The barn manager and Riley share a momentSo most of you probably know that Riley has been cleared for turnout. As good as this news is, it's hard to trust it. Other specialists had told me it woul...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 15, 2009, 3:47 pm
When we left off, Batik (an older gelding) had gotten caught up in a pasture gate. Even after his leg was freed he stayed down -- immobile, rigid, and groaning. Read Part 1 here . Bob and I were at t...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 14, 2009, 3:29 pm
"The horse stopped with a jerk and the jerk fell off..." ~Jim Culleton
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 13, 2009, 3:32 pm
Just FYI, Part II of Barn Trauma will be published the 15th, Sunday night... What a tidy, professional pair! Super turnout, relaxed performance, and a nice lengthening too. Here is a summary of the h...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 12, 2009, 4:32 pm
Well, this weekend I learned something important about horses. The bad news is, it involved a trauma. The good news is, the story has a happy ending. I promise you nothing about this event has been e...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 11, 2009, 3:50 pm
We made the trip to New Bolton this morning -- a damp, windy, grey day. The chill made Riley a little high, and after we unloaded he snorted and puddle-jumped was we made our way to the clinic. The ve...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 10, 2009, 3:41 pm
By the time you read this Riley may already be at New Bolton -- his appt. is for 11/11, at 11am (too bad it's not 2011). I'm not anticipating any major problems or revelations other than find...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 9, 2009, 4:03 pm
I bought my WEG 2010 t-shirt in 2007, when I was at the Rolex 3 day event. In a Scarlett O'Hara moment, I told Bob, "God as my witness we're GOING to the WEG!" It looks, though, like we'l...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 8, 2009, 3:53 pm
Marimekko fabric (ties into the story)“Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it.” --Sam Levenson For the last few months I've been pouring time and money into R...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 7, 2009, 4:08 pm
You know, I was embarrassed last week when I lost that screw to Riley's hospital plate -- felt like such a bozo. It's the worst kind of stupid mistake, the kind you have to reveal to half the ...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 6, 2009, 3:10 pm
Last night I was talking with a friend about Totilas, and we wondered aloud about "what he's really like to ride," "what's he like around the barn," etc.. By sheer coincidence, Horse Hero sent...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 5, 2009, 3:52 pm
Thurs, Nov. 5, 2009: Day 3 of antibiotic-free Riley, he's doing fine. No news is good news! Seems like I was busy doin' somethin' close to nothin' But different from the day before......
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 4, 2009, 4:08 pm
Youtube has it's share of horsie atrocities on film. At least as remarkable as the rider/horse mishaps are the spectators... "Nerves of steel" mother of the year award... Goes to this mom (video...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Nov 3, 2009, 3:12 pm
I've shared my views on rollkur, and of course every horsie bulletin board has thread after impassioned thread of on the topic. It occurs to me we're missing an important viewpoint. How 'b...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Oct 27, 2009, 3:23 pm
I'm told this video has been "done to death" on the bulletin boards, but I'd not seen it till a few days ago. This Youtube video has THOUSANDS of comments (maybe I just never paid attention). ...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Oct 26, 2009, 3:25 pm
Sunday morning I went to see Riley before going to my barn job -- it was time to change the gauze in the hospital plate. The gauze change takes some setup: sweeping the shavings from a portion of the...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Oct 25, 2009, 3:44 pm
This is a scary video, and the story behind it is that the horse was bought from a KY trainer who assured the new owners (mom and daughter) that the horse could go to the upper levels of eventing. Thi...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Oct 24, 2009, 3:53 pm
This is a story without a moral. I was dimly aware that Harv was "a problem" for some of the boarders. What started as murmurs and innuendo finally came to a head last week, and now everyone speaks op...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Oct 23, 2009, 3:20 pm
Sure, we say we're passionate about horses, but talk is cheap, and the word passion is bandied about quite a bit these days. The British comedian David Mitchell has a few things to say about the u...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Oct 22, 2009, 3:30 pm
As if we haven't seen enough primo horseflesh, the Hanoverian Stallion Auction catalog is online. These stallion prospects are only two years old! My picks...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Oct 21, 2009, 3:59 pm
Performance Sales International just released its dressage horse catalog for an upcoming auction. The Web site really raises the bar for showcasing horses online -- a consistent presentation in pictur...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Oct 20, 2009, 3:16 pm
Barn work ain't easy, but summertime barn work is downright leisurely compared to winter work. Here in PA we've had a few crisp-cold mornings lately -- a reminder that winter is approaching. F...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Oct 18, 2009, 3:57 pm
For those lamenting that this post isn't horse-related, skip to the 4th video (your loss :-)Last week Bob and I saw John Denver on a rerun of the Midnight Special TV show. In the seventies, John D...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Oct 17, 2009, 3:53 pm
Rolling Stone Farm just posted video of the 2009 babies!! I attended this inspection and was totally wow'ed. Take a look at the videos if you have time, go to http://www.rollingstonefarm.com/ and ...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Oct 16, 2009, 3:44 pm
This video is not for the faint (feint?) of heart -- I don't know the outcome of this incident, it can't have been very good. Consider yourself warned. I'm sharing it because I think it...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Oct 15, 2009, 3:30 pm
Special bonus item: This is kind of a lightweight post, so I'm throwing in a bonus courtesy of Cat, an Aussie blogger who authors Once upon a dressage dream. She posted this hysterical video of ...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Oct 14, 2009, 3:22 pm
Why'm I asking? Oh, no reason... Loading...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Oct 13, 2009, 4:01 pm
If you read my blog, you know I'm a fan of Quaterback (the stallion). It's hard not to be impressed by his three year old performance video and he gets better with age. Yes, his gaits are huge...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Oct 12, 2009, 4:08 pm
Since Riley's 102 low-grade fever last Wednesday, his caretakers agreed -- he just wasn't right. Although a little bute stabilized his temp at 100, he was dull/glazed, his right pastern was sw...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Oct 11, 2009, 3:40 pm
It's 9pm, time to head home from the barn. I throw my gear in the back and start the engine. Heading down the drive, I glance in the rear view mirror. This little habit seems to be my cue to wonde...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Oct 10, 2009, 4:25 pm
There is a grocery store in my region and in the Northeast -- Wegmans. I have such warm feelings for this store, and how could you not? Prepared foods far better than I could concoct, immaculately cle...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Oct 9, 2009, 4:13 pm
Riley's temp has been 99-100 since Wed, the leg swelling is greatly reduced, and he has not had any anti-inflammatorries since his one gram of bute on Wed pm. Last night he did try to bolt from m...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Oct 8, 2009, 4:00 pm
I'm being facetious, it didn't actually save Riley, but here's the story. Wed 3pm in my office At work yesterday, just back from my last meeting of the day, I start thinking about Riley. ...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Oct 7, 2009, 4:04 pm
Let's talk about the real work that goes on at barns. I do horse care (mucking, feeding, turnout, etc.) on Sundays, and that's plenty for me. I tip my hat to the folks who do it all, from muck...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Oct 6, 2009, 3:50 pm
Chloramphenicol recrystallized and photographed under the microscope by The Molecular Expressions Collection Kate, a BTB reader, asked about the antibiotic that Riley is getting. It's an interesti...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Oct 5, 2009, 4:20 pm
Riley was glad to be home (pictured right, just off the trailer). Although I gave you the bad news first (by accident), Riley's day 'o drama (Oct. 1) was rather undramatic. No surgery, no dir...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Oct 4, 2009, 3:41 pm
Home and soooo tired!The not-so-good news... Whoops. Um, not sure if anyone noticed I forgot to publish the good news!!! Sorry! I hurt my ankle this afternoon and am totally preoccupied with my throbb...
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Stacey K. posted an article on Behind the Bit - Oct 3, 2009, 3:39 pm
The winning ride at DAD 2009 Freestyle. This is not my video footage (this one I just watched!).
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