Confession: The First OTTB Name
Not the first OTTB name, like, from the beginning of time… the first OTTB was probably named something like “John’s Gray Mare” or “Hallingsworth’s Bobtail Bay,” and who wouldn’t love…
ReadmoreFillies of Doom
What is it about fillies? I love them, but… When I rode babies, in Florida, in what was clearly another lifetime, I used to look at the morning white-board with…
ReadmoreOlder Men
When it comes to Thoroughbreds, I have a tendency to fall for the old soldiers. Don’t we all? It’s really funny, racing. The owners insist upon retiring their horses young,…
ReadmoreLearning to Ride. Again.
I’m suddenly paying attention out there. Not that I hadn’t been before, of course. But I’ve started to shift my focus from my horse and broaden my view to…
ReadmoreThen: First Gallop
Mornings in Ocala are universally foggy. No, that’s not one hundred percent true. But that is how I remember them. In my mind, Ocala mornings are swathed in gray fog,…
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