- Hovis’ Friday diary: ‘Unfairness levels? Off the chart…’by Hovis
Dear diary, So, the funds might be sneaking up enough that we have managed to buy some medium sized balls for the every puny spring. We have managed to ease the water works off to a mere shower-like dribble, but now the thermostat has been turned down – we had FROST this morning! I am
- Hovis’ Friday diary: ‘I love my country, but I’m going to have to leave’by Hovis
Dear Diary How much is it to hire a plane or at least get a seat on one (although to be fair in my case it would have to be a big seat)? I’ve decided that if English spring is going to continue with this abysmal lack of fight back against a winter, which is
- Hovis’ Friday diary: ‘We need to buy even bigger balls’by Hovis
Dear diary, OK, we all need to try harder. My GoFundMe page has clearly not raised sufficient funds to buy big enough balls for spring and frankly I think they’ve just given up. We had three days, THREE, where I thought they’d finally got with the programme. Admittedly they clearly had massive flatulence as well
- Hovis’ Friday diary: ‘Enough is enough’by Hovis
Dear diary, I am setting up a GoFundMe page and I need your help. No, this is not, as you may all be guessing, a fund for my elopement/my vets bills/my solicitors bills or indeed anything to do with me; it’s to buy Spring some balls. Or maybe some new springs. But basically, something to
- Hovis’ Friday diary: ‘Help! I’m on starvation rations and categorically NOT allowed to eat the small ginger one’by Hovis
Dear Diary, Hoppy Easter to you all. I will be honest – I don’t understand the whole Easter thing; big bunnies supposedly hiding chocolate eggs all seems a little suspect to me. Sort of like a horse writing a book (or eight)… oh wait… I am not mentioning any lack of understanding, or indeed questioning
- Hovis’ Friday diary: ‘I could put you on the moon without the aid of a space craft’by Hovis
Dear diary, As I type, I’m pretty sure I might be featuring in several other online outlets and publications – unfortunately for me, less fan-type pages where people extol my brilliance, but more, for sale sites, where I suspect mother has suggested payment for me isn’t necessary… fair to say she doesn’t luff me right
- Hovis’ Friday diary: ‘It’s day 237,549 of winter...’by Hovis
Dear diary, It’s day 237,549 of winter. My feet are now developing webs and my ability to breathe underwater is now at least on a par with a whale. The last sighting of the sun was around the time mother could fit into single figure clothes sizes. The last time we actually managed seven days
- Hovis’ Friday diary: ‘you know what they say about boys with big feet – expensive hand-made shoes…’by Hovis
Dear diary, Dare I say this actually out loud? Perhaps not. * Whispers * Ok, so who has finally managed to sooth the soul of the crazy weather woman? And more importantly, how? I’m thinking the sacrifice of several Welsh wazzocks and a vat of wine? Am I right? Whoever you are frankly you deserve
- Hovis’ Friday diary: ‘I’m not angry, I’m just very disappointed’by Hovis
Dear diary, I am sad to report that my plan from last week didn’t work. I’m honestly not sure if you all merely paid lip service to my stunningly brilliant idea and didn’t wish to sacrifice the sh*tlands, or you just couldn’t catch the ankle biters, but I just don’t think we gave Mother Nature
- Hovis’ Friday diary: ‘Go forth and capture’by Hovis
Dear diary, Right, enough is enough. I am fed up to my still-amazing-and-frankly-the-only-part-of-me-that-still-works back teeth of this flipping rain. It’s as if someone has given Mother Nature a Guinness Book of World Records (other beers are available, I believe) and she’s trying to outdo herself every month. It’s about as funny as the mothership trying
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- Miks Master C and Dyri Tie for Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S Lead Heading in to Cross Countryby Gillian Warner
We saw the leaderboard shake up a bit at the conclusion of dressage for the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S at the 2024 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event. A competitive field was expected, with the Olympic selection committee
- Dancing Shoes On for 5* Dressage Day Two – Live Blog from The Best Weekend All Year – Defender Kentucky Three-Day Eventby Cheg Darlington
What a day of dressage we had yesterday! The sun was shining on Kentucky and our stars of the show stepped up to the plate. Here’s our top three as things stand: 1️⃣ In pole
- Behind the Barn with Caroline Pamukcu and Hannah Sue Hollbergby Shelby Allen
Whose spirit animal is a bald eagle? Does Kentucky have a distinct smell? And how in the world do you pronounce Pamukcu? The most unconventional questions that equestrian journalists don’t have the cojones to ask are answered as
- Friday News & Notes from Stable Viewby Diana Gilbertson
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Yasmin Ingham (@yasmin_ingham_) Ok gang, heeeeerrrrreeee we go, Dressage Day Two at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event, aka The Best Weekend All Year! Pictured looking fly
- Behind the Barn with “The Smiling Assassin” Jessica Phoenixby Shelby Allen
Jessica Phoenix may be one of the friendliest event riders of all time, but her peers know her as one of the grittiest, toughest riders around — and she does it all with a smile
- Yasmin Ingham Sets Sail on Day One of Defender Kentucky CCI5*by Sally Spickard
We’re always pleased to welcome a healthy contingent of international entries here to the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by MARS Equestrian, but the risk we run is that they’ll run the gamut on the
- Will Coleman and Chin Tonic HS Withdraw from Lexington CCI4*-S at the Kentucky Three-Dayby Edited Press Release
Will Coleman and Hyperion Stud have made the decision to withdraw Chin Tonic HS from the Cosequin® Lexington CCI4*-S at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day. Coleman said, “I’m sorry to say that Chin Tonic HS will
- Commando 3 Surges to Front In the Final Ride of the Day in Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-Sby Allie Heninger
As the final ride of the day, Boyd Martin and Commando 3 slotted themselves right into the lead position in the first day of dressage for the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S at the 2024 Defender Kentucky
- Let’s Get This Party Started! – Live Blog from the 5* Dressage Day One at the 2024 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Eventby Cheg Darlington
Why wait for the actual weekend to kick off #TheBestWeekendAllYear? That’s right, we’re totally here for it, primed and ready for what’s set to be a stupendous celebration of 5* eventing from Kentucky Horse Park.
- Behind the Barn with Buck Davidson and Leslie Lawby Shelby Allen
If Buck Davidson was an animal what would he be? What is Leslie Law’s skincare routine? Who has the best Irish accent? These hard hitting questions and MORE answered in the latest episode of Behind the