Month: January 2016
The Fedorka Family Grand Slam
There is something about death that produces immortals. When someone leaves you, you are no longer able to argue with them. To resent them. To remember their faults and inadequacies. You put them on a pedestal. A pedestal that rises and rises as the years go by. My father is currently on that pedestal. After I wrote my post about how us Fedorka’s encountered … Read More The Fedorka Family Grand Slam
Minimizing your risk of barn fire
It is every farm and horse owners worst nightmare: a barn fire. I woke up this morning to the reports that a barn at Old Friends Retirement Center was ablaze, and my heart sank. I have never personally had to deal with this absolutely devastating event, but in the past few years, some of my dearest friends and loved ones have. And while … Read More Minimizing your risk of barn fire
Three cheers for the (professional) amateur rider
My alarm went off at 5:15am this morning, and as I drug a brush through my hair and threw food into my dog’s bowls, I began to wonder why it is that I do this? While everyone else is enjoying a Sunday on the couch watching football, or doing a girls brunch with a mimosa, I am layering long underwear under my breeches in … Read More Three cheers for the (professional) amateur rider
Six simple rules to buying your next thoroughbred
I have now been interviewed numerous times in the past few months about my current thoroughbred project, Called To Serve. Moreso since the Retired Racehorse Project’s TB Makeover, where we won the Dressage discipline. And each time, I am asked the same question: Why Nixon? What made you pick him? I usually answer with the same cliche sound bite – he is big, he is … Read More Six simple rules to buying your next thoroughbred
Gambling on life…
I woke up this morning and sat down with my cup of coffee (lightly sugared) to catch up on the news while my dogs ate their breakfast. It is my daily “down time” and I relish in it, savoring every last minute and every last drop. As I was sipping on my steaming hot coffee, I heard the news anchors begin to speak of … Read More Gambling on life…
Being a woman in a mans world…
I just got done reading Steve Haskins piece on women in the industry. My first reaction upon reading the headline was a resounding “YES!! Finally!!” And then I started to think. About what his story said, but more importantly about what his story didn’t say. Are there women making up a large portion of our audience? Yes. Thousands upon thousands of our followers, viewers, … Read More Being a woman in a mans world…
A Yankee in Paris 
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