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Why I Marched: Proof, not Protest
I wasn’t sure if I wanted to participate in the Million Womens March on Washington when I was first invited by a friend on social media. I grew up in a family of lawyers, surgeons, and politicians – an educated bunch if there ever was one. Sexism did not exist in my family, and women were invited into the arguments right alongside the men. … Read More Why I Marched: Proof, not Protest
Keeping the Horse in Kentucky Horse Park
I can remember exactly when I first stepped foot onto the soil of the Kentucky Horse Park. I had moved to Lexington, Kentucky 0n September 12th, 2008. My father had passed away on September 5th, and following his funeral and wake, I had packed my clothes, my cat, and my college degree and began the 7 hour drive down I-75 to the bluegrass. I … Read More Keeping the Horse in Kentucky Horse Park
Thinking Ahead: Funding a Vaccine against EHV-1
Last night, my manfriend drove us to one of our last dinners away from the farm for the foreseeable future, and I felt my brow furrow as he handed me his cell phone and told me to read. He had received an email with an alert for a diagnosed case of Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHV-1) in the state of Kentucky, and was (rightfully) unnerved … Read More Thinking Ahead: Funding a Vaccine against EHV-1
Humble Pie
I woke up at 6am this morning and refused to leave my bed, acknowledging this it was a bitter 8 degrees outside in what should have been a mild Lexington, KY. I reached for my phone and turned on Facebook, scrolling through the updates alerting me to comments, likes, and shares. And then I began scrolling through my Newsfeed at my friends adventures from … Read More Humble Pie
Handing out a detention…
We have all been there. You are sent to the principals office, or a report card comes in the mail. You come home with a detention slip that needs to be signed, or hell, make that one phone call from jail. And while your mother runs around in a fit, yelling and screaming about why, and how, and for God’s sakes – with whom, … Read More Handing out a detention…
The Best of 2016
I was tagged in a post yesterday to alert me to the fact that one of my blogs was the second most read in the “Amateurs Like Us” section of Chronicle of the Horse. This brought me a smile to my face, and I literally giggled out loud in glee. I started this blog in 2013 as a joke. My boyfriend had begged me to … Read More The Best of 2016
Because of Empire Maker…
I am the confident rider that I am because of Empire Maker. I learned to love thoroughbred sport horses again because of Empire Maker. And I met Lindsey Walczak because of Empire Maker. I had posted of my horse Dynamaker on the Retired Racehorse Project’s website in their Bloodline Brag. Getting Mak at the age of four had been one of the best decisions … Read More Because of Empire Maker…
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
The holidays are hard. I sit here on the 12th of December, knowing that Christmas is just two weeks away. The duties that I am required to do are mostly finished. Presents are purchased. The tree is up. My travel arrangements are made to go visit family and friends. And yet there is something always lurking. Always missing. Something that loss brings to you, … Read More Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Steady Eddie
The life of a broodmare manager is not a glamorous one – which means that the life of the significant other to a broodmare manager isn’t either. Sun up to sundown the work is hard, demanding, and it never ends. And that is just during daylight. Once dusk settles, the real labor begins. The mares are programmed to undergo parturition in darkness – both … Read More Steady Eddie
The facts behind science, and the science behind facts.
I just left a meeting where one of the highest faculty members of my department said something both resoundingly honest and yet fantastically appalling “We live in a society where facts and data are not even considered.” And those of us around the roundtable giggled, acknowledging that he was referencing the current climate of our nation and the most recent presidential election. And then … Read More The facts behind science, and the science behind facts.
5 Guidelines to Success in the Horse Industry
I have led an interesting life. In just 30 short years, I have experienced some of the highest of highs and some of the lowest of lows. I have witnessed things happen that one should not witness until grey hairs appear, and yet at the same time I am considered young to most. Recently, I have gotten to speak of these experiences to a … Read More 5 Guidelines to Success in the Horse Industry
Pantsuits instead of Policies
I woke up this morning and began preparing for my day. I had qualified for the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition at the University of Kentucky, and the final round was this evening at 5:30pm. Standing on a stage in front of a plethora of people, explaining the last four years of my life as a doctoral student and the research it encompassed – all … Read More Pantsuits instead of Policies
A Yankee in Paris 
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