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December Phelps Column — Journey to Strike Gold
It’s Tuesday, November 13, 2012. I am on a flight from Boston to San Francisco headed to Greenbuild, the largest green building conference and expo in the world. I participate annually, and it’s always held at different venues around the country. I really love it. Being in the business, it’s validating to see so many more »
Learning from the Master – An Inteview with Peter Leone
After becoming a new columnist for Phelpssports.com I thought about who I would like my first professional rider interview to be with. It took about five seconds to decide upon Peter Leone. I had purchased his DVD, “Ride the Body,” this past winter at the urging of a friend. While he was clearly knowledgeable and successful in more »
Nov. Phelps Column – Learning to Ride Relaxed
It has been made clear to me by no less than four of my instructors that I need to learn to ride RELAXED. Most notably, I have been informed that my arms are “too rigid” affording “no flexion” in my elbow when using my reins. This is so apparently true that in one (particularly fun) more »
October Phelpssports.com Column — Boot Camp 2012
I feel that every 18 year old should go through Army basic training. I think its character building and eliminates the feeling of entitlement that so many kids have today (for three months anyway). I joined the National Guard right out of high school. I completed my basic and then advanced trainings during my summers more »
Learning from the Master – An Interview with Peter Leone
After becoming a new columnist for Phelpssports.com I thought about who I would like my first professional rider interview to be with. It took about five seconds to decide upon Peter Leone. I had purchased his DVD, “Ride the Body,” this past winter at the urging of a friend. While he was clearly knowledgeable and successful in more »
My August PhelpsSports.com Column: My First Show — Take Two
While the top equestrians were gathering to compete in London earlier this month, I was busy getting ready to compete, too. It was my first show in over a year… August 1, 2012: Its 3:00 on Wednesday afternoon. I just need to wrap up a final work project and head home to change into my more »
My July PhelpsSports.com Column
Following is an excerpt from my new (July 4th!) column for PhelpsSports.com: It has been a fantastic ten days since my horse, Jaliska, has been back in Massachusetts. She has been away in intensive training in South Carolina, and then Pennsylvania, for five long months.Since her return in late June, trainer Adrienne Iorio, Apple Knoll Farm, more »