Monthly Archives: July 2012
My First Horse Show… Take Two
This video was of my very first competition – ever. It was taken over a year ago at Fieldstone Show Grounds in Halifax, MA. I seriously think I was demented to have even considered, let alone actually attempted, a one meter course with 12 fences on my young horse as a novice rider for my more »
Learning from the Master
The saying “Man plans and God laughs” comes to mind with respect to my trip to meet and train with show jumping great Peter Leone this week. I was scheduled to meet Peter at his equestrian estate, Lionshare Farm, on Wednesday and Thursday, but my horse, Jaliska, was injured last Tuesday. We think that she more »
A Brief History of My Quest: From Gypsy to Jaliska
I was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida. When I was five Santa brought me a dappled gray Shetland pony named Gypsy. My father put me on her with just a bridle to cling to. Gypsy took off galloping, tearing across the neighbor’s property lines; I was instantly hooked. When I outgrew Gypsy 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 »