More inspection photos (a new Project Runway?)

Again we're looking at photos from the Fair Hill inspection, USEventing blog. At the risk of sounding like Michael Kors on Project Runway, Jill Walton shows impeccable fashion sense, showing up in an outfit that suits her and absolutely offsets My Sedona's coloring. The white pants bring out the blaze, the russet tones bring out the Sedona's coat color, the hat just brings it all home. What a super pair...



Here are Nate Chambers and Rolling Stone II. Both horse and rider share the same moody, somber gaze, it's a dramatic image. Change the backdrop and the clothing, this could be Heathcliff with his black horse in a remake of the gothic romance Wuthering Heights.

Oh, and I love the sideburns.
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In every great horse rider partnership...

One will occasionally look like they overslept...

If you aren't into eventing, the horse inspections are kind of a dress-up occasion. Here Ronald Zabala-Goetschel and Che Italica trot before the vets at the Fair Hill horse inspection -- photo from Eventing USA. Ronald is dressed to impress, but his horse looks like he had a hard night. A very cute photo.


The eventing horse inspection
I've actually never attended an inspection in person, but here is the Wikipedia description: "Before the beginning of a three day event, and also before the last phase, horses are inspected by a vet to ensure that they are fit to compete further. It is usually a very formal affair, with well-groomed and braided horses, and nicely dressed riders. It is also a very nerve-racking time, as the "pass" or "fail" determines whether the horse may continue with the competition."

Proximal sensory desmitis (PSD): A case study

I wrote a blog article on PSD last year -- it is probably the most-read article on my blog. Recently, reader and student Kelly A. Ford shared this case study on PSD with me. She graciously agreed to let me share it here. I found it interesting, and best of all it has a happy ending!

Dressage in blue: My equine wish list

Blue roan QH sold
on Equine.com

I have always loved blue roans. A few years ago I saw a blue roan 2 year old Friesian/TB cross for sale -- it was as if the horse had been bred just for me. He was tall, and he looked like a very typey thoroughbred. He shared the same sire as Harvey (High Tribute); and to top it off, he was a striking blue roan, the kind that looks truly blue. Unfortunately he was in Washington state, and I already had two horses.

Anyhoo -- I am always on a quest for a nice true blue roan. Here are some blue roans who are doing dressage (or something like it).

100% Quarter Horse? That's what they say...


RPSI blue or bay roan mare, sold :-(




Grand Prix Morgan Caduceus Herod
(photo from amandajohnson.com)


Nokota Horse owned by Jill Murray, Coatesville, PA

clipped from www.nokotahorse.org

Cody