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The Chronicles

I know I said I would be GDF blogging on Low-Down, but since my ‘conversation’ with Trond  (aka Smartie) started here, I decided that for continunity’s sake I would wrap this up here (at least until the FEI GA next week, where I will be sure ...

Further doom and gloom Horse sports

So CBC Montreal did a story on Bromont’s ‘still in the running’ bid late last week.  It claims Bromont ‘vows to bid again’, but unfortunately (for the Bromont bid committee) it also includes this nail-in-coffin quote from Canadian Heritage Mi ...

Midsummer Morsels

It’s a typical non-championship-year summer. There’s plenty going on, but none of it so mind blowing that if you missed it you’d feel out of touch. I know, because I was somewhat off grid for a couple of weeks, and it didn’t take me long to catch ...

Hearing Voices

There are certain things that just don’t talk to you (unless you are a paranoid schizophrenic, that is). Things such as food. And animals.  I know what you are thinking: there goes K-Rob, off on another non-horse tangent again. But no. The th ...

Countdown to Normandy Horse sports

That’s right, it’s now less than a year to the opening ceremonies of what I’m sure will be a truly spectacular WEG 2014. I still don’t dare to expect it to top Jerez 2002, which remains my all-time favourite horse sporting event, ever – but if any ...

Yes We Caen Horse sports

Are you contemplating the exciting yet slightly daunting prospect of attending Normandy 2014 (and if you don’t know what I’m talking about then clearly you aren’t)? If so, I have a few tips to help you prepare for your adventure.

The first t ...

Sillan Pilloth. Promising 5-year-old gel...

Introducing Sillan Pilloth, a promising 5-year-old gelding by O-Pilot, out of an Out of Touch x Clover Hill dam, with 40% blood. Arriving at our stables at the end of his 4-year-old year, Sillan Pilloth has shown significant progress in his traini ...

Hydrotherapy is making waves in improvin...

Many equestrian fans will have noticed the proliferation of equine hydrotherapy as part of equine training programmes in recent years. The reality is equine hydrotherapy has been around for quite some time, but with the rise of social media you no ...

HORSE SPORT IRELAND STABLE TALK HORSE SP...

Our new corporate blog is about creating a platform that offers real insight into the work being carried out by Horse Sport Ireland on behalf of the industry and which also allows industry experts, Horse Sport Ireland staff and Team Ireland E ...