Its All About Chew 9 Days Of March [13:19]
"Now don't go fallin' in love with that horse." My take on that advice was always kept to myself, "I love them ALL. No use trying to explain, there's not a soul on earth that could comprehend or relate to my love for horses." Thirty eight years and thousands of horses later, It's All About Chew, the one that I refused to acknowledge or approve of even before her conception, became a direct part of my life. With my minds desire set on the younger filly, Stella, who's path in life will lead her opposite my direction, I coerced myself into focusing on "Choo" daily. It didn't take me long to realize that this never before handled, mean spirited, stand-offish, coming two year old filly by Royal Blew Chew Chew had a whole different side to her. During the five months I've spent with Choo she has not yet seized to astound me. Is she fast? I don't know, and she's not the prettiest horse I've ever seen... but she's by far the MOST expressive, fearless, patient, free spirited, and the smartest horse I've ever known! Her hateful, hostile disposition turned out to be kind, affectionate, and personable with an uninhibited nature that can spark everything from gut busting laughter, to jaw dropping awe that always leaves me craving more. Now the empty void, where Choo once dwelt, that I wake up to every day shows how naive I was and my new take on the "advice" that I have heard countless times throughout my life is not kept to myself and I believe it is used too loosely and not taken ...
Tags: Its All About Chew, 9 Days, March, Race, Horse, Progress, Happiness, Quarter Horse, Love, Discipline, Train, Fun, Dad, Mom, Mare, Filly, Colt, Stallion, Family, Stable, Farm, Ranch, Heart, Soul, Manners, Respect, Gain, Trust, Learn, Value, Significance, H
DTR video - 120501 AC2a.wmv [00:53]
Abandon Caution has been much improved in his development over the last month and continues to move forward. He enjoys being a horse and is on a consistent training path as this 2 yr old Fusaichi Pegasus colt gets closer to getting to the track.
Tags: Dream Team, Fusaichi Pegasus, horse racing, Abandon Caution, thoroughbred
Kelowna Freeride - Longboarding [01:58]
Freeriding on the Tower Ranch golf cart paths and some other local roads around Kelowna. Song is More Lazers - edIT, and is owned by edIT of the Glitch Mob.
Tags: kelowna, longboarding, contortionists, slide, danny, carlson, josh, boehlke, freeride, stand, up, mccurdy, golf, cart, paths, tower, ranch, landyachtz, switch, Skate, Canada, toeside, heelside, pre, drift, 180, westbank, peachland, steeze, go, pro, helmet
Prairie Melody pre-race at Suffolk Downs [01:09]
Billy Spathanas, our great trainer, getting PM ready for her race today.
Tags: Prairie, Melody, Suffolk, Downs, Horse, Thoroughbred, Racing, Corrigan
PAUL NICHOLLS, KAUTO STAR & DENMAN.6 MINUTES AT MANOR FARM STABLES [05:56]
We spend 6 minutes in the company of Paul Nicholls at his Manor Farm stables in Ditcheat, Somerset. We meet Kauto Star & Denman who will take their place in the 2011 Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday March 18th. Nicholls has just released the revised paperback version of his autobiography, Lucky Break. Here he talks about the horse that began the path to success as a trainer, See More Business, and he reveals that he has also been a winning punter.
Tags: horse racing, paul nicholls, cheltenham festival, kauto star, denman, see more business, manor house inn, manor farm stables, ditcheat, somerset, vernon grant