It all ends so undramatically sometime. Usually I’m the one that leaves, today the whole gang left Fiona and I in the HKG airport to head to Beijing for the closing ceremonies, hugs, well wishes, an excessive amount of baggage all flew round along with one monkeyed up ticket that they finally got sorted...

Ok, so I was told that my blog yesterday was boring. Ahem. You shall remain nameless but those with their videos on YouTube really shouldn’t throw stones. Humor has been returned to full value. Last night at the venue I felt a bit on my own as the US gang was finished and Fiona had taken them to Stanley...

So, there was no blog yesterday. I had a bit of sense of humor failure for the first time since I’ve been here and wasn’t feeling it. Apologies. But I can report a great karaoke session starring two of my favorite people… Those pesky Brits are romping through the medals, they won three Gold and a Silver...

We haven’t done twice-daily sessions since the eventers left and the schedule is proving tiring. Our guys haven’t quite hit their stride yet as the arena is proving to be very buzzy (as it was for the other disciplines) and many of these horses haven’t been in this type of atmosphere. Everyone has been...

Team USA is on a roll all over the world. The show jumpers won the Nations Cup at Spruce Meadows, Chester Weber is leading the way for the four-in-hand drivers at the World Championships, he is currently also second going into the final day. The margin between he and the Dutch driver in the lead is very...

There may be hurricanes at home, but I’m happy to report that over here in Hong Kong we are typhoon free (for the moment anyway…). It is very nice to be back catch up with people and to get to know this Paraequestrian group. They are serious athletes and very inspiring. The whole team (support staff...

I’m back on the plane to Hong Kong, this 14 hour flight from Chicago to Hong Kong is getting somewhat mundane. Being home was a whirlwind. The reiners headed to Italy for their World Championships, the drivers scattered to Poland and Holland for theirs, dressage, eventing and show jumping were all invading...

So I made it home. Mind you, I’ve been up since 4 am, having finally gotten to my house at 10.30 last night. I had to con a friend into coming to pick me up as I lost my debit card in an ATM machine in Hong Kong and was short on cash for a cab when I got home. The flight was a long one, Hong Kong to...