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Seabrook Island Club
SEABROOK ISLAND CLUB...ONE OF THE BEST RIDING AND GOLFING SPOTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA As everyone knows, Kiawah Island is one of my favorite spots to play golf ... but right around the corner from Kiawah is another fabulous spot. this one, to not only GOLF but to RIDE,...
The BEST little – miniature donkey – ever!
Miniature Donkeys Finally, I have moved into my new farm. Consequently, I have all of my four-leggeds back together (they were boarded in separate barns while I built my new farm here at Pine Ridge Farms). Thus, I am reminded of how precious, cute, and fun Clover, my...
Thanksgiving 2020
Happy Thanksgiving! At this time of thanksgiving last year I was blogging about the annual Blessing of the Hounds ... a tradition in Southern Pines since 1914. It has become a big tailgating event for thousands of spectators who come to watch the pageantry of this...
Kiawah Island, SC
KIAWAH ISLAND Do you have a place that you love to go on vacation time and time and time again? That "PLACE" for me is Kiawah Island, South Carolina. Why? There are MANY reasons but to start with... 1) The Golf ...2)The Beaches... 3) The Shopping and 4) The...
Musical Freestyles
WHAT IS A MUSICAL FREESTYLE? I have ridden my horses in Dressage now for close to thirty years. When people ask me what kind of riding I do, when I say "Dressage" most know what "Dressage" is ... but when I say "Musical Freestyles", many don't know what a Freestyle...
Grande Pines Equestrian Community
GRANDE PINES EQUESTRIAN COMMUNITY I have been a little lazy with my writing this past week....but that is just because the weather has been SO beautiful. Consequently, I have been out riding my horse and playing as much golf as I can ... so let's just call in "field...
World Equestrian Center, Ocala
WORLD EQUESTRIAN CENTER OCALA As I mentioned in my previous post, the highlight of my Ocala Trip (other than training with my amazing horse Deuce and my wonderful trainer Jaron Verheij of Dutch Dressage), was my visit to Golden Ocala. And, in addition to the new World...
Golden Ocala and Equestrian Club Florida
GOLDEN OCALA GOLF AND EQUESTRIAN CLUB It’s been about ten days now since I have gotten home from my wonderful golf and equestrian vacation in Ocala. Therefore … I have been taking a little vacation from my vacation…but now I am back writing all about one of the...
Horses In The Sun!
HORSES IN THE SUN One really can't go to Ocala without at least spending an afternoon at HITS Ocala. That's exactly what we did. But what is HITS? HITS, Inc. is a special events management company primarily focused on producing hunter/jumper horse shows. It stands for...
Riding and Golfing in Ocala, Florida
OCALA, FLORIDA - Riding and Golfing Courses and Horses blogs all about great places to ride your horse and play golf. Well...Ocala, In my view Florida is one of those places. Therefore I decided to take a nice LONG vacation with my horse, Deuce, my boyfriend, Jim and...
Painted Ponies … EVERYWHERE!
Painted Ponies ... EVERYWHERE! In case you missed the debut of the "Painted Ponies" in downtown Southern Pines this past weekend, don't worry...they will be around town for the next two months! This wonderful public art display of 10 almost 5-foot tall fiberglass...
Riding in the rain
Oh my have we had a lot of rain this year already! In December alone we had almost 8 inches of rain and so far in January we have had almost three with more on the way. How does that affect our ability to ride here? Not much, thank goodness. Southern Pines is known as...
Thanksgiving in Pinehurst & Southern Pines
Happy Thanksgiving! If you are looking for an amazing combination of "FAMILY" experiences to share on Thanksgiving....there is no better "Tradition" than to wake up Thanksgiving morning and attend the Blessing of the Hounds in Southern Pines and then before you sit...
The Famous ‘Blessing of the Hounds’ in Southern Pines NC
Happy Thanksgiving! Are you looking for an amazing combination of "FAMILY" experiences to share on Thanksgiving. Well, there is no better "Tradition" than to wake up Thanksgiving morning to attend the Blessing of the Hounds in Southern Pines and then before you sit...
Grove Park Inn & The Biltmore House – The perfect Christmas Stay
There are 20 days left to Christmas! Now that its December 5th I feel that I can actually start THINKING about this wonderful event that graces us every year. I am NOT one to start thinking about it until AFTER Thanksgiving ... I truly believe we need to give thanks...