I'm now back just over a week after accompanying my friend to Mannheim 2011. She rides in Para-Dressage Grade 1A and there Was Fun. Of the kind where her (borrowed) horse landed us all in the German equivalent of A&E because of trying to run away from the trainer. Poor Penny ended up denuded of skin on her finger thanks to a hard plastic rein with ( Read more... )

As various RL friends know, one of my best friends, Laurentia Tan, was due to compete in the equestrian part of the Paralympics. Despite the fact that this was her first time as a Paralympian, she's come away with TWO bronzes!!! This is especially remarkable when you consider that her second event was Freestyle to Music, which is not easy when you ( Read more... )