Taurus April 21 - May 20



Happy Birthday! Another great year in store for you, although the trend to be the life of the party will not be as strong, as last year. This year the focus will be more on your career. You will have quite a lot of responsibility, this will in turn lead to success, both in the equestrian field and in your private life.Getting involved in your community activities will move you to aspire to greater things. Good luck.



Gemini - May 21 - June…

A total of 60 horses were flown in from all over the world to compete at the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Finals to be held in Las Vegas (USA) from 15 to 19 April. The 35 European based Jumping and Dressage horses left from Liege airport in Belgium at 7h19am local time on Saturday 11 April and arrived without incident in Las Vegas at 8h55am local time after a direct flight that took 10 hours and 35 minutes. At the same time, airplanes from all over the world delivered their precious loads from the…

Laura Connor's 13th summer suddenly switches from boring to magical flying

mayhem when her favourite Pegasus model, Flash, comes to life during a

violent thunderstorm. Follow their adventures as fantasy collides with

reality and Laura tries to keep her two-hand-high, walking, talking, flying

equine a secret from the rest of the world!





Laura Connor had long ago accepted that horse ownership was out of the question for her, but she did have one…

Aries -March 21 - April 19



Happy Birthday dear Aries.Last year started with you going for it in your career, this trend continued for all, or most of last year, where you focused mainly on your career. You experimented with different aspects of dealing with your horse, and sometimes you felt almost as if you had a grasp on everything, so you began to coast for awhile.This year your focus will change as you have achieved most, or all of your goals.You do have many interesting feats…

Hi Everyone,



A few recent posts have prompted me to add this note reminding everyone that there is no advertising or advertorial allowed in our Blog section - or any other member content section of Barnmice. Any posts that we consider commercial will be deleted.



Just to be extra clear:

No posts or photos about commercial products or services.

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Pisces -February 19 - March 20



Happy Birthday dear Pisces. Your career with the horses have been very important to you in the past, this trend will continue for most of the year ahead. So try to go that extra mile, and even though you may have reached the pinnacle, there are still hurdles

coming at you. Your horse has been having some health issues in the past year, these will clear up for the most part this year.

Pay particular attention to your horse's hooves this…

Aquarius January 20- February 18



Happy Birthday! I know this will be an especially good year for you. Big changes are coming to you, especially in your career.

There is still something missing in the way you are training your horse, but all of these changes will correct the way you

connect with him.Somehow you are not happy with just continuing on your path, and will be looking around for different methods

which will bring satisfaction to you.If you are involved and…

Capricorn - December 22 - January 19



Happy New Year dear Caps! This will be a stellar year for your

career,gather up your forces and get out there and meet as many people

as you can.

I see you travelling quite a bit this year as well, and even though

last year was a year of great distance travel, and you thought you

were due for some stay at the barn for much of this year, I am going

to have to burst…

Sagittarius November 22 - December 21



Happy Birthday Sags. It is time to reflect on what you have accomplished during the past year. Actually you did remarkably well., considering the odds, which were pretty much stacked against you. You have worked long and hard all year, you kept your focus, now it is time to make a plan and work it.There is no need to become frustrated if you do not feel or see any immediate change in your life. They are coming and you will have to take on…

In celebration of the launch of his new DVD Prepare to Win Vol 1, internationally acclaimed coach Conrad Schumacher was kind enough to do an exclusive Q&A for Barnmice. Enjoy!





1. In what ways has working with such a wide range of riders and horses in

Europe and North America affected or expanded your classical approach to

training and teaching? Can you give a specific example?



In Germany everybody who starts to ride gets a…

Your monthly Horseyscope is a featured blog by Animal Communicator and Barnmice member Lauren Bode. Thank you Lauren!



Scorpio - October 23- November 21

Happy Birthday! A wonderful year is in store for you. The training that you are putting into your horse now, will come out in the years to come. Be grateful that your horse understands you, training to blend your work and the need to push yourself to the next level means that…

Did you know?

Engineered wood made from sustainable bamboo was used in the construction of the stables in Hong Kong

Recycled tires were used for internal equine walkways and stall interiors in the stabling complex
All organic waste including horse manure, food waste and bedding (straw, wood, shaving and old newspapers) are being collected and recycled using a vermicomposting (earthworm) process to produce organic fertilizer!

LINKS TO OLYMPIC BLOGS



OFFICIAL FEI PAGE NEWS AND RESULTS



OLYMPIC EQUESTRIAN VENUES



EURODRESSAGE OLYMPIC NEWS, PHOTOS AND…

GENERAL

Brian O'Connor is the announcer of the equestrian events - http://special.equisearch.com/blog/brianoconnor/



EVENTING Greg Tryon

http://teamtryon.blogspot.com/



SHOW JUMPING

Beezie Madden - http://teamusa.usatoday.com/bmadden/



DRESSAGE

Debbie McDonald-…

Just for fun, we asked Canadian Olympic dressage rider and Barnmice member Belinda Trussell to give us the scoop on some stuff that only the athletes know.



1. How do they organize all the athletes before they march into the stadium? What is everyone doing?



All the athletes travel to the stadium on a bus. In Athens, I was on a bus with the other members of the equestrian team, as well as the baseball team. I sat next to a nice ball player whose name I didn't…

SPOILER ALERT!!: This is the final chapter of Unbridled. You can read the entire hay-covered series in the UNBRIDLED Channel on our home page.



Hillary placed the phone in its cradle and turned to face Maxim. “Get out of my house,” she said after speaking to Ritka. Apparently Maxim had been having DNA tests. Apparently Maxim had been up to no good with an Icelandic groom. So much “no good” that the rather foul-mouthed Ritka was pregnant.



“You bastard,” she said as…

Olympic Short Lists Now Available 31/07/2008

The short lists for the three Olympic disciplines have been unveiled and are now available on the FEI Olympic website.



JUMPING: 79 horses and riders + 14 reserve horses and riders

DRESSAGE: 50 riders and horses + 6 reserve riders and horses

EVENTING: 73 riders and horses



The full lists are available on this page (complete address:…