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Entries from August 30th, 2008

Researching “The Legend of the Great Horse”

August 30th, 2008 · About the Trilogy, Book I: Eclipsed by Shadow

The Legend of the Great Horse trilogy takes place across many historical eras, from pre-history to modern times, and research was fundamental to telling an accurate story. I followed a method I found enjoyable and fascinating, and which I believe brought authenticity to the work.
Basically, I gathered writings from each era visited in the book, [...]

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“The Legend” explained

August 25th, 2008 · Archives

In the Beginning, Man so angered the Lord he was cast from the Garden. In the midst of the Lord’s wrath an Angel came onto Him. The Angel asked permission to lead Mankind back again to Paradise, and wished to be given a shape to best serve Man in his exile.
This love stayed the Lord’s [...]

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“What’s a Dressage?”

August 17th, 2008 · Horsemanship Today

It’s hard not to notice the disdain with which some sports watchers treat Dressage. They give silly quotes to media people that produce articles like: “Olympic dressage events leave Hong Kong’s horse racing fans yawning.”
Well of course they are yawning. You don’t get your Olympic thrills through eventing dressage, which is only more interesting than [...]

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