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Book review – “Thoroughbred Breeders: New Blood”, by Christine Meunier
I read Christine Meunier’s romance novel “Thoroughbred Breeders: New Blood”. The story unfolds in a large stud in Victoria, Australia. Savannah, having a degree in equine breeding, has only worked for a…
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Help the Walk with Donkeys fix the weather damage!
This winter’s weather has been horrible in Ierapetra. Strong, cold winds, low temperatures and heavy rainfall have made us forget that we live just a few nautical miles far from North Africa. Last…
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A manureman’s story
Hello again! A few days ago I wrote here about the job of a manureman. Now I would like to share with you a funny story from my hometown, Ierapetra, which is narrated…
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The manureman
So many old professions have been abolished or changed with the arrival of the industrial era. In Crete, on of them was the manureman. His job was collecting equine manure from the streets…
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Back in the saddle with a hot mare!
Hello again! Somewhere among work and uni obligations, I finally found the time to take a riding lesson again at EGVUS. I had been off the saddle since last June and I was…
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Equestrian in the Ancient Olympics: Did you know?
Today I read Xenophon’s On Horsemanship and Hipparchus and, looking at the introduction of each book, I found interesting information about the add of equestrian to the classical Olympic Games, and I would like to share it…