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I bought a place in Wisconsin and was out there this week to take care of the inspection and other housekeeping issues.  But I also drove up into horse country to find a place to ride.  I visited a few different stables.  I was just sort of stumbling around out there when I happened into a woman's driveway,  She didn't have a horse farm but, as luck would have it, she does own a horse.  She told me about the farm where she boards her horse: Hidden Talent Farm.  I drove out there and met a delightful woman named Marnie Reynolds.  She has a converted dairy farm with an indoor ring, an outdoor ring and lots of corn fields to gallop in when the corn isn't growing.  Marnie struck me as a no-nonsense horsewoman.  She was much more reasonably priced than any of the snobbier places nearby.  I decided I will ride at her farm when we settle in Wisconsin.  In the meantime, I'm trying to jam in as much riding as I can before I leave town.  I went to Catherine Larose's farm in South Jersey last week and went for a long trail ride with her.  She was riding a retired racehorse named Billy.  I was on a gigantic Belgian mare.  Catherine is a trainer and knows not to just put a guy on a thoroughbred racehorse.  She wanted to see if I knew how to ride a horse before she plopped me on the back of Billy. But now she says I can come out and gallop Billy on her track before I leave town.  I think I'll take her up on that.  Meantime, I'm going out to Ashford this afternoon to ride The Great Zucchini (maybe the last time).  Jessica and I are going to take the horses down on the bike path for what may be our final Friday trail ride together.  I always looked forward to those rides at the end of a stressful week.  As I am now temporarily unemployed (I start at WTMJ in Ocotober) this stress is gone.
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TWEET read my blog view my photos
Sep 7, 2007 | 3:39 PM

It looks like you are going to be okay, I hope so. I really miss you on Good Day. I wish I could still ride, but due to health problems, I can no longer ride. I wish you all the best there can be.

mallet read my blog view my photos
Sep 9, 2007 | 8:31 AM

Tweet, I'm sorry you can't still ride. I appreciate your thoughts about Good Day. But, I had a nice run with a lot of fun. It was time to get on my horse and go West!

Katwriter
Sep 16, 2007 | 12:23 AM

Well, now I get what you meant when you told me "they are letting me keep my blog."
That totally went over my head when you said it because I had no idea you were leaving the area. :(

Anyway, I'm so glad I had a chance to chat with you at the PA Derby. It's nice talking horses with someone who "understands." I wish you only the best in your new position in Wisconsin. I'm sure you'll find plenty of horsepeople to tie in with out there. (sounds like you already have.)
George, you will be sorely missed around here. (My mother-in-law is DEVESTATED.) It was so wonderful to have a kindred spirit covering the news...the way you slipped in the horse stuff was just amazing. ;) Good luck! You are loved.

Sincerely,
Kat Cerruti

Katwriter
Sep 16, 2007 | 1:03 AM

Er, I mean DEVASTATED!
Wish you had an editing feature on this blog. lol (and a spellcheck!)

DeweyDevil read my blog view my photos
Sep 16, 2007 | 5:00 PM

you are not unemployed.

you are on vacation.

enjoy the start of fall, decompress and hit the ground running in october.

Best of luck to ya!

-JT- read my blog view my photos
Sep 19, 2007 | 9:07 AM

George ! I didn't know you were still here !

You can keep your blog ? That's great.

Enjoy your time off. You'll be fine in October.

see Ya.

mikeisaj
Sep 24, 2007 | 9:06 AM

Hey George,
I went on the road for two weeks and you left town. Good luck in Wisconsin, it's a great place to live. In my travels, it appears to me that you can go back in time by going north. Wisconsin seems to be somewhere around 1979. I was just up there Wednesday enjoying the clean air, nice people and lack of graffitti.

I had some fun yeterday. Westampton Thoroughbred Farm is down the street from my barn. I know the farm manager and use them to lay up horses enroute when the need arises. Yesterday I took Alibi out on their track and let him go. WOW! I found a whole other horse in him. He really enjoyed letting it all go. We'll see how he feels today.

ood luck in Wisconsin.

mallet read my blog view my photos
Sep 27, 2007 | 4:57 AM

Thanks for all the nice notes Mike,JT, Dewey, Kat and Tweet. We are settling into Milwaukee life. Moved into our new (built in 1921) home on Monday. Living out of boxes right now. Haven't been on a horse out here yet. Hoping to get up to Hidden Talent farm soon. There is a nice crisp fall snap in the air here. I'm sure the horses are all fired up. Last fall at this time, I was riding Caroline Canavan's big Irish Sport horse, Spud. On that first cool morning he was ready to run. We were in the ring and cantering when we were supposed to be trotting--- or galloping when we were supposed to be cantering--- and at one point he even ducked in and took a jump over some crossties when I was trying stay out on the rail. Can't wait to get back in the saddle!

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I'm just a guy who loves to ride horses. I used to work at Fox 29 before relocating to Wisconsin. This is a picture of me with Afleet Alex who won the Preakness and Belmont Stakes and became 3 year old champion in 2005

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