Welcome to Montpelier
Montpelier, the home of James and Dolly Madison, has a new attraction for the thousands of tourists who visit each year. A 200-acre portion of the estate is home to a Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation Farm run by Kim Wilkins.
The first TRF horses arrived at Montpelier in the fall of 2003. The equine residents include Correggio, the 1996 Eclipse Award winner as the nation's outstanding jumper.
"For much of the 20th century, under the stewardship of Marion duPont Scott (Montpelier's last private owner), Montpelier was one of the nation's premier equestrian centers," said Michael C. Quinn, President of the Montpelier Foundation. "In partnership with the TRF, we are proud that Montpelier will continue to be a showcase for America's race horses."
I’m back!
Been a while, but it has been a slow couple of weeks. J3, my riding buddy, has been out sick with the flu or pneumonia or something. Get better, jeanne. So I’ve just been puttering along, learning how to use my cool new phone. Problem is, on a blackberry I have to shift to get ...
A new milestone!
Today, Brownie solo’d!!! All by herself, out around M’pelier, for the very first time! I am so very proud of her. She really is a super level-headed mare. Next time we’ll go a little farther, past killer attack chickens and what not. She’s done it before, but not all by herself. I was really happy ...
Horse Naming Contest
Okay, I am officially declaring the start of a horse naming contest. Jeanne doesn’t like Brown. Well, she likes the horse just fine, but not the name. I don’t know why; she’s fine with Red being Red. But not Brownie. So, everyone go look at her picture on TAN (I’ll try to post another here) ...
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