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07/20/2024

We are crrrrrazy excited following the USA 🇺🇸 eventing team!!!
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11/06/2023

Yes great coaching matters and of course the riders and horses are important to making a Young Rider team but the behind the scenes is the oil that keeps the machine going.

Teresa Harcourt is just that to the Area VI Young Rider program! She does more than anyone can imagine for our team and we wouldn't be the organization we are without her.

Thank you for everything you do!! We realize it is often behind the scenes which makes it even more important. We appreciate you!

04/05/2022

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (UCLA ‘69) writes:

"When Will Smith stormed onto the Oscar stage to strike Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife's short hair, he did a lot more damage than just to Rock's face. With a single petulant blow, he advocated violence, diminished women, insulted the entertainment industry, and perpetuated stereotypes about the Black community. That's a lot to unpack. Let's start with the facts: Rock made a reference to Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, as looking like Demi Moore in 'G.I. Jane,' in which Moore had shaved her head. Jada Pinkett Smith suffers from alopecia, which causes hair loss. Ok, I can see where the Smiths might not have found that joke funny. But Hollywood awards shows are traditionally a venue where much worse things have been said about celebrities as a means of downplaying the fact that it's basically a gathering of multimillionaires giving each other awards to boost business so they can make even more money. The Smiths could have reacted by politely laughing along with the joke or by glowering angrily at Rock. Instead, Smith felt the need to get up in front of his industry peers and millions of people around the world, hit another man, then return to his seat to bellow: 'Keep my wife's name out of your fu***ng mouth.' Twice. Some have romanticized Smith's actions as that of a loving husband defending his wife. Comedian Tiffany Haddish, who starred in the movie 'Girls Trip' with Pinkett Smith, praised Smith's actions: '[F]or me, it was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen because it made me believe that there are still men out there that love and care about their women, their wives.' Actually, it was the opposite. Smith's slap was also a slap to women. If Rock had physically attacked Pinkett Smith, Smith's intervention would have been welcome. Or if he'd remained in his seat and yelled his post-slap threat, that would have been unnecessary, but understandable. But by hitting Rock, he announced that his wife was incapable of defending herself—against words. From everything I'd seen of Pinkett Smith over the years, she's a very capable, tough, smart woman who can single-handedly take on a lame joke at the Academy Awards show. This patronizing, paternal attitude infantilizes women and reduces them to helpless damsels needing a Big Strong Man to defend their honor least they swoon from the vapors. If he was really doing it for his wife, and not his own need to prove himself, he might have thought about the negative attention this brought on them, much harsher than the benign joke. That would have been truly defending and respecting her. This 'women need men to defend them' is the same justification currently being proclaimed by conservatives passing laws to restrict abortion and the LGBTQ+ community. Worse than the slap was Smith's tearful, self-serving acceptance speech in which he rambled on about all the women in the movie 'King Richard' that he's protected. Those who protect don't brag about it in front of 15 million people. They just do it and shut up. You don't do it as a movie promotion claiming how you're like the character you just won an award portraying. But, of course, the speech was about justifying his violence. Apparently, so many people need Smith's protection that occasionally it gets too much and someone needs to be smacked. What is the legacy of Smith's violence? He's brought back the Toxic Bro ideal of embracing Kobra Kai teachings of 'might makes right' and 'talk is for losers.' Let's not forget that this macho John Wayne philosophy was expressed in two movies in which Wayne spanked grown women to teach them a lesson. Young boys—especially Black boys—watching their movie idol not just hit another man over a joke, but then justify it as him being a superhero-like protector, are now much more prone to follow in his childish footsteps. Perhaps the saddest confirmation of this is the tweet from Smith's child Jaden: 'And That’s How We Do It.' The Black community also takes a direct hit from Smith. One of the main talking points from those supporting the systemic racism in America is characterizing Blacks as more prone to violence and less able to control their emotions. Smith just gave comfort to the enemy by providing them with the perfect optics they were dreaming of. Many will be reinvigorated to continue their campaign to marginalize African Americans and others through voter suppression campaign. As for the damage to show business, Smith's violence is an implied threat to all comedians who now have to worry that an edgy or insulting joke might be met with violence. Good thing Don Rickles, Bill Burr, or Ricky Gervais weren't there. As comedian Kathy Griffin tweeted: 'Now we all have to worry about who wants to be the next Will Smith in comedy clubs and theaters.' The one bright note is that Chris Rock, clearly stunned, managed to handle the moment with grace and maturity. If only Smith's acceptance speech had shown similar grace and maturity—and included, instead of self-aggrandizing excuses, a heartfelt apology to Rock."

https://kareem.substack.com/p/will-smith-did-a-bad-bad-thing?s=r

05/08/2021

It’s a Mother’s Day kind of morning 🦋

02/11/2021

Hector and Isabelle had a New Year fitting. It’s a “Fabrento” saddle for them with a super supple girth and leathers all made by Albion. Looking good and feeling even better! Thank you master saddle fitter Nancy Dotti!

01/15/2021

Siena Di Grazia and G-Bea Di Grazia enjoying some Hector time!

07/23/2020

Hey catching the sunshine today 🌻

03/19/2020

03/17/2020

Good day for some prancing in the rain ☔️

10/20/2019

*1989 to 2019* May the legacy of Fair Hill International continue to inspire generations to come.

10/19/2019

Which ever way you go this morning it will feel like the North Pole!🥶❄️⛄️❄️

10/13/2019

The boss talks about his start in the sport.

Oct 8, 2019 - Karen & Rob chat with one of the worlds top XC course designers Mr. Derek di Grazia!  With Fair Hill International 3&4* just a week out we thought it would be a perfect time to chat with Derek.  Derek shared his origin story.  Being one of the worlds top designer...

08/30/2019

08/13/2019

The cooling out area @ the finish.

08/13/2019

Saving the best for last.... turn on your sound.

08/13/2019

A great day of cross country Koto-Chuobohatei 🐎

08/13/2019

Faces in Japan