07/29/2026
“Somewhere over the Atlantic, a woman in seat 34C complained about a smell she couldn’t identify. She had no idea there was a horse in the back of her plane.”
That image has stayed with me — because it captures something true about our sport. Present but invisible. Breathtaking when people finally see it. And carrying a question that the best among us never stop asking: what do we owe the animal who carries us?
New piece on the East West Eventing Substack. A story about Military Boekelo, a good Irish lad, and competing for the right reasons. https://substack.com//note/p-208968819?r=3c6scx&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action