Author Archives: jackie
My July PhelpsSports.com Column
Following is an excerpt from my new (July 4th!) column for PhelpsSports.com: It has been a fantastic ten days since my horse, Jaliska, has been back in Massachusetts. She has been away in intensive training in South Carolina, and then Pennsylvania, for five long months.Since her return in late June, trainer Adrienne Iorio, Apple Knoll Farm, more »
Black Sheep of the Barn
I was considered the black sheep of the family for, of the ten boisterous kids, I was the quiet one. A homely child, with my unruly curls and large eyes, I was painfully shy. Needless to say, from a very young age I was a bit of a loner, marching to the beat of my more »
Rainy Days Don’t Get Me Down
It is raining “cats and dogs” and the forecast calls for more of the same all week. Distracted by the sound of it pummeling down onto my roof, I glance outside my bedroom window to witness the site. Hmm…I contemplate, it’s going to be a wet ride today. I have to admit that I’m quite more »
Meet My Latest Surprise, Duncan
When I first see him grazing in the field next to Dottie’s horse, I think to myself, “How nice. They bought a companion mule for Fannie.” Now this wasn’t meant to be a slight, I actually like mules and have heard wonderful things about them. The thought just popped into my mind when I first more »
Press Release
Victoria Waters Expands Reach in Her Quest for Prix Online Equestrian News Site, PhelpsSports.com, Introduces New Columnist May 8, 2012 Wellington, Florida—Equine sports news media giant, PhelpsSports.com, introduced its newest monthly columnist, Victoria Waters, to their members earlier this month. Victoria’s new column, “Quest for the Prix,” details her journey to what many consider to more »
Meet My New Partner – PhelpsSports.com!
I am excited to announce my new monthly column with PhelpsSports.com! For those of you who are unfamiliar, PhelpsSports.com is a highly innovative subscription equestrian sports website, offering equestrians and fans of equestrian sports from around the world a single web address for the latest breaking news of the Hunter, Jumper, Dressage, Eventing and other more »
My Horse is Back!
I am so happy to have my horse, Jaliska, back in Massachusetts after a long 2.5 months! Other than being a little thin from all the travel, she looks happy, healthy and beautiful. I am so excited to ride her again, I can’t stand it. For those of you who missed it, J spent a more »