Today there are a number of high point awards given by various publications, but in the early days there was just one – Saddle & Bridle’s Best Of Breed. The results that were published in the March 2015 issue are the 37th edition of these special awards, and they are just as important – and coveted – today as they were all those years ago.
Ever since I began writing for Saddle & Bridle at 9 years old I had heard that it was a third-generation family business, but really that fact was just a vague idea in my head. I knew little about its history....
Next week will by my 23rd consecutive American Royal; I remember going as a kid too.
Random thoughts…
I wouldn’t say I don’t know anything about horses. I know they have been the object of my fascination since the beginning. I used to have a big book of all the breeds and had even circled the ones I wanted to own at some point...
It’s the middle of the night and I’m holding a dosing syringe the size of a small country and twisting a horse’s ear. When I was dreaming about ponies at the tender age of five, this really wasn’t a part of the deal....