Clubhouse: Gatto pens book on Belair Stud
Kim Gatto is on a roll! A year after penning a book on the Saratoga Race Course, she has released a new work capturing the excitement of America’s once preeminent stud farm, Belair. In this week’s Reader’s Clubhouse, Gatto talks about her new book, Belair Stud: The Cradle of Maryland Horse Racing, the famous horses contained within its pages, and hints at future projects. Q: Belair Stud follows closely on the heels of Saratoga Race Course: The August Place to Be. Both books are thoroughly researched histories that sparkle with excitement. Kim, have you found a new niche for yourself? […]
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Clubhouse: Priscilla Godsoe’s life in the saddle
Priscilla Godsoe lives her life according to Winston Churchill’s famous quote that no time is wasted in the saddle. So, up at dawn and back home after dark, Godsoe’s life is wrapped up in horses Whether foxhunting or race training, the show jumping equestrian from the mid-Atlantic runs her life as if on Greenwich Mean Time. In this week’s installment of Reader’s Clubhouse, walks us through a typical day. Q: Your work is done from a saddle, either at foxhunts, racetracks or in a show arena. Please describe your job. Fox hunting – My job is as a ‘whipper-in’ for […]
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Clubhouse: Lainey Ashker on getting strong, fit
Top US eventing rider Lainey Ashker is a tough cookie. After surviving a devastating fall at Rolex in 2008, she came back stronger than ever! In this week’s OffTrackThoroughbreds Reader’s Clubhouse, Ashker talks about her diet, her fitness goals and the workout routine that keeps her body athletically fit and strong. Q: Lainey, you are so clearly in great shape. Please describe your personal workout routine. A: It’s been nonexistent now, because I ride 10 horses a day! But, when I’m at the height of my workout routine, I really focus on cardio. The key thing when riding horses is […]
