In 1981, on the heels of his success in the sitcom “Different Strokes,” Gary Coleman was being courted to star in a number of feature films. The script he eventually chose as his big-screen debut? A comedy called “On the Right Track.”
What in the world was an oil painting of horse racing doing in a log cabin in La Pine, Ore.? A friend texted me from a yard sale and said, “Is this anything?” My fingers flew on my phone as I recognized the striking silhouette of Saratoga with seven horses charging around the turn. “Buy it for me – please!” Now it resides above my mantle among my other pieces of horse racing art and I am thrilled every time I look at it. There is something pleasing about horses in art whether abstract or realistic.
Jewelry! Accessories! It’s the last bastion of individual expression. One of the finest traditions of horse racing is dressing up. It’s a way of adding special touches to your outfit. Rings, cuff links, necklaces, earrings, bracelets. The combinations are endless. Whether vintage or brand new, it’s all part of the tradition.
Colt Cunningham has a perfect name and a perfect smile. And he is smiling a lot this weekend. He has the kind of smile where his eyes slowly close and stay shut while his face brightens into a great big open grin. It’s as if he is capturing the images in front of him to look at them later. He had a pretty rough start in life. He was born with a congenital heart disease called pulmonary stenosis that causes abnormal development of the fetal heart. Basically, what it means is that his heart has issues with the blood flow from his heart to the pulmonary artery.
The California sun warmed the flanks of the ponies as the children flocked to look at them. Happy children with flurries of butterflies painted on their faces pointed and chattered to their parents about which pony they wanted to ride. There were Fancy, Cali, Maverick and Chocolate wearing Circle Y western saddles bedecked with colorful horse racing saddle cloths and western headstalls. A smiling man stood next to the line and took in all the details. Every pony was immaculately groomed and their manes were freshly combed.
