He sent me a picture of this small plain bay. He called me from Ireland and told me he found this horse. I remember asking him why are you doing this for me? And he told me, ‘a long time ago somebody did something really nice for me, and I wouldn’t be riding if it wasn’t for that. I told him I don’t want a horse, especially from another country. He told me he was going to Ireland, and said he wanted to find me a horse. “And once you start eventing, there’s no way you’re ever going back to the hunters.”ĭom wrote me this letter that was so heartfelt and genuine. We brought him down for a clinic and I bought five spots for it just to make sure he came. So I seriously just Googled, ‘cool, young riding instructor’ and Dom came up. He needed someone who was going to sync with him. My husband wanted to ride with a man, but didn’t want someone stuffy. We knew each other a little because I had reached out to him to give my husband riding lessons. And at the time, I was like, ‘I’m done.’ I made this emotional post about it on Facebook and Dom Schramm saw it. I went through a lot of issues where in a six month period, my competition horse was crippled and later died. Then when I retired, I could have as many horses as I wanted.īut that didn’t work out. That if I fell off, my career would be ruined, and I should focus on making movies and dancing. I was with a guy for most of that period, and he wouldn’t let me ride. “When I was 18, and had just moved out, I couldn’t afford a horse anymore. But the jumping, you either win or you don’t.Īnd once you start eventing, there’s no way you’re ever going back to the hunters.” Tell us how you almost quit riding for good, and what made you come back? It didn’t matter how much money you spent.ĭressage, yes, is probably a little bit subjective. I realized while riding there how eventing was judged so differently than the hunters. That’s what we called eventing back then. I moved barns for convenience, and began working with a trainer who did combined training. I rode in rubber boots and my saddle had duct tape on it. “When I started riding at 11, I was at a hunter/jumper barn. Fast forward to now and I have eight horses and have returned to eventing.” Why eventing? I had never even cantered a jump before I got her, but she took me all the way to training level in eventing. She was 3-4 years older than me, pin-fired on every leg, and had two bowed tendons. I don’t even know how I survived this recipe for disaster. I couldn’t ride her for months because she was so sick. She was this mean, sick and totally underweight OTTB mare. I had been riding for less than six months at the time, but I used the $500 to buy a horse. He gave it to me to go Christmas shopping when he was drunk. Her mom was kind enough to drive me to lessons over the years. I forced this poor girl Miranda to be my friend. When I was 11, I changed schools and met a girl who took riding lessons. I remember building a ‘stall’ in my garage for my bike. We’re republishing our AMA with Stormy now, where she opens up about the eventing community, her horses, and life on the road. It’s a reminder that applies to Trump’s entire presidency: As absurd, lowbrow and perversely entertaining as it all can be, the reality is that the sideshow belies real-world suffering-the consequences of electing a president who, deep down, just wishes he was in another castle.Heels Down Mag sat down for an exclusive interview with Stormy, which we first published in March 2019 in the Heels Down Brief.
GIF below, shared by writer Will Perkins, manages to be funny while also making a staggering observation: No matter how gross you find Trump’s toadstool as Daniels describes it, the situation in which Trump revealed it is exponentially grosser. But here’s the good news: the internet has done it again, providing the perfect response to the Trump/Toad kerfuffle.Īs you’ll see, the doctored Super Mario Bros. If you haven’t happened upon it, we apologize for providing you this link, and if you have, we apologize for bringing it back up.
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As you, an internet user, are almost certainly aware by now, a certain revelation from Stormy Daniels’ forthcoming book Full Disclosure has been making the rounds on the internet today, and it’s not pleasant.
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