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Hope Holland

Hope Holland

Hope Holland is the Carroll County Times Equestrian Columnist, a weekly position that she has held for over 20 years. She has been a professional horse woman who came up the hard way from cleaning stalls to working with horses and riders in a wide variety of disciplines for 47 years. She was lucky enough to work with some of the best of Maryland’s horsemen and women. Recently retired from working participation in the equestrian business she keeps an interest in all sorts of equine based activities and is likely to show up darn near anywhere just out of curiosity.

Heeding a new call means it's a farewell

Maybe the best thing to say at this point is, “Thanks for being my friend, it’s really nice that we met and I’ll see you later.”



Christmas present and Christmas past

But of course there were the thoughts of times past that always occur at holidays. This year mine were happy ones — not always the case for any of us — but a relief for sure.


A Christmas wish list for a Grinch

There are a lot things that belong on this list and it is too long to be put here, so let’s just consider all of the decent things to be asked for, shall we?

A Christmas wish list for a Grinch

Back to basics for the less than brilliant

If you go back to basics and ride without a saddle (or at least without stirrups) you will become perforce a better rider because you will have a longer leg on your horse.



Multi-tasking can be a scary thing

Some of the men there weren’t exactly thrilled with the idea of traipsing off into those dark woods and were only going under duress from their friends. One of those guys was with his girlfriend.


Hope Holland: The upside, downside of autumn

Soon enough there is fresh coffee, a heater, a towel around your wet head, dry clothes and the warmth of one or two indoor cats to soothe you.

Hope Holland: The upside, downside of autumn

The lynx/bobcat continuum

My friend didn’t bat an eye. In the wilds of Hampstead in her day she was used to meeting wild animals up to the bobcat class on her farm.

The lynx/bobcat continuum

One last ride for local horseman

Tom Cashman, who is retiring from being farm manager of Robert Manfuso’s Chanceland Farm, is going to take a trip he has been planning for several years.

One last ride for local horseman
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