03.31.13
Posted in My Thoughts at 9:09 pm by Thomas
Finally Spring seems to be upon us, which is a good thing considering the opening day of Keeneland is only 5 days away and Rolex less then 4 weeks. While we are counting down, the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games is only 511 days away but that topic I will take up another day, back to Spring in Kentucky.
Spring in Kentucky is always a magical time, the transformation from the browns of Winter to all the amazing colors of plants and trees blooming is one to behold. Of course there is also the many new foals frolicking around enjoying their first Spring. Everyone of those foals is a living thing that embodies the hopes and dreams of someone, whether that is a Backyard Owner or a Thoroughbred Trainer hoping to win the 2016 Kentucky Derby. For me this is my 30 Spring in Kentucky and I always feel so blessed to get to experience this renewal each year because it is something I feel deep in my soul.
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01.01.12
Posted in My Thoughts at 12:16 am by Thomas
I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year for 2012. May it bring more positive change for your life then negative. I do believe that 2012 will be a year of much change and I know that some of that change may have negative implications on many of us but I do truly believe that our personal attitudes affects our altitude when going over rough terrain. So everyone keep your heads up and your eye’s forward and I will see you on the other side of 2012.
Kentucky Colonel
Thomas Paul Demond
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10.12.11
Posted in My Thoughts at 2:42 am by Administrator
I have connected Google Plus to my Kentucky World Equestrian Games Ovation blog, so this is a test post to see it in action.
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10.10.11
Posted in 2010 Games, My Thoughts, World Equestrian Games at 11:14 pm by Thomas
Today marks one year since the close of the Alltech 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games. At the start of the Games there was a question of whether they would be a success, by the end I think the general consensus was that they were at least a success from the “on the ground” prospective. When the final economic report came out, the overall numbers were also positive as far as the local economic impact. One year past I still get the sense from talking to people that the positives outweighed the negatives but there isn’t a real urgency to try and get the Games back for 2022 and certainly not 2018. That I do find a bit disappointing but, I will work to change that prior to 2016 when we would need to submit a bid for the 2022 Games.
As always I want to thank everyone who has and continues to support me in this endeavor, even when it seems all an uphill battle.
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Thomas Demond
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09.25.11
Posted in 2010 Games, 2026, Alltech, My Thoughts, Opening Ceremonies, Reining, World Equestrian Games at 7:45 pm by Thomas
It was one year ago today that the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010, or as you know I always refer to them as, The Kentucky World Equestrian Games started. I went back and read the posts I made from those initial days and remembered the excitement and nervousness of that first day.
The weather today was fairly similar to what it was last year, cool in the morning but warmed up nicely later in the day. It is all still amazingly fresh in my memory now when I think back, which I hope remains the case for the rest if my life because it was certainly one of those Great Experiences in my life.
The big news of that first day was that the turnout for the Opening Ceremonies was better then had been expected, though the expectations had been tempered by the economy. The other big news of that day was Italy taking the lead in the Reining World Championships in the first part of that competition.
It is bitter sweet in some ways to think back to the 4 1/2 years preparing for the Games, and then they were here and gone and now another year has passed. Though some or maybe even many people will think I am off my rocker to say definitively that the Games will again return to Kentucky, maybe not in 2018 or even 2022, but by 2026 I think we have a good shot of getting them back and you know I will be there again.
In closing on thinking back on this first day, I must as I have in the past give great thanks to many people starting with Dr. Pierce Lyons of Alltech, without whom I don’t think these Games would have taken place, and then all the staff and certainly the Volunteers without whom I do not think the Games could have been the success they were.
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Thomas Demond
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09.15.11
Posted in My Thoughts at 7:37 pm by Administrator
I wanted to put out a recommendation for Cumberland Falls for anyone looking to do some last minute camping. The leaves have just started to turn and they have great camping sites.
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09.12.11
Posted in My Thoughts at 1:51 pm by Administrator
Its a beautiful morning, what shall we do with it?
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09.11.11
Posted in My Thoughts at 2:48 pm by Administrator
I have changed my profile picture just for today to the image of the World Trade Centers, to remember what use to be and what we still have. I am just going to throw this idea out there, if you want, everyone change your profile picture just for today.
GOD Bless America.
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We Shall Never Forget!
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09.05.11
Posted in My Thoughts at 8:01 pm by Thomas
I want to wish everyone a productive labor day, that may seem a little backwards for a day that is supposed to be a holiday from work, but in this economy, none of us can take it too easy. I have made the point before and I will make it again that I feel we all should do some form of voluntary labor that we do not expect to gain monetarily from, many times we gain more from those efforts.
I know that is tough in this economy, most of us that still have jobs are working more hours at our “Jobs” because of the reductions in force that have occurred. Those of you who have become unemployed, I feel for you and wish there was more I could do, so I am going to try and not get on my soap box and say you should volunteer. What I will say is volunteering isn’t only a good way to network it can also be good therapy because I think a lot of us equate our level of worth to what we are doing. So when you volunteer you know you are not doing it for the money, you are doing it because its something that matters to you and you are making a difference, no amount of money can replace that feeling.
I wish everyone a Terrific Tuesday!
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08.30.11
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07.11.11
Posted in My Thoughts at 9:35 pm by Administrator
Humidity: 60%
Heat Index: 125 ºF
Pool Temp: 89 ºF
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03.31.11
Posted in Attractions, CCI****, Events of Interest, Keeneland, Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, My Thoughts, Rolex Kentucky 3 Day Event, Thoroughbred Racing, Three-Day Eventing at 3:46 pm by Thomas
April is the kickoff of so many things horsey in Kentucky and some not so horsey that for me its the best month of the year. The month starts out with the Kentucky Wildcats on the verge of winning a Championship, I know not a horse related event but certainly a Kentucky event.
Keeneland’s Spring Meet starts the 8th and runs through the 29th with the last major Prep Races for the both the Kentucky Derby and the Kentucky Oaks. Keeneland is certainly one of the most beautiful Thoroughbred Race Tracks in the country and with the Kentucky Red Buds and Dog Woods in full bloom it maybe nearly Angelic.
The Kentucky Horse Park starts the month with the Kentucky Spring Arabian Show, then mid-month the Kentucky Spring Premiere kicks off the Saddlebred show season…(DRUM ROLL PLEASE) To finish the month, The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, the only Four-Star Three-Day on North American Soil, with all that excitement I am not sure how I will survive the month.
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01.01.11
Posted in My Thoughts at 1:43 am by Thomas
Happy New Year Everyone ,
So 2010 has passed and we start again in a new year, how time flies. Its been a little more then 3 months since the start of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, and about 2 1/2 since they ended. Of course I am feeling a little sentimental about the Games, for the last 5 years it has been a major part of my life so there is a bit of a let down afterwards. I have taken a bit of a vacation the last 2 1/2 months to catch up on some things I had put on hold for the Games.
As 2010 came to a close I had some regrets, some even directly related to the Games themselves, but the positives that came out of the Games far outweigh those regrets. Now that a new year is upon us, and I have found a new balance in my life, I will be investigating what the landscape is for Kentucky to pursue the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games. The interest was certainly there at the Closing Ceremonies, but enthusiasm in such a moment doesn’t always stand the test of time and something as complex as submitting a bid in probably 18 months with a Governor’s election looming might be more then I can hope for.
I am going to make one resolution specific to my efforts, they will continue and this Blog which is now more then 5 years old will continue for many years to come whether the Games return in 7 years or in 15 years.
Live Long and Prosper
Kentucky Colonel
Thomas P. Demond
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