The Sunday Digest 083
"I liked surrendering to the onrush, the uncertainty—"
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Sunday Read: A Non-Horse Girl’s Guide to Horse Sports
by Danielle Cohen for The Cut
For some reason or another, horses have always been a featured character in my life. My father grew up riding horses and decorated rooms in our house with western garb, I’ve been to about five Kentucky Derby runnings at this point, and I think I always had a little thing for Horse Girls growing up — something I’m only realizing now in life.
Lately, however, they’ve been everywhere. From Bella Hadid’s rodeo resurgence to Beyonce’s country album, we’ve all been exposed to the horse-adjacent activities for the last few months.
With yesterday being the 150th running of The Kentucky Derby, today’s Sunday Read will teach us about some other horse-driven (ridden?) sports that could sneak their way into your summer plans. Here’s an excerpt:
Whoever is in charge of horses’ PR right now is doing a great job. I can’t open a FYP without cantering into instructions on how to dress like a horse girl; Bella Hadid is kissing a real-life cowboy; and two gorgeous equine models — named, correctly, Reneigh and Chardonneigh — have appeared on consecutive Beyoncé albums. We are living through one enormous yeehaw.
For the casual horse fans — say, those of us who only tune in when Olivia Rodrigo wears Chloé stallion pants that once appeared on Sex and the City — the world of horse sports can be overwhelming. Just how many horse-oriented pastimes are there? Which are the most fun to watch? Ahead of the Kentucky Derby — a major moment for horse buzz — here’s a cheat sheet to all the ways you can enjoy competitive horseriding.
Read in full here.
The Sunday Haiku: Getting out of bed means I have to clean.
A party last night,
leading to a mess today,
in my home (and brain).
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Could chartreuse emerge as a potential Drink of the Summer candidate? Do we need to be joining chess clubs or pickle ball leagues in an effort to meet people? What went in to my new mullet? What's going on with Mark Zuckerberg's style? And finally, where do we stand on slogan-heavy graphic tees? Answers to those questions and more, plus some articles of interest and wishlist items.
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Things I Saved This Week
A Closing Quotation
“The particulars of new places grabbed me and held me, the sweep of new coasts, cold, lovely, dawns. The world was incomprehensibly large, and there was still so much to see. Yes, I got sick sometimes of being an expatriate, always ignorant, on the outside of things, but I didn't feel ready for domestic life, for seeing the same people, the same places, thinking more or less the same thoughts, each day. I liked surrendering to the onrush, the uncertainty, the serendipity of the road.”
William Finnegan, Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
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