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Commented on So God Made a Horse: Please Pray for Rachel Alexandra.
Much like you, I found myself preparing for Lent the week before Ash Wednesday. There is a time when the observance of 40 days introspection, self-denial and contemplation is at hand. If not for it's annual occurrence, I,undoubtedly, succumb to...
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Commented on The Million Mare--and Male!--March...Wants YOU.
you said it! I'm workin' it! thanks for the inspiration....
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Commented on IT is Upon Us! Saratoga 2010 is Almost Here...
Whoo Wee! "I'm pacin' the stall...I feel like I'm about to foal." That is EXACTLY what it's like waiting to make it to my fav-o-rite destination! I usually can manage a weekend or two but this year...I've got to have...
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Commented on Mare's Musings: of Horses and Men, and Suffocating Love.
My Dear Sistah! Marion, You know me well enough to know I support you 100%! I will be listening to the debut of "View from a Broad" on the 18th and wishing you a "Bon Voyage". Very exciting! I know...
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Commented on Mare's Musings: of Horses and Men, and Suffocating Love.
At the risk of having this censored from print, I only want to respectfully say, although you make legitimate points, I believe it IS good for the sport of horse racing. These thoroughbreds are athletes, groomed and trained to compete...
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Commented on Mare's Musings: Of Mozart, NYRA and Answering the Call.
Marion, you know how I feel. God Speed....
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Commented on A New Thanksgiving Tradition--Honor Your Horse, Your People, Your Life.
I had no bond with my father or mother. Not the kind I've heard other's talk about. Until I met my husband's parents, I didn't stand a chance of knowing what that bond felt like. Although legally "in-laws", they became...
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Commented on Horse Sense: When in Trouble, Look for the Light.
My Dear Alpha Mare! Very often throughout my life, the animals I've encountered have been my teachers. Many years before seeing the wonderful Dian Fossey and her Gorillas, I found that to observe the way of the creature was the...
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M.E. Altieri
THE ALPHA MARE, commonly known as M.E. Altieri, is a writer/editor/activist who lives and breathes the art and sport of horse racing—both Arabian and Thoroughbred.
At the tender age of six months, her Grandmother plopped her on the back of a pony. (See photo.) Three years later, Mare first rode a horse—an American Quarter Horse—on her cousin's farm in Stephentown, New York. That same year her Mother and Grandma took her to Green Mountain Park, a now- (sadly) defunct Thoroughbred track in Pownal, Vermont. Next stop, Saratoga Race Course. The seed was planted, and a passion, born.
While she does have other interests (Medieval languages and theology, cats, tigers, etc.) none hold a candle to her passion for horses. She finds that horses are far-more intelligent, compassionate and kind than 99% of the people she meets. Mare's career is fascinating, if nothing else: in 2011, she served as Editor of a beautiful history book, The Purebred Arabian Horses of Iraq: Myths and Realities by Dr. Mohammad bin 'Abdul-'Aziz Al Nujaifi. She's contributed to several international horse racing publications, including Al Badia, Arabian Finish Line, Desert Mirage and Galopp Magasinet.
She's the Founder, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of f!lly Magazine-- the magazine by, for and about women in horse racing. f!lly will debut in 2013. Both Thoroughbred and Arabian racing--and women, f!llies and mare from all around the world--will be featured in the full-color, beautiful, historic publication. Magazines are the first of the media M.E. wishes to tackle: she's also writing a screenplay, and seeks the perfect venue and producer for her horse racing radio show. She's got the voice; God knows, she has opinions--she feels led to put them together and broadcast to the 51% of the racing fan base that's too-often been overlooked. (Hint: 51%...could it be, women?)
An Alumna of Mount Holyoke College, Mare hopes to use these media, including her blog here at Saratoga.com, to encourage women and girls to find their vocations in horse racing and to help make the world a more loving and nurturing place for all equines. When asked to identify her Mentor, the woman who encouraged her to follow her bliss, Mare names the great Penny Chenery. Through these various media projects, Mare hopes to do for other females what Ms. Chenery did for her--open doors, encourage and bless.
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