Dear Diary,

Last time I told you all about my first horse show, and now I get to tell you about my first clinic!

I’m not really sure what a clinic is, but it must be similar to a show, because my mom/Treat Chief gave me a good scrubby bath and trimmed a jazzy little bald patch in my mane where my bridle goes (I’m told it’s all the rage, and I’m also told please-stop-turning-around-to-see-what’s-going-on-you’re-going-to-make-me-cut-your-ear-off).

When I first heard that New Vocations was going to be hosting a Thoroughbreds-only horse show in the Rolex Stadium at the Kentucky Horse Park, two thoughts hit me.

Chronicle editorial staffer Ann Glavan recently purchased a 3-year-old Friesian-Thoroughbred cross to work with and eventually compete in the jumper ring. Moji has been under saddle for a little over four months, and he went to his very first local horse show. Here’s his diary entry from the entire weekend:

 Dear diary,

The chief treat bestower came to ride me today.

When the end of August comes around, and someone asks me what I’ll be doing in the next couple of weeks, inevitably the Hamptons always come up. For the third year in a row, I’ll be spending Labor Day weekend at the Hampton Classic, the annual horse show in Bridgehampton, N.Y., known for drawing all kinds of celebrities for its Sunday grand prix.