Join Eclipse Award-winning writer and farm owner Josh Pons for Thursday’s edition of bloodhorse.com “Talkin’ Horses” sponsored by ExclusivelyEquine.com. He will be the guest live online at www.bloodhorse.com/talkinhorses on Thursday, Nov. 15 at noon ET.

Pons, whose acclaimed Country Life Diary introduced readers to the daily rhythms of a Thoroughbred breeding farm, shares the triumphs and setbacks of training young racehorses in his new book, Merryland: Two Years in the Life of a Racing Stable.

In Merryland, published by Eclipse Press, the third-generation Maryland horseman describes the thrill of prepping young horses amid the uncertainties and pressures wrought by encroaching development, casino gambling, and political ennui.

Pons lives with his wife, Ellen, a professional photographer and artist, on Country Life Farm near Baltimore, Md