A while ago, I wrote a post called the Makings of a Great Blog. I still like that post,and I still agree with what I wrote two years ago now. Now I know a lot more of the blogging community than I did back then. Though I’ve always followed a lot of horse blogs, I feel more a part of the community now. I talk to lots of bloggers on a daily basis, and if I’m being honest I’m being…
About a month ago, I was contacted by someone from the Chronicle of the Horse asking if I would like to be interviewed for their Amateurs Like Us series. Megan had found my blog, and asked her editor if she thought it would good be a good fit. Turns out, they did and I sent a ton of info over! The article posted today – Amateurs Like Us: Lauren Mauldin Takes On Texas and I’m super excited. With an audience as…
I had yet another decidedly unhorsey weekend this past weekend when I went to visit my friend in Los Angeles. Never having been to the city, I had no idea what to expect. Honestly I thought it would be all plastic surgery and south Florida feeling… but it had a very different vibe entirely. Not saying I want to pack up and move there, but I enjoyed the city way more than I thought I would! I knew I would…
Last time on the Rat Race series, we talked about how easy it is to get caught in the trend of buying tack for trends instead of function. I loved reading and responding to so many comments on how people feel about this subject, and hope today’s blog post can insight just as much discussion. I very well may eat my words here in a year or so if/when I move up divisions, but the rat race aspect I’d like…
I’ve been having a lot of fun traveling and visiting one of my very best friends this weekend, but I wanted to share something super exciting from Thursday night’s lesson. I jumped Simon 3’3″ ish! I say ish because the hole is a little more like 3’2″ haha but still. We worked on gymnastics which are usually a bit anxiety filled for us but this time the strides were set a but easy and Simon was super relaxed and going…
Once upon a time, Eliot was an only dog. In fact, for several Halloweens he was an only dog, which meant we did really silly things that you do with your first dog. The first year, I took Eliot to a PetSmart Halloween costume party. There was a costume contest, and a $50 PetSmart gift card on the table. In case you haven’t guessed, I’m a tad competitive. I also love musicals. So my mom (who is a sewing genius) helped…
I can be a pretty morbid person. It’s not that I think I’m necessarily going to die tomorrow, but let’s be honest – I could die tomorrow. We all could. For me specifically, I’m most likely to get smushed by a Land Rover outside my office… which is located in a luxury shopping center. If this blog goes quiet, it’s because someone smushed me walking to my car. Lauren died at the hands of people pursuing David Yurman and Louis…
Life is really one big compromise, am I right? This doesn’t exclude the horse world, but sometimes I think people forget that… myself included. In every aspect of my little bubble of equestriandom, I compromise. Some are instinctive and easy, while others are harder to swallow. The most prominent example of my ‘not so favorite’ compromise is my lovely, eight year old horse with hock arthritis of a 20 year old Grand Prix jumper. That was a compromise I accepted…