A few months back, I wrote a post about equestrian design in the home. In that post, I shared the following picture: What I didn’t mention, is that the shiny model horse you see on the second shelf was at one time a lot more than a cute accessory. In fact, he was a tried and true show pony. Yes friends, it’s true; I’m a former model horse shower. To me, model horses are absolutely fascinating. It’s a extremely niche…
A few weeks ago, I wrote about what I thought made a good equine blog. Digesting this topic some more internally, I wanted to write a follow up post about what I think may be even more important – being a good blog citizen. I didn’t realize when I started blogging that I would truly be entering a close knit community of people. I now call several people I’ve met through blogging friends, and even if you’re not someone I…
I’ve known today’s interviewee for a long time. What seems like a lifetime ago, we were trying to be brave enough to jump our horses over “the big coop” at the farm. It was terrifying y’all, I promise! She had an OTTB named Cookie and I had my wonderful Elvis. A lot has changed since then for both of us, and now Crystal manages a bustling farm and goes to some of the biggest dressage shows in the country –…
This past weekend, two riders from my barn rode in the Bernie Traurig Clinic. I tagged along with my trainer and fellow barn-mates to audit, and had a great Saturday watching the 2’6″-2’9″ group, the 3′-3’3″ group, and the 3’6″+ group. Bernie is a great clinician, and the creator of Equestriancoach.com. The 2’6″-2’9″ group spent a lot of time on some flat exercises that a few riders were having trouble with, so for the purposes of this write-up I’m going…
So, you want to get professional photos taken with your horse huh? Do it. Do it yesterday. I regret nothing. That being said, I do have some advice that might help you… or not. Who knows. I’m going to tell you anyway so I can share more pretty photos. Do your homework Find a good photographer. Cheap isn’t usually best, but there are some exceptions. I chose Anneke Paterson because I was lucky enough to know her personally and watch…
Remember that time in the not so distant past when I gave away a super cool winter equestrian jacket from Horze? Yeah? Well, good! The winners have all received their jackets, and the verdict is in… it’s a good coat! Here’s what our three winners had to say about this versatile jacket. Crystal, a non-blogger, admitted the jacket was much nicer in person that she expected it to be. She thought it was going to be a fall weight jacket,…
I’m a big fan of holidays. Usually I make treats, decorate the house, and get all into whatever the holiday spirit is. This year for Halloween, I kind of missed the boat. Been far too busy with other life things to get excited about the holiday… so I’ll share some pictures of me and Simon last Halloween when we were celebrating! Doesn’t he make a great tropical guy? Last year was actually the first time I’d ever dressed my horse…
It’s no secret here that I am a big fan of hunter derbies. A highlight this year in me living vicariously through my other horsey friends was when a former NCSU equestrian teammate, Lauren, qualified and competed in the 2013 Hunter Derby Finals. I ‘liked’ every picture on Facebook, and smiled when I read her solid scores reported by equestrian sites. When I started dreaming up the ‘real equine pros’ series, Lauren was a perfect choice to interview! Who are…