I was reading Confessions of an AA Event Rider and Convicted Over Thinker the other day, which is a blog I enjoy a lot because she is a very honest writer and she writes freely about her struggles. I’ll give you a (not so much) secret, this horse showing thing isn’t easy and I enjoy blogs that are honest about the trials and tribulations. Anyway, Suzanne recently went to an Andrea Waldo clinic (read her entire post, it’s worth it)…
It’s time for everyone’s favorite Tuesday feature… the OTTB Spotlight! Although, this is my last OTTB so unless I get some more submissions we shall have to end on this lovely horse, Fiction! Today we’re all about Hawk’s lovely OTTB, Fiction, from Forging Fiction. What is his/her registered name? GhostofaCharlie – I’m not a fan. Lineage? Direct parents are Bwana Charlie & GhostofaLady. He also has Native Dancer, Mr. Prospector, Halo, and some other stuff in there. You can view…
Time for another edition of the the Barn Colors mood board! This week I am featuring products that include black, silver and/or white. These colors are very classy without being in your face neon (although hey, some horses can pull off the neon!) and can be found in the hunter/jumper, dressage AND eventing circles. As for what color horses look good in these colors, I’d have to say almost all of them! Grays especially look very classy with a black/silver…
I’m not usually a jealous person in my real life. I like nice things and big houses, but I don’t usually covet them. For example, I’m swooning over the Ralph Lauren leather purses with the Baucher bit detail (very much out of my budget right now), but when I see someone carrying around a Ralph Lauren equestrian purse it’s not like I want to jump them. I don’t that oh so beautiful leather bag against them. With horses though, I…
Not many of us are lucky enough to have a single horse be such a lasting staple in our lives, but Alanna and her fantastic OTTB, Rozzy Ridge, have had many years of partnership together. I love seeing these two together – it puts the warm and fuzzies in me. What is his/her registered name? Rozzy Ridge Lineage?– I’m not a big thoroughbred pedigree person but he is a grandson of Seattle Slew. You can view his entire lineage at…
If you board or train at a decent sized barn, chances are they have official barn colors… or even if you don’t, chances are you have colors for your horse! I have always been a big ‘barn colors’ kind of person. Elvis and I were red white and blue for a while, then navy and white before I adopted Freedom Run‘s colors of Navy, Burgundy and Silver. At my new barn, the colors are burgundy and gray and it seems…
I’ve been blogging for a long time. Not just since She Moved To Texas’ inception in 2010, but with my first domain (now a professional portfolio site) in 2001. This meant I blogged through high school and college and have made plenty of mistakes along the way. My biggest takeaway from those mistakes is don’t be a drama llama. With blogs I read going private, standing dormant, or even ending up on Chronicle and then going poof – I can’t…
7:00am: Alarm goes off. Two dogs pounce on you to see if it’s time for cuddling and love. You hit snooze. Dogs go back to sleep on top of you potentially cutting off circulation or breathing ability. 7:55am: You wake up, and overslept. Spend a groggy minute in bed contemplating if you can get away with not showering after only a somewhat warm evening at the barn. You get up and decide pony tails and perfume are an equestrian’s best…