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Equestrian Gift Showcase – Swanky Saddle

Equestrian Gift Showcase – Swanky Saddle

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I believe it was Ainsley Carter who first brought the phrase, “Monogram is a lifestyle” to my attention – and I certainly love it!  There are lots of great vinyl monogram companies out there for the equestrian world (sneak peek – we may be visiting one later this holiday season), but Swanky Saddle first caught my attention on instagram with an entirely different kind of monogram. Check out this saddle plate folks.  Have you ever seen a saddle plate as cool…

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My Favorite Horse Products Under $5

My Favorite Horse Products Under $5

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There are a ton of really awesome, really expensive equestrian products out there.  They are usually beautiful and made more beautiful with monograming and bejazzling and all other sorts of fun things. On the flip side, there are the unsung heroes of my tack trunk.  Here are my favorite products for under $5 that I use on an almost daily basis. Menthol Rubbing Alcohol This has many uses.  You know when you’re a really gross head sweat’er who lives in…

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TGIF Tidbits

TGIF Tidbits

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For a while I had lots of blog content deep down in the drum of my drafted posts.  Thoughtful!  Exciting!  Funny! Yeah, that’s all gone. Until I refill the drum or something exciting happens, I just have posts like today’s where I’m going to rattle off lots of nonsense tidbits for no other reason besides I’m happy about them and you’re a captive audience.  😉 I present to you – things that are so random they don’t make sense to make an…

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Product Review – Dark Jewel Designs Browbands

Product Review – Dark Jewel Designs Browbands

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When I was super sad and down on top of on a 100% spending freeze, I was oh so excited to win Sprinkler Bandit’s blog contest for a custom beaded browband from Dark Jewel Designs.  Beaded browbands aren’t super popular in the hunter/jumper rings, and I’d figured I would get two “fun” bead strings and one pretty conservative one. Let me say that when I got the browband and beads in the mail the quality far exceeded my expectations!  Pictures…

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Big Girl Helmet

Big Girl Helmet

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I’ve been wanting a new helmet for a long time.  Of course, this want happened during my “don’t spend any money and pay off your credit card” budget time this summer, so I missed all the Helmet Awareness day sales.  I decided that my current helmet was two years old with no falls, so I didn’t really need a new one. At the show on Saturday, I complained about my helmet all day.  See, I can only perfect hunter hair…

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Product Review – Horze Novara Bridle

Product Review – Horze Novara Bridle

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Some of you may have noticed last week that I was schooling Simon in a dressage bridle. No, we’re not moving to the dark side… but we were reviewing a dressage bridle from Horze!  I’ve actually never bought, borrowed or used a black bridle with a flash attachment, so this was a first for both me and my horse. While I do think he looks quite handsome in the bridle, I had mixed feelings on the Horze Novara Bridle.  Instead of…

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Product Review – Horze Nylon Halter & Lead

Product Review – Horze Nylon Halter & Lead

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I think a staple in every horse owner’s tack trunk is a good nylon halter.  They’re durable, easy to clean and a good one will last forever.  As nylon halters go, I look for something that fits well, is durable and can adjust to my horse’s face.  This padded Nylon halter from Horze does all of these things! Let’s be honest – this is a nylon halter.  It’s not reinventing the wheel or changing the course the universe – it’s…

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Product Review – Horze Reflex Stirrups

Product Review – Horze Reflex Stirrups

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Before I review today’s stirrups, let me give you a little stirrup history (I know you are dying to hear it). In the early 2000’s, I got a pair of Herm Sprenger flex stirrups.  I rode in them until 2012, swore by them even, and then decided that my leg felt more secure in regular irons.  I switched to $30 irons, and said death to gadgets!  Gadgets bad!  Special stirrups bad!  Blah blah tradition fox hunting George Morris blah blah…

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