Once upon a time, the show series I showed at the most was a huge fan of nontraditional ribbon colors. Every 1-8 had a rainbow stripe down the middle and I have some rather interesting champion ribbons from various divisions. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a satin addict regardless of color so if a ribbon is big with a pretty medal medallion – I’m thrilled… even if it is orange, brown and dark red (true story). However, when it comes between…
I will never be one of those people who throw away ribbons. Being able to show horses has been a life long dream for me. I’ve worked really hard to win and also pay for all of these ribbons. You can bet that I want them out where I can enjoy them instead of locked in a box or thrown away! Even that being said, my ribbon area was looking a bit hodge podge lately. I had stuffed Elvis’ entire…
First, I want to announce the winners for my final giveaway contest… Custom Bonnet! Carly S with a pink and navy bonnet! Mini Painting! Bette! Photography Art Print! Bryce! Congrats to ya’ll. Now I have to get super busy making and getting all these prizes mailed out… no rest for the wicked? Now there’s one more lady for us to celebrate, because she’s made it to 1,000 blog posts. That’s huge. Think of how many blogs come and go, and then…
On Monday, I wrote about equestrian design in the home which featured my current way of showcasing ribbons – throwing them in glass vases. Several of you asked for different ways to display horse show ribbons, and I remembered a Pinterest board that L. Williams (who is just as satin obsessed as me… maybe more so) showed me a while back. This lead to me combing through about 100 other Pinterest boards and then compiling this list… enjoy! Make a…
Fact: You don’t show for the ribbons, you show for the experience. Also Fact: A crappy ride can earn the same ribbon that a good ride doesn’t earn. More Facts: I haven’t won a ribbon in a really, really, really long time… and I really miss them. For years, my ribbons stayed in a box with my mom because she was toying with the idea of sewing them into a quilt for me. I couldn’t really get behind that idea, because…
It took me a long, long time to get somewhat good at horse showing. Going to a show and getting no satin pretty ribbons (oh ribbons, how I love you… let me count the ways) these days isn’t a huge shocker, because there were many, many shows in my past where I would be happy to come home with one 6th place. Eventually, I did start doing better than 6th and then I won some. There are 3 ribbons in…