There have been some great Transformation Tuesday stories submitted so far. When looking through some old photo albums, I realized I had my own transformation story to share about the horse I never talk about. The horse that kind of haunts me a little. This is the story of Beckett, my third horse. My former trainer has a knack for finding a diamond in the rough, and when she talked to an AQHA trainer friend of her’s I got super…
Most of you are familiar with the blogger behind today’s Transformation Tuesday, Viva Carlos. If you’ve been paying close attention to her blog lately, you’ll see an amazing transformation with her new horse, Ramone. Today she shares his story with us for Transformation Tuesday! 11 Months ago I put Carlos down, that is still one of the hardest sentences to think. 4 days later my trainer brought another horse to the barn. Too soon? Yeah, it really was. 16.2hh and…
I’ve been reading An Eventful Life for a while, but had no idea about the amazing “before and after” behind Amanda’s eventing partner, Tristan. I first met Tristan in the summer of 2005. I had graduated from college and had a job lined up for the fall, and was staying with family at working at a convenience store during the summer before. The job didn’t pay enough for lessons, so I started volunteering at a local rescue: Ever After Mustang…
Today’s transformation features an adorable Haflinger (and y’all know how I love a good Haffie!) from Adventures of Shyloh. Here’s her story! She is a little spooky, but not at things horses normally spook at. ” This is what I was told when I went to look at Shyloh before I bought her. The buying of her could be a story in and of itself, but it all ends to I bought her. She was just what I wanted: a mare, a…
I wanted to try a new feature on the blog, stolen from instagram since I’m a bit of an instagram addict. If you haven’t heard of “Transformation Tuesday” it pretty much means exactly how it sounds – share two pictures that show an intense transformation! I’ve been trying to think of a way to feature bloggers like the OTTB Spotlight and thought some cool “Transformation” stories could be a new way to do it! Today’s transformation is exactly what I…