The life of a competitive show horse is a life spent on the road, undergoing endless hours of training, bathing, braiding, clipping and waiting around ringside. It’s not for the faint of heart, but for those select horses who take to it, it’s easy to fall in love with the primping, the constant energy, and the spotlight. So what happens when that spotlight goes away?

That’s just the quandry that a group of barn girls from Lutz, Florida is attempting to solve with the creation of #ProjectEquineGoldenYears. Get ready to be inspired.