A Letter to My 12-Year Old Self
Hey there, kiddo. Man. Twelve-years old, huh? What a great and terrible time of life. You’re getting ready to head into the sixth grade, you’re trying to figure a lot...
Hey there, kiddo. Man. Twelve-years old, huh? What a great and terrible time of life. You’re getting ready to head into the sixth grade, you’re trying to figure a lot...
It’s here again. Fly mask season. Just as soon as we’ve all escaped from another muddy spring and right as our thoughts turn to sunny afternoon gallops, the first flies...
Dear Fellow Equines, It has recently come to my attention that the world is changing. And I don’t mean that the bright thing in the sky is up there for...
With all the doom and gloom around the world these days, it’s a little too easy to get weighed down by the prospect of a lengthy quarantine. And when you’re...
If there’s one thing all disciplines can agree upon, it’s that being stuck inside stinks. Unless you’re lucky enough to have your horses at home, you may be facing some...
I don’t think I’m alone here when I say that I have a love/hate relationship with Instagram. Mainly, it’s a relationship borne out of envy. It seems like every rider...
Like the Spice Girls, Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James—some reunions seemed destined to happen. Others are contractually preordained. This one falls into the...
Recently, I was on the receiving end of the news that every rider dreads most. One sunny day in May, I asked my very nice neurosurgeon if he was absolutely,...
I am known to be something of a new tack aficionado. You better believe I’ve got shoulder relief girths, ergonomic bridles, and a bevy of riding clothing to keep me...
I still cannot believe that my trip to Gerti and Philip Kusseler's Wait a Little Horse Safari was so many months ago (like maybe 12 of them). But in all...
There are BFFs. And then there are barn BFFS, the best of all BFFs. Let us count the reasons why: 1. Because together... You’ve both been coated in blood (probably...
Never turning pro? Zero ambition to upgrade your horse, fancify your tack and/or move up a division? Aiming for inches? Ammy and you know it! These are 10 signs you...
At one time or another, we’ve all been in a crappy relationship or two, or have spotted the signs of a friend whose significant other leaves a something to be...
With the exception of a few remaining vet inspections, Week One of the World Equestrian Games (WEG) is a wrap here at the Tryon International Equestrian Center in North Carolina....
Day One of WEG is complete. The riders have ridden, the spectators have spectated, and the construction workers have continued to construct. And while things are starting to move smoothly,...
Here at the World Equestrian Games (WEG) this week, there are a number of interesting spectator topics floating through the stands. These include things like: How many shuttle busses have...
In a recent groundbreaking study conducted by the National Institute for Equine Studies, researchers were shocked by the discovery that owning a horse is, in one scientist’s words, “expensive AF.”...
Six World Cup wins. 20 Nations Cups wins. Multiple medals at Pan-American Games, a little visit to the Olympics, and over 200 Grand Prix wins. (Some sources say 195, but...
Have you ever discovered a unique coffee shop, or perhaps a delicious hole-in-the-wall ramen place, and you want that place to be really successful and thrive, but a little piece...
Let me start this letter off by saying I have been a fan for years. I’ll admit, I have a semi-worrying YouTube addiction and find it easy to get sucked...