Channel Archives: Lifestyle

Freefall

We horse people often have a bucket list of equestrian adventures we’d like to have. Trying different disciplines, visiting famous farms or venues, galloping along a beach—all of these are...

Get the Show Look

Show season is in full swing, and Equishopper has the hippest gear to help you show off in the ring. Check out the what's what on some of these versatile,...

#ROOTD: Horse Show Hack Day

Does anyone else love Tuesdays at the horse shows? You get to relax and just ride your horses and be comfortable as you plan the week's classes. On these flat...

Steph’s Stuff: Cheers!

If I learned anything about myself during this past year of the COVID lockdown, it's that I really do love to entertain (and boy, did I miss it!). For my...

ROOTD: Men’s Edition

Men ride horses too! Sometimes it's easy to forget, what with 15% minority they're believed to make up of the equestrian market and the volume of women's wear posts we...

Steph’s Stuff: Fly Protection

Fly season is officially here, and I am worried that I might never get the smell of fly spray out of my clothes. And while frequent fly spray showers are...

Get the Look: Show Edition

Whether you own or lease a horse, or simply take lessons at your local barn, riding is expensive. And so it the show apparel. It's easy to lose a paycheck...

Hooray for Carrie Seim’s Horse Girl

In the opening scene of middle-grade novel Horse Girl, Wills earns one of the most essential badges of honor for every budding equestrian—she falls off. Clyde Lee, her not-so trusty...

A Pony Named Miss Fortune

Known for his wit, irreverence, and whip-smart observations on equestrian sport and its participants, three-time Olympian Jim Wofford's writing is as legendary as his performances in the saddle. Now he...

#ROOTD: Barn Chores Edition

While I wish all my days were spent riding horses through fields of flowers or jumping from horse show to horse show, for better or worse, much of my time...

Steph’s Stuff: The Fly Sheet

We are getting dangerously close to fly season. (Related: did anyone else read about the cicada bloom that's happening this year?! No thanks.) I'm a planner. I like to make...