It’s finally happened. After much coercion and hard work, you finally convinced your husband/wife/significant other/parents to let you buy a horse. Whether it’s your first or your hundred-and-first, the excitement...
I stand on the side of the ring watching my daughter learn to post. She is six. About the same age I was when I started to ride and began...
In honor of International Women's Day, I decided to open up a topic that I've always been very passionate about: how do gender roles impact women (and men) in the...
“Crap.” I turned around quickly to make sure none of the little barn kids are within earshot of my foul mouth. Okay, so, the word that slipped out was a...
This weekend, Parisians throw open the doors of the Grand Palais to equestrians the world over for what is, hands down, the prettiest horse show on the planet. https://youtu.be/9raDhDGn9aA For the...
A month ago I wrote about my struggle setting goals, and how for the first time in a long time I was forcing myself to. I was riding the peak of...
Growing up, most little girls dream of owning a pony. Braiding pink ribbons in their hair, kissing their soft noses, feeling the freedom that comes with having four legs take...
I was once told I was anti-racing. That because I was a part of the second career movement I obviously didn’t respect the first, and since I believed in not...
I’m fortunate to say that I have now experienced three different perspectives of barn life: that of a boarder, a barn hand, and a boarding barn owner. My facility is...
Say what you want about the "haves" and the "have nots" in the horse world, all equestrians are united in one key fact: no matter how much a horse cost,...
I started 2017 by attending two big meetings—one which celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA), and one which heralded the start of a new era...
There is a commonly held belief that a lot of riders today are lacking in what we call horsemanship—a well-rounded understanding of all aspects of horse care and handling, which...
Recently there's been a lot of discussion about the need to clean up the hunters—to find ways to penalize people who drug their horses to get them quiet. In these...
In most aspects of life I am an extremely goal oriented person. I am as competitive as they come, constantly striving to better myself. I want to be the best...
Farriers are an enigma, but as horse owners, we can’t live without them. When my husband and I were dating, he wanted to go to farrier school. I supported this...
In 1885, Dr. Sydney Galvayne, born in Australia, but an adopted son of Ireland, published a book. [caption id="attachment_17487" align="alignright" width="136"] Dr. Sydney Galvayne, 1846–1913, before he got too long...
I can teach you a lot of things, but I can’t teach you how to be a horse person. At the end of the day, no matter how much information...
My husband is not my "horse show husband." He’s my regular husband. He is supportive. He kindly ignores the show fees and board checks coming out of the bank account....
There’s a lot of furor in the seemingly staid upper crust world of equestrian sports these past few months. The FEI—that is, the people “in charge” of equestrian sports—are desperately...
The 2017 show season is about to start: are you bringing your bling to the ring? And if so, how much is too much? Where's the line between fashion forward to...
