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A Thank You Letter to Missing Spurs
We have a problem in our house (and at our barn): Missing Spurs. Spurs take on a life of their own and disappear. All the…
We have a problem in our house (and at our barn): Missing Spurs. Spurs take on a life of their own and disappear. All the…
Are you tired of your trainer? Are you bored with receiving quality instruction from a knowledgeable individual? Do you find yourself thinking “Hey self, maybe…
Thought Catalog published an article in January that describes the type of guy every girl should wait for. It lists a million different things that someone…
For a long time, I thought people were just casually negligent about their grooms’ safety. Eventually, it became obvious that a lot of people are…
You can debate just about every aspect of equestrian sport, but one fact is indisputable: when it comes to sheer adorability, nothing competes with a leadline…
A Vermont-area woman is coming under fire for insisting her husband sign up for an experimental drug trial that pays $20,000 to participants, all so…
What’s in a name? ONLY EVERYTHING. 1. Stormy: wants to be a wild horse. Requires a bucket of grain to be caught in the paddock.…
There are a lot of articles out there about all types of amazing barns. Real barns with beautiful vaulted ceilings, ornate stall fronts, with tack…
A virus may be behind some of the bizarre behaviour that is often observed in the horse obsessed, according to a recent study. Researchers at…
Before I started grooming for amateurs, I thought I knew stuff. I thought that horses were amazing creatures with saintly souls and we should honor…
At least one of us is getting an education… 1. How to say “no” Or more accurately, “Hell, no.” Granted, this usually happens when I…
In 1885, the first Tennessee Walking Horse was bred—for what purpose, people no longer remember. The animal required extensive training and upkeep, and it possessed…
Show barn absolutely desperate for staff after yet another new person quit. Preferably someone with grooming experience, but we’re at the point that we can’t…
This week in “I Can’t Believe This Is Really A Thing” we travel to Finland, where a new equestrian sport is gaining some serious steam. Unlike…
I have noticed a disturbing trend among a few show barns out there that needs to be stopped. These stables are paying their grooms a…
Warm-up ring (noun): The equestrian version of “chicken” wherein you maneuver your horse around 20 other riders trying prepare for a good class whilst not losing your…
We all know honesty is the best policy. Lying is wrong. However, every groom knows that sometimes, a rider doesn’t actually want to hear the…
It has been said that there is no such thing as a stupid question, and for the most part, that’s true. However, sometimes people don’t…
Kid: “What?! I thought horses love Christmas! Who doesn’t want extra carrots and peppermints?” Horse: “And that’s where you’re wrong, young padawan. Let’s count the ways that Christmas…
My husband hates watching TV with me if the program is something I am deeply involved in. Greys Anatomy? I am usually yelling at Shonda…