It's only April, but I was hit with inspiration. Really, my kids gave me inspiration every day, and one day they started asking about ghosts. I've tried to make ghosts funny, as kids get scared of lots of things. They are young, they don't know how the world works, and their imaginations ar[...]
It's happened. Your daughter wants to ride horses. Maybe she saw someone in a movie, or she found some old copies of The Saddle Club, but there's no escaping it now. She needs to ride a horse, and she might literally die if she doesn't. My brother just went through this, forced to enter the world o[...]
With Vintage now gone, my Pony Man was alone. He had moments were he seemed fine, and others were he was very upset. There was no way I was going to leave him by himself, so I weighed my options. I could sell Pony and have no equines on the property. I could bring Stu home, and worry about him jum[...]
New riders being enthused about getting a horse isn't a new thing. When someone takes up riding, the all-consuming question on their mind is, "When should I get a horse?" If they are at all familiar with horses, they probably have some idea of what kind of horse they want. Maybe it's a pure white An[...]
With a foot of snow dropping in Virginia, it's official. It's winter, my least favorite time of year. I don't like being cold, I don't like the wind, and I hate emerging from my carefully crafted nest (I'm part hamster.) I do like cute winter clothes though, so I guess there is a positive. Wint[...]
I've had these kids going on 6 years now, which is quite a long time. Although it really is true what they say, the days are slow but the years are fast. It went by at lightning speed. In the beginning, my brain was total mush from the lack of sleep, and constant, ever changing needs of the kids.[...]
Horses in other countries fascinate me. Growing up in the US, even in my specific region on the east coast has given me very specific ideas of how horses should be raised. But even in different areas of the USA, which is huge, by the way, horse keeping varies widely. For example, I've seen maybe[...]
For the 20th (30th? 40th?) time, I see the same post on my feed. "16h perfect horse for sale!! She's great in every way, why won't some one buy her? NO TIRE KICKERS" This is paraphrased on purpose, I'm keeping it vague. I haven't sold many horses, so I'm looking at this from the lens of a purc[...]
Poison ivy and I go way back. But, they don't go further back than my horses. I never truly experienced poison ivy until I got horses. The poison ivy problem started with them, and they have been forever linked. It's completely possible this is entirely a me problem. In fact, anyone that I've ever[...]
The horse world was shocked when Charlotte Dujardin withdrew from the Olympics, 3 days prior to the start of the games. But even more shocking, the former golden girl was withdrawing because of a video of her abusing a horse. The Charlotte Dujardin?? Of Charlotte and Valegro?? The video was release[...]