In the midst of being super busy, I managed to get some horse fun in. Last Saturday was the fall edition of the Virginia Gold Cup. The Gold Cup is located at Great Meadow, which is also the location of this fabulous event. I did not ch[...]
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The Illumiseen Breastplate collar is a nylon breastplate with LED lights lining it. The lights have three settings: steady, blinking slow, and blinking fast. Illumiseen created this breastplate to increase horse visibility, and they su[...]
On Friday night, Dave, my friend K, and I went to the Embassy of Italy in DC for a Venetian Ball. Finally, an excuse to wear a ball gown! It was a fun, and interesting night. I'll get to the most interesting part in a minute th[...]
We drove into our little town on Saturday to drop our truck off to be fixed (finally, omg!). For a town that consists of one street, it was surprisingly active, and we soon discovered the source: A new market had (sort of) opened.[...]
I read The Saddle Club growing up, and I loved them. I don't think I read every single one of them, but I read at least 60% of them. They were great for a kid fantasizing about having her own horse. I even loved that their vague locati[...]
My truck is still not usable to pull my trailer, so I'm still grounded at home. I don't know how anyone can manage without having a trailer because these last two months have been very frustrating. I really wanted to go trail riding[...]
It's common knowledge that taking care of horses basically means, I never go anywhere. How could you? There's horses to take care of, chores to do, and no one can take care of your horses the way you do. When you do end up going s[...]
Every year, my friend and I get photos done. It's our fall tradition. This year, it was extra special because she is pregnant. We planned for a maternity shoot for her. Unfortunately, our usual photographer had a last minute schedul[...]
A few weeks ago, we took Puddin on her last car ride. Her cries had become more frequent, and most nights, she'd cry all night. She shuffled from the bedroom to her dog bed out in the hall every 30 minutes in an attempt to get comforta[...]
As would make sense, horse people collect horse decor. Why not be surrounded by things that remind you of the animal you love? Sometimes, horse people are gifted terrible versions of horse decor, too, and then there's the shame of tryi[...]