Horseshoes exist to protect horse hooves. But along the way, someone must have told themselves, "I'm pretty lucky I have these horseshoes," because over time, horseshoes became associated with luck. Although really, it was quite l[...]
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Post contains affiliate links. I know, I know, this is a horse blog. Why am I talking about skincare? Don't click away yet, I promise you it'll be worth it. I've always had pretty bad skin. I had acne from my teenage[...]
A little over a week now, my friend got married, and I was her photographer. She wanted an absolutely epic entrance - she wanted to ride in on her horse. Her horse is very important to her, almost as important as her groom, and she wa[...]
I saw a lease advertised on Facebook, and it rubbed me the wrong way. It was a "Free Lease," but the leaser was required to pay all the expenses of the horse during the lease. This included board (on the owner's property no less) and[...]
I realized recently that a long time ago, I posted an overview for one of The Saddle Club movies. I was full of promises for more, and then I never did another one. I know this must have devastated everyone, so it's time to revisit th[...]
Catherine the Great, famous for her "love" of horses. Of course, she's famous for lots of other things as well, but it's mainly the horse thing that people are interested in. It's deliciously scandalous, naturally people are intereste[...]
Many non-horse people look at a horse and just say "yup, that's a horse, with a "bridal."" There's definitely a lot of confusion in the non-horse world about how a bridle works, as evidenced by the appalling kids toys that show up in[...]
When I was kid, I didn't have a horse. Sometimes I didn't even have lessons. But I did have books - I had tons of books. I had books on horse care, books on riding and books filled with stories of horses. Some days all I would do is j[...]
I was first aware of Wintec saddles when I was a kid. I remember seeing their full page ad in Horse Illustrated - a brightly lit crisp, black Friesian, a happy rider, and that black synthetic saddle. They were so modern. Not at all li[...]
In modern days, it's unthinkable that women wouldn't be allowed to compete at the Olympics. But at one point, they weren't, and it was actually punishable by death for them to just attend. Luckily we are long past those days, but it w[...]