Grooming-Arm-Burn – It’s a thing, and we have the cure You’ve updated your saddle away from flat flaps and hard seats. You’ve updated your bridle to provide the latest ergonomic comfort for your horse. Your thick, wool show coat never leaves the back of the closet, and your boots feature convenient zippers. But has your…
Cool Summer Fashion
“Summer fashion” has a slightly different meaning for equestrians. While most people think of shorts that will accent their killer tan, shirts that compliment their drink cooler, and bathing suit cover-ups that will hide all the places that don’t need to be flaunted – equestrians think of sweat, dirt, and comfort. The heat of summer…
Complete Fly Coverage – from Poll to Tail
It hasn’t gotten hot yet. Here on the East Coast, it has gotten pleasant. Pleasant enough we can enjoy a glass of wine while sitting on tack trunks, without getting eaten alive by bugs. Although it seems the days of misery at the wings of those tiny flying varmints are a long time away, they…
Give Your Horse A Hug!
Here on the East Coast, we are preparing for the season of continuous blanket changing. Where overnight they need a medium, mornings are a sheet, by noon a fly sheet is in order, and as soon as the sun goes down, we are shivering while we throw the mediums back on. And of course, many…
Dry Your Horse In Half The Time
There is something magical about steam from a good ride spiraling up into the grey winter sky, foggy breath flowing out their nostrils, and you having built up a pleasant warmth under layers of clothing. You feel accomplished that you rode through the coo-weather-crazies, and ended up with a productive ride, where you can relax…
Fall Layering & Fun Fashion Boots
Ah, Fall. The time of year that you can smell winter in the air. The horses are starting to replace their bleached summer coats with soft and shiny winter ones – yet they don’t look like yacks quite yet. The crisp mornings where you can see your breath as you bring in the horse-kites for…
It’s Getting Hot Out Here
The dog days of summer are here. But we’ve got lots of ways to keep you cool Do you ever get the feeling the you may never stop sweating? For some reason, I always get to the first part of August and think “yay! Only another month of sauna torture, and we’ll be in hoodies,…
Avoid the Hot Weather Blues
So, it’s hot. Not surprising, since it is summer after all, however, it doesn’t make it any easier to stomach watching the outside temperature reading in your car rise — skipping numbers even — as you drive to the barn. And I love air conditioning. Who doesn’t? I mean, sometimes I get mumble a little…
Shoo Fly
Reducing flies and our chemical dependency Ah, spring… the sun is shining, birds are chirping, the grass is getting green, and the skies are blue. You gaze at your horse, happily grazing in the field, when there’s suddenly a low murmur, growing in intensity until the full on buzz of insects fills your ears with…
Best Horse Trainers in the World
When we think about the best horse trainers in the world, a few names come to mind. Whether they train horses for Western riding, dressage, or racing, each rider discussed here has brought something of value to their field. Whatever style of training they practice, they do it because they love horses, and they love…