It Is Better For You & Your Horses Why make horse detergent? No Harmful chemicals means it is better for you and your horses. Three easy ingredient recipe Zero phosphates and zero fillers It saves money! You can make 5 gallons of homemade laundry soap for under $5.00 Liquid Recipe - use 1/2 to 1 cup per load 400 g bar of shredded soap - I use ZOTE soap. However, you can also use Fels-Naptha, Dr. Bronner’s, or Kirk’s Castile Soap, 1 cup Arm & Hammer® Super Washing Soda 1 cup 20 Mule Team® Borax Directions With a cheese-grater shred your bar of soap Put 1 gallon (16 cups) of water ..read more

If you decide to start showing your heart will love it but your checkbook, not so much. As a 49-year-old, I am more and more thankful for my Junior days of showing on the west coast circuit on my parent's dime. Every time I come home from a show, I thank my folks for all they did to allow me to train and show in what must be the most expensive sport known to man. When my friends tell me about the steep ski lift prices, or how much they spent on new golf clubs, I laugh and say, "you think that's expensive"? I just got back from an A-rated show a few hours from home. And I wanted to add up my c ..read more

My lovely time with Sol had come to an end, and I needed to find something to ride. Tino was, by far, not my first choice. However, I was thankful to have something to ride. I leased him for a few months. And let me tell you after the first month I was ready to hang up my spurs. Although incredibly honest, I found him physically taxing to ride. He came into the barn with little conditioning, and it took all I had to keep him going. At some point, I felt like I didn't want to toss away the progress I had made, and with my trainer's recommendation, I decided to purchase him. So now this Hanover ..read more

Wow, nothing like getting back in the game at an AA rated show. My eyes might have been bigger than my stomach. Thank goodness for Sol, he really took great care of me. The equestrian stages of life are quite interesting. As a kid, you feel invincible. Then as you get older, fear kicks in. Then you get even older, and you start to put your fears aside because it's now or never. Maybe this is what they refer to as a "mid-life crisis." None the less I was so proud that I got back out there and showed again. It was such a big part of my youth; it felt good to be back. I even ran into people I ro ..read more

So ultimately my goal was to show in the Hunter jumper arena once again. Riding for shits and giggles never really fulfilled my soul. I always needed an end goal. Selling a prospect for a profit or showing, but going down the trail was just not for me. With the help of my new found local trainer and barn mates, I got the opportunity to check this box. After a few months of lessons and getting my bearings back, along came Sol. Sol was a real gift. Sol had just returned from a lease and was for sale. I was not in the position to buy him at his price point but was blessed to be able to ride and ..read more

Okay, so this past month there has been a lot of shopping going on in my world. Lots of trial and error. Let's just start above the shoulders. Long past are the days of a stylized genuinely traditional hunt caps. You know the ones you see in that old hunt print hanging on the wall. I reflect back to what I believe was the latter part of 1984, in fact, I think it was the Santa Barbara Turkey Show that we would now have to wear an "approved helmet" while on the show grounds whenever mounted. We were devastated. The thought of a harness and chin strap was appalling and offensive. Of course, we n ..read more

So at age 47, I decided to get back in the irons again. It has been thirty-some years since I have been in the Hunter/Jumper arena and I am discovering how much this traditional sport has changed. I am also realizing how my body has changed and become a bit stiff and rigid in my old age. Realizing that I was eager to make a change, I joined a CrossFit gym. It has been six months and I am very thankful for the changes I have seen in my body and my physical endurance. I am also grateful to be involved with a Crossfit "Box" that has responsible trainers that are always making sure you are workin ..read more

It Is Better For You & Your Horses Why make horse detergent? No Harmful chemicals means it is better for you and your horses. Three easy ingredient recipe Zero phosphates and zero fillers It saves money! You can make 5 gallons of homemade laundry soap for under $5.00 Liquid Recipe - use 1/2 to 1 cup per load 400 g bar of shredded soap - I use ZOTE soap. However, you can also use Fels-Naptha, Dr. Bronner’s, or Kirk’s Castile Soap, 1 cup Arm & Hammer® Super Washing Soda 1 cup 20 Mule Team® Borax Directions With a cheese-grater shred your bar of soap Put 1 gallon (16 cups) of water ..read more

If you decide to start showing your heart will love it but your checkbook, not so much. As a 49-year-old, I am more and more thankful for my Junior days of showing on the west coast circuit on my parent's dime. Every time I come home from a show, I thank my folks for all they did to allow me to train and show in what must be the most expensive sport known to man. When my friends tell me about the steep ski lift prices, or how much they spent on new golf clubs, I laugh and say, "you think that's expensive"? I just got back from an A-rated show a few hours from home. And I wanted to add up my c ..read more

My lovely time with Sol had come to an end, and I needed to find something to ride. Tino was, by far, not my first choice. However, I was thankful to have something to ride. I leased him for a few months. And let me tell you after the first month I was ready to hang up my spurs. Although incredibly honest, I found him physically taxing to ride. He came into the barn with little conditioning, and it took all I had to keep him going. At some point, I felt like I didn't want to toss away the progress I had made, and with my trainer's recommendation, I decided to purchase him. So now this Hanover ..read more