We are currently in the middle of two of my most favorite weeks of the year, book-ended by two of the greatest annual US equestrian events: the Rolex Kentucky Three Day and the Kentucky Derby. And besides the horse people, they are tied together by one significant common denominator: Thoroughbreds! With Thoroughbreds the only breed [...]

This weekend was a big one for me; I made my first, albeit small, foray back into the show world after a nearly 10 year hiatus. I showed 4H in Pennsylvania and hunters at various levels throughout middle school and high school, but have been out of the show world since. I’ve always intended to [...]

I recently had the very distinct pleasure of meeting Templeton Thompson and attending a fantastic acoustic concert at the Thoroughbred Theater with her and her husband Sam Gay. If you (like I unfortunately wasn’t) aren’t familiar with Templeton and her music, you NEED to read on, listen, and get to know this wonderful horsewoman and [...]

It’s no secret in the equestrian world that riders of different disciplines tend to not get along. We all think our own way of riding is the best, which automatically makes all others the worst. Western pleasure riders think us hunter jumpers and dressage queens are royally stuck up, and we think that western pleasure [...]

Of all the things I have to be thankful for in my life, one that sits at the top of my list is having a mom who loves horses too. To be more accurate, it’s having a mom who loved horses first – and shared that love with me. My mom started riding horses when [...]