Have you ever pulled your horse out of the field only to find him covered in mud and manure and staring at you with those cute large eyes like, “I don’t know what happened”? I think we’ve all been there. All you wanted to do was go for a ride, but now you need to groom your horse for 30 minutes just to get a saddle on him.

Grooming a horse is very important (the point of this post is not to tell you not to groom your horse) – it can alert you to pain your horse may be experiencing, help you find injuries or cuts on your horse, and make your horse clean enough to ride (and I’m guessing that’s what most of us are after).

However, I think that grooming can be a bit boring and time intensive.

I have a confession – I am not very good at grooming my horses...

Are you looking for the best ladies tall riding boots? Yup, I was too. But I found the perfect pair of tall riding boots! Continue reading to learn what I was looking for and what I found with the boots I ordered.

My requirements for new tall riding boots (Yours might be different!):

I do a lot of walking and working in my boots so I really wanted to find something COMFORTABLE. A pair of tall riding boots that have a thick comfortable sole. The Ariat Heritage Contour field boots that I already own have a thin sole that I feel every rock through. It really annoys me, so I know I need a thicker sole with more support for being comfortable walking around.

The tall boots I choose must have zippers up the back. The zippers make it easier to put on and take off the boots.

I want black boots...

ORGAN SYSTEMS

The Fire Element expresses in the physical body through the organ systems of the Heart, Small Intestine, Pericardium and Triple Heater (sometimes referred to as the Triple Warmer or San Jiao). For this blog post we will be focusing on the Heart system, which is considered the Ruler of the entire body in Chinese Medicine. It is said that the Heart delegates to all the other systems and at the same time relies on the other systems to maintain all aspects of life, which is why in the Fire Element there are three additional organ systems to protect the heart. The Heart system rules the body’s blood flow and pulse. It also houses the “shen” or spirit of the animal or person, which can be seen as the sparkle in the eyes...

That depends on you guys. Let me know if you would like more posts on riding while pregnant, adjustments I’ve had to make along the way, having a water birth in a stock tank, how things unfold with time off after the baby is born or getting back into shape post prego. I’m happy to share anything you want to know about but I also don’t want to bore you with a bunch of baby blah blah if its not something you’re up for reading. Shoot me a message or let me know in the comments section if there is anything you want to hear more about.

How you spend your morning can have a large effect on the rest of the day. It’s been said by many experts that your morning habits can contribute to your productivity and satisfaction the rest of the day.

So how do you start your day taking care of yourself and your horse? Here is what I do every day.

When you are an equestrian, your morning routine can look a bit different than the average joe. Depending on your horse keeping situation, you may need to take care of your horses in the morning or prepare yourself for a trip to the barn later in the day.

While your day probably looks a bit different than mine, I wanted to share what my morning routine looks like. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, I do work from home almost every day so things have changed recently for my morning routine...

Where to start…what do you do when your horse says “no” to a behavior or activity?

This little training is for you if…

You and your horse are not living the dreamy life right now…because you are struggling with an unwanted behavior, or a “problem”.

Maybe you can’t even halter your horse easily.

Maybe your horse tenses up and literally says “no” to being saddled or bridled.

Maybe they struggle to walk out of the barn and to the arena.

Or standing at the mounting block is a feat of it’s own.

What I want to offer you today is a way to demystify the process a bit.

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Wondering how to feed your horse in the winter?

Another summer has come and gone in the blink of an eye. As winter approaches, we shift gears a little in our daily routines to make the cooler days a bit more tolerable. Can I get a “yay” for headbands, fuzzy socks, and pumpkin spice lattes? 

But what about winterizing our horses?

If you are anything like me, few things cause me as much stress and uncertainty as trying to keep my horse happy and healthy year-round. This is especially true when it comes to decoding nutritional needs for my specific horses. 

In my early years of horse ownership, I did a LOT of research on allllll the things I needed to do before the temperatures dropped. If there’s ONE thing I wish I would have realized made the greatest impact…it’d be hay!

Why Ha...