Photos courtesy Mitch BorensteinIn 2009, author, horse trainer and attorney Mitch Borenstein met an "unfixable” horse that changed his life and challenged what he knew after 20 years of experience fixing the unfixable. He recently wrote a book, Last...
Time is not always on my side when I head to the barn. On some days, it’s not just time working against me. It feels like the universe wants me to be late for my lesson!
I always try my...
We’re just over a week into the No-Stirrups November Project! How’s it going so far?
I’ve noticed a lot of the comments people are leaving on various NSN posts are along the lines of, "This’ll be easy! I always...
The mother looked on proudly as Harper, her daughter, clutched the lead rope attached to a very fancy looking gray pony named Maxwell. I was there to perform a pre-purchase exam on the pony, a standard exam to try...
Hello and happy Friday, everyone! Here’s what’s been happening in the horse world this week.The U.S. Dressage Finals are taking place here in Lexington, Kentucky this week. You can watch some of the show...
Have you ever rolled your eyes in response to your child's eager cries of, "I want a pony!” Too expensive, you think. It's just a phase, you assume. "Pick something else,” you tell her over and over again.But wait!...
We all have that pair of beloved boots that is too worn for practical purposes, but too treasured to coldly throw away. Try using one of these fun artistic treatments to make them into something cool to display and...
Have you heard of The November Project? It started when a couple of friends in Boston wanted to stay motivated and improve their fitness during the very de-motivating cold, dark days of late fall in New England. They agreed...
Kathie Norman and Susan Wingo are best friends of 25 years who enjoy outdoor activities together, including camping, fishing, hunting and of course, horseback riding. And now, they are champions together. After competing across the Southwest side by side...
Back in 2011, I interviewed Grand Prix dressage rider Jean Kaplan Thornton about her four-in-hand team of dazzling golden American Warmbloods. I was writing about the breed, but our conversation started with a story about her treasured Lipizzan stallion,...
