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Hill work can be such an awesome way to get great benefits for your horse without taking a ton of time. It can be beneficial for horses of all ages in helping them build their top line and strengthen their core as well as getting them balanced onto their hind end. I use hill work for all of my horses no matter what discipline they do. It is a great way to break up the monotony of being in the arena and is an easy and fun way to help condition your horse. Keep in mind that you

Here you are with a new horse or moving to a new area and you have to find a place to keep your horse. Looking for a boarding barn can be so overwhelming because they all offer different things and it feels like there is never one that has everything you're looking for all in one place. The first barn has the barn and arena you love but terrible pastures, the second has the pastures and barn but nowhere to ride, and the third one literally made you question if you'd ever find

As we head into spring with our horses (or suddenly directly into summer for some of us), we’re happy to leave behind the cold and snow and head into warmer weather. But with warmer weather comes a few challenges we need to prepare for like mud, flies, and skin icks like rain rot. After years of trial and error with my very sensitive OTTBs and my overly opinionated pony (that hates all fly gear but also hates flies) I have come up with a list of things that not only make life

Once you've been riding in lessons for a while the idea of owning a horse starts to be on your mind; whether it's so you can ride more on your own, get to do other things outside of lessons, or because you've out skilled the lesson horses and need a new challenge moving on to owning a horse tends to be the next step after consistent lessons. Of course, owning a horse is a huge commitment and can be really intimidating so you probably are thinking "What am I supposed to do no

When you decide you want to start taking riding lessons there is nothing more overwhelming and frustrating than trying to figure out where to ride. I have people call me telling me they've called 10 barns and most of them either didn't answer or return the calls. A lot of times adult riders will be told the barn doesn't do lessons for adults for various reasons or that they just don't have room for a new rider. It makes it nearly impossible to find a good lesson barn, let alo

Everyone comes to the equestrian world in their own way, but most equine professionals start young. The typical story is they’ve been riding their whole life and becoming a professional was just a natural step. I am NOT your typical professional. I haven't done anything in a typical way from the way I started riding to the way I handle the equestrian world now. Like a lot of professionals, I did start riding as a little kid, but unlike the majority I quit shortly after I st